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The Payne Park Connector will link the Legacy Trail to the Ringling Trail along Ringling Boulevard.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 18, 2023
City to share Payne Park-Legacy Trail connector details

A public information meeting will be held Oct. 26.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The invincibly ignorant
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • October 18, 2023
The invincibly ignorant

The antisemitic protesters are so brainwashed that truth and evidence make no difference. Have faith: "Remnants" will prevail.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
‘Live Local’ will help affordability — a bit
    By
  • Adrian Moore
  • October 18, 2023
‘Live Local’ will help affordability — a bit

The lack of affordably priced housing, especially rental housing near wage-earner jobs, remains one of Sarasota’s most vexing economic and social challenges.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Event cochairs Nikki Logan and Christopher Covelli
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2023
Equality Florida holds Royal Masquerade Ball

The LGBTQ+ advocacy organization held its Suncoast Celebration to "let them eat cake."

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • October 17, 2023
Longboat Bayfront Park pickleball courts close temporarily for resurfacing

The shared courts at Bayfront Park remain open for play.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This Rye Wilderness Estates at 16503 First Drive N.E. sold for $1.7 million. It has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,875 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 17, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 2-6 in Lakewood Ranch

A Rye Wilderness Estates home on First Drive Northeast tops the week's sales at $1.7 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Sarasota County Mosquito Management patrols the entire county with a full-time crew of 20 and 11 more seasonal workers, treating for larvae and adult populations.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2023
Mosquito-borne illness warning issued for Sarasota County

A single case of West Nile Virus has been confirmed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Remy, who was 2021's highlight dog, made his return at Project Pride SRQ's 2022 pet parade.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2023
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Oct. 19-25

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

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
East County's Ellie Blitz and her horse, Gunner, look forward to improving at Western dressage and continuing to volunteer at Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 17, 2023
East Bradenton teen forms winning partnership with American paint horse

Gunner, an 8-year-old American paint horse, has excelled both in dressage and helping with therapy at Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ellenton's Barbara Bostrom, the niece of Gilbert McNeal, Lakewood Ranch's Jessica Chmielarski, the granddaughter of McNeal, and Dylan and Michael Chmielarski, the great-grandsons of McNeal, celebrate his legacy at Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School's 20th anniversary.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 17, 2023
McNeal Elementary School celebrates 20th anniversary

Teachers, students and administrators, past and present, celebrate 20 years of learning and making memories.

  • East County
  • Schools
Jacquelyne Paige, Joey Panek, Jannie Jones and Brandon Wardell star in Florida Studio Theatre's cabaret show, "Up on the Roof."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 17, 2023
'Up on the Roof' dives inside the Brill Building's walls of sound

Florida Studio Theatre's latest cabaret, "Up on the Roof," celebrates the songwriters who helped teenagers fall in love.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Ron Scott has no typical day as Longboat Key's security analyst, but his main focus is to enhance the town's cybersecurity.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • October 17, 2023
Longboat’s first security analyst protects town government from online threats

Ron Scott brings more than two decades of IT experience to help bolster the town’s online security.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jim Warren paints at his live art show at Wyland Galleries on Oct 14.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • October 17, 2023
Grammy-winning artist talks fantasy surrealism at live art show

Jim Warren, who painted the cover for Bob Seger's "Against the Wind," was at Wyland Galleries on St. Armands Circle to meet fans and show his artwork.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Two women with a cat in a stroller raise police suspicions
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • October 17, 2023
Two women with a cat in a stroller raise police suspicions

An officer asked questions after seeing the group walking down a road in the middle of the night. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
An overhead view of a spinal surgery using Augmedics' xvision augmented reality technology.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 17, 2023
AR technology offers 'X-ray vision' for spinal surgery at SMH

The future of spinal surgery is in use at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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