• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Business

Lifestream Family Medicine's Saska Sookra Winslow gives a presentation. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • November 16, 2022
Lakewood Ranch clinic gives fat-burning demonstration during open house

Lifestream Family Medicine showcases its new service, which it says reduces body fat and builds muscle mass.

  • East County
  • Business
Chris McComas, Cecilia Torres and Kelly Harmon have fun with cornhole. (Photo by Lori Sax)
    By
  • Abby Weingarten
  • November 16, 2022
New app connects Ranchers to their favorite sports and each other

Chris and Jessi McComas of MVP Sports and Social are launching a new app connecting Lakewood Ranchers to all things sports and social.

  • East County
  • Sports
A makeshift nursery uses poles that were formerly part of the ceiling as supports at Jessica's Organic Farm. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • November 15, 2022
Organic farm struggles to survive in the wake of Hurricane Ian

Among the significant losses at Jessica’s Organic Farm in Sarasota were two nurseries that were ripped apart and the loss of trees and crops.

  • East County
  • Business
RVs fill the campground at Linger Lodge RV Park only weeks after it suffered major damage from Hurricane Ian. The park has reopened after a two-year renovation only three days before the hurricane. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • November 14, 2022
Renovated Linger Lodge RV Park reopens in east Bradenton

Linger Lodge RV Park weathered Hurricane Ian and is back open after repairs and improvements.

  • East County
  • Business
The bar at Ventura's Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar at its November 2022 opening.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • November 14, 2022
New Italian restaurant opens in Whitney Plaza

Ventura's Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar has replaced the Bayou Tavern, but you can still order the veal cannelloni.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
It's a giant tower of meat served in its own juices, and Grove's pork osso buco is a meal for all seasons. (Photo by Spencer Fordin)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • November 14, 2022
Grove's pork Osso Buco is an eye-catching vertical standing meat shank

You can call it a dinosaur bone or a turkey leg. But Grove's pork osso buco is drawing attention whenever you order it.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Deep Lagoon gives every diner an up-close view of Little Sarasota Bay. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Su Byron
  • November 11, 2022
Must-try waterfront restaurants in Sarasota, Longboat Key, Osprey

Looking for a table by the water? For a close encounter with Florida’s natural splendor, enjoy one of these waterfront restaurants on a nearby key.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
When Judy Fryer is not working, she’s managing a 25-acre farm and participating in equestrian eventing. (Photo by Lori Sax)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • November 10, 2022
Old Salty Dog owner dishes on origin story of its quirky menu, sustained success

This astute businesswoman and restaurateur shares her insights on hot dogs, horses, happy employees — and the secret sauce behind running one of the most popular restaurants on the keys.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 10, 2022
Avelo adds new flight from SRQ to North Carolina

The low-cost carrier initiated service from Sarasota last year to New Haven, Connecticut.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Believe in Hope," a 60-second animated short produced by Southeastern Guide Dogs, was released on Wednesday in Lakewood Ranch. (Photo by Jay Heater)
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 2, 2022
Southeastern Guide Dogs showcases how dogs spread hope in animated short

The 60-second commercial "Believe in Hope" shows the difference made by guide dogs in the lives of veterans and people with disabilities.

  • East County
  • News
The Pickleball Club is expected to have 12 indoor courts and four outdoor courts. Renderings show what it will look like. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 26, 2022
The Pickleball Club wants to be the surging sport's indoor option in Sarasota

The 33,000-square-foot facility, complete with 12 indoor courts and four outdoor courts, will open in Sarasota in early 2023.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 21, 2022
Walsh named chair of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

Walsh is only the seventh woman to take on the role in 102 years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rob Oglesby, Nate's Honor Animal Rescue's development director, says panels from the cottages that were wrecked by Hurricane Ian are salvageable. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 3, 2022
Hurricane Ian causes limited damage at Lakewood Ranch pet rescues

Nate's Honor Animal Rescue and Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch make it through Hurricane Ian with limited damage.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 2, 2022
Equine therapy nonprofit SMART hit hard by Hurricane Ian

Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy is in need of funds and volunteers to repair damages from Hurricane Ian.

  • East County
  • News
Tour manager Courtney Dakin stands in front of the framework of one of the barns that was damaged by Hurricane Ian. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • October 1, 2022
Approximately 200 cows at Myakka's Dakin Dairy Farms die in Hurricane Ian

Owner Jerry Dakin said he isn't sure that rebuilding the longtime dairy farm is feasible.

  • East County
  • News
« 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Latest News

Sponsored Content
1
  • May 21, 2026
For Sale: 10921 Bluestem Circle, Lakewood Ranch
2
Nevriye Yesil, the founder of the Lakewood Ranch Happiness Circle, is glad to share her wisdom with friends and strangers alike, including Lisa Lieberman-Wang.
  • May 21, 2026
Happiness Circle helps find light at the end of the tunnel
3
Molly Reichenbach, Caio Menegardo and Brian Scanlon cheer for their classmates as they receive their diplomas from Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy May 20.
  • May 21, 2026
First class of seniors ready to soar from Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy
4
  • May 21, 2026
Sarasota gunfire remains under investigation
5
Sheila B. Barach
  • May 21, 2026
Sheila B. Barach

App

Download the Your Observer app

Stay in the know with the latest local news. Any device, anytime, anywhere.

DOWNLOAD NOW

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.

Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free