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Superstar aerialist Nik Wallenda greets the crowd at Wonderland Circus: Illuminate, which runs through Jan. 5 at the Big Top near UTC Mall.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • December 18, 2024
Wallenda's Wonderland comes back stronger in its second year

Sarasota circus superstar Nik Wallenda wows hometown audiences under the Big Top at University Town Center.

  • Arts + Culture
Victoria Caiazzo, a sophomore striker at Braden River, is a special talent said girls soccer Head Coach Don Engelberger.
    By
  • Dylan Campbell
  • December 18, 2024
East County Athlete of the Week: Victoria Caiazzo

The Braden River sophomore has made an instant impact in her first year on the varsity soccer team.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Athletics and Aquatics Center at Premier Sports Campus North is expected to be complete by summer 2026.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • December 18, 2024
Swim and pickleball center at Premier North nears groundbreaking

Manatee County expects the facility to break ground by February and to be finished by summer 2026.

  • East County
  • News
The Unit A801 condominium at 415 L’Ambiance Drive sold for $6.7 million. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,220 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 18, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 2-6 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A condominium in L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club tops the week's sales at $6.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Bonnie Staley and Shannon Ford donate their time to collect funds for The Salvation Army outside the Publix at Lorraine Road and University Parkway.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 18, 2024
Ranch ringers know how to sweeten the Salvation Army pot

Collections rise past $15,000 from one spot in front of a Lakewood Ranch Publix.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Cardinal Mooney High girls' varsity basketball Head Coach Marlon Williams instructs his team during practice on Dec. 5.
    By
  • Dylan Campbell
  • December 18, 2024
Cardinal Mooney girls basketball have unfinished business

The girls basketball team looks to get over the hump after finishing second in the class 3A state tournament four years in a row.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A rendering by SB Architects of the west (right) and east towers proposed to replace the Hyatt Regency hotel adjacent to The Quay.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 18, 2024
Hyatt Regency redevelopment wins critical Planning Board adjustment

To accommodate its planned two towers with a single motorcourt access, Kolter Urban needs to move the access point eastward off Boulevard of the Arts for its redevelopment of the Hyatt Rregency site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Spanish Main Yacht Club in Longboat Key is comprised of 212 units and is situated on Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • December 18, 2024
Spanish Main Yacht Club almost recovered from hurricane damage

Two months after hurricanes Helene and Milton, residents of the condominium community are still unable to live in their units, but the board said the recovery effort is turning a corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat residents share favorite holiday traditions that ring in the spirit
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • December 18, 2024
Longboat residents share favorite holiday traditions that ring in the spirit

From a decorative palm tree to good luck meals, Longboaters share what makes the holidays unique for them.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bike theft scam on the rise in Sarasota
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 18, 2024
Bike theft scam on the rise in Sarasota

The Sarasota Police Department reports a rise in thefts of e-bikes and dirt bikes during online marketplace transactions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota City Commissioner Kyle Battie.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 18, 2024
Resident declines appeal of Battie defamation lawsuit ruling

Kelly Franklin informed her attorney of her decision to not appeal a court ruling favoring Sarasota City Commissioner Kyle Battie in her defamation suit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota ranks second in US in GoFundMe giving
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2024
Sarasota ranks second in US in GoFundMe giving

More than 500 active fundraising campaigns are active in this area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lights in Bloom features over two million lights.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2024
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Dec. 19-25

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Holiday lights at Longboat Harbour
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • December 17, 2024
Longboat Key adorn its buildings with holiday lights

Drive down Gulf of Mexico Drive with us as we look for the best holiday displays on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Angela Ligon, who ran art and event spaces in downtown Sarasota for more than eight years, now has a gallery within Clive Daniel in Fruitville Commons.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • December 17, 2024
A downtown gallerist finds a home in Fruitville Road furniture store

Upscale home furnishings retailer Clive Daniel gives Angela Ligon a place to sell art.

  • Arts + Culture
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