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Karie Friling discusses her first week on the job as Sarasota City Manager, and how the state property tax reform referendum has shifted her initial priorities.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 11, 2026
City eyes cuts ahead of potential voter approval of property tax change

Should voters approve the property tax change, the city of Sarasota projects losing at least $5.5 million in revenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 1915 Tulip Drive was built in 2025 and has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 2,918 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 11, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for May 25-29 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Hartland Park home on Tulip Drive tops the week’s sales at $2.5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
EverCreek at Lakewood Ranch will be built by Pulte Homes off Bourneside Boulevard.
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 10, 2026
1,000 homes planned for new Lakewood Ranch community

EverCreek will be a 464-acre residential development.

  • East County
  • News
Sam Michael Sciturro
    In Memoriam |
  • June 10, 2026
Sam Michael Sciturro

Sam Michael Sciturro was born January 31, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, during the height of the Great Depression, the experience which shaped his entire life.

  • East County
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Louise J. Stewart
    In Memoriam |
  • June 10, 2026
Louise J. Stewart

Louise "Weezie" J. Stewart passed away Saturday morning, April 11, 2026.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Liz Chappell, DJ and Maddie Lessig
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • June 10, 2026
Camp Shriver creates place of connection for disabled athletes

The camp allows athletes with intellectual disabilities to work alongside Cardinal Mooney students in sports activities.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Vittoria Ferrisi Alvarez, Gracie Nichols and Sawyer Nowicki, all seventh graders at Dr. Mona Jain Middle School, created the book called "Snowball's Iceberg Incident" to compete in the Children's Stories event for Technology Student Association.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • June 10, 2026
Local students prepare for national TSA competition

With a variety of different events and themes, Lakewood Ranch-area Technology Student Association members test their skills and creativity.

  • East County
  • Schools
Cardinal Mooney football was stocked with star athletes in 2025 en route to the FHSAA Class 2A state title. The Cougars, though, were far from the only local high school athletic program to achieve big things.
    By
  • Jack Nelson
  • June 10, 2026
Best of the Best: Sarasota's top high school athletes of 2025-26

With the academic year at an end, it's time to discuss the five athletes who impressed most.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Madison McKay is in her second and final season with Sarasota Crew. With the club's Youth Women's Eight boat, she'll have a chance at ending her high school rowing career as a junior national champion.
    By
  • Jack Nelson
  • June 10, 2026
Joining Sarasota Crew propels local rower into the junior national championships

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Madison McKay, who joined Sarasota Crew as a junior, will compete at the USRowing Youth National Championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
Venice Theatre hosts global theater showcase WorldFest
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • June 10, 2026
Venice Theatre hosts global theater showcase WorldFest

The festival returns to Venice with the help of more than 1,300 volunteers.

  • Arts + Culture
Resort guest annoyed by sunset bagpipe serenade
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2026
Resort guest annoyed by sunset bagpipe serenade

A beachfront resort guest threatens legal action against a man playing bagpipes at sunset. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Longboat Key Fire Rescue has two ladder trucks that can reach 75 feet, including this Sutphen engine built in 2020, which serves as the primary engine at Fire Station 92.
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • June 10, 2026
Cost to replace fire trucks continues to rise

Higher costs, lengthy turnaround times and threats to revenue make replacing Longboat Key’s fire apparatuses a complicated endeavor.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 5840 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $4.5 million. Built in 2022, it has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,145 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 10, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for May 25-29 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Longboat Key home on Gulf of Mexico Drive tops the week’s sales at 4.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Jim Emanuelson is the president of Lakewood Ranch CERT, and John McInally is the responder liaison.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 10, 2026
Lakewood Ranch nonprofit quick to respond in an emergency

CERT members aren't first responders, but they can offer valuable aid before help arrives.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Metal sculptor John Grammer has honed his crafting skills through various stages of his careers in construction and prop work for film. Now, he said he appreciates getting to fine tune the work he presents at shows like last weekend's St. Armands Circle Craft Festival.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • June 10, 2026
From movies to metal sculpture, local crafter does it all

St. Armands' craft fair brought unique offerings to the summer art scene, from flowers for leis to handcrafted metal artwork.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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Melinda Zarzycki-Harris, founder and executive director of Bring on the Ministry, and Pastor Julia Wharff Piermont of Christ Church of Longboat Key are all smiles with their new ministry partnership.
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