• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Valentine's Day Gift Guide
  • 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
  • Key Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • 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
  • Key Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Valentine's Day Gift Guide
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Neighbors

Eddie Sotomayor was a Sarasota resident who died in the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting.
    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 12, 2019
Sarasota remembers Pulse shooting

Robb McGovern honored his friend Eddie Sotomayor and those who died in the Pulse shooting on June 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Dick Vitale. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 12, 2019
Dick Vitale has 80 reasons to celebrate

ESPN, coaching legend says he's still young at heart.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Andrea Medred. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 12, 2019
Dramatic dining comes to Lakewood Ranch area

Youth fundraiser offers dinner theater experience.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Robin Spagnola poses with her husband, Carmen Spagnola, who earned the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch's Stephen J. Garber Award. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 12, 2019
Club News: Lakewood Ranch Rotary celebrates members

Cascades' women hold food drive

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • June 11, 2019
Wallendas to perform high-wire walk over Times Square

Two Sarasota siblings will take their act up to 25 stories in New York.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Fruitville Elementary School students look through the 250 books from the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of the Suncoast.
    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 10, 2019
Hooked on phonics: Fruitville Elementary School receives book donation

The Jewish Family and Children’s Service of the Suncoast hosted a free book distribution for Fruitville Elementary School students.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Crew Women's Lightweight 8+ members Lucy LaCivita, Lizzie Jendrysik, Chyara Kruger, Eva Harris, Eiley Maginness, Cecelia Plass, Juliette Schumacher and Isabella Gomez and coxswain Graycen Arias (being held) celebrate.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 9, 2019
In Sarasota, eight's great

Nathan Benderson Park hosts the USRowing National Championships in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 9, 2019
St. Armands Circle gets colorful at annual craft festival

The St. Armands Circle 18th annual craft festival took place June 8-9.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 8, 2019
Mote Aquarium visitors help celebrate World Oceans Day

Young and old enjoy displays, education and fun.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • June 8, 2019
Volunteers clean up Siesta Beach on World Oceans Day

Hundreds gathered to pick up trash and play games.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 7, 2019
Walk in the Park: Bicentennial Park

A tour around the town's parks and public spaces.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 7, 2019
To be or not to be: Visible Men Academy students tackle Shakespeare

The Visible Men Academy students performed on June 6 in partnership with the Key Chorale.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Terri Kinder, Gail Loefgren and Anna Frescura presidents of the Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key and Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce.
    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 7, 2019
Tri-chamber members mingle at annual barbecue

Members of the Longboat Key, Siesta Key and Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce met on June 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 6, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: June 6

Paul Zeppenfeld took a shot of this shaving brush tree flower at Selby Gardens.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 6, 2019
East County weather page photo: June 6

Linda Korff captures a blue heron fishing in the pond in Tara Golf & Country Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
« 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 »
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

1
Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny poses with Sarasota Orchestra maestro Giancarlo Guerrero and Guerrero's wife, Shirley, before Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
  • February 9, 2026
Sarasota Orchestra maestro performs at Super Bowl LX Halftime Show
Sponsored Content
2
  • February 9, 2026
2026 Designer Event Lineup
Sponsored Content
3
  • February 9, 2026
Plants & Prosecco: A Social Planting Party
Sponsored Content
4
  • February 9, 2026
All Aboard For Animals
5
"Baby Wings" and other glass art by Tom Marosz will be on display at Chasen Galleries' International Weekend of Glass from Feb. 13-15.
  • February 9, 2026
International Glass Weekend celebrates many facets of glass art

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.

The Your Observer App is Here!

Get local news you can trust — now on your phone, tablet or laptop. Fast. Free. Easy to Use.
Stay informed, wherever you are.

Download Now