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A March 2022 development concept plan for the planned Lakewood Ranch Southeast property. (Image via Sarasota County)
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  • Jim DeLa
  • January 28, 2025
Sarasota County approves plan for major Lakewood Ranch expansion

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch plans to develop 5,000 homes on 4,100 acres near Old Miakka as Lakewood Ranch Southeast.

  • East County
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Sarasota High senior Aaron Clark (left) and junior Oliver Boyle work on defensive rotations during practice.
    By
  • Dylan Campbell
  • January 28, 2025
Sarasota teams get ready to tip-off in district tournaments

How will Sarasota's teams fare in the boys and girls district tournaments next week?

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The Sarasota County criminal justice campus area map shows city- and county-owned parcels.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 28, 2025
Sarasota county jail expansion could cost upward of $700 million

Already well in excess of operational capacity, county commissioners learn an expansion of the county jail will likely cost a least a half billion dollars.

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Former Riverview High baseball coach and athletic director Larry Altier had a massive impact on the baseball community of Sarasota. His life will be celebrated with a Naval service on Feb. 7 at 2:30 p.m. at Sarasota National Cemetery.
    By
  • Dylan Campbell
  • January 28, 2025
Sarasota area legend left his mark on the field

Longtime Riverview High baseball coach and athletic director Larry Altier leaves behind a legacy that will live on long beyond his passing.

  • Sarasota
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Men behaving badly on Main Street
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 28, 2025
Men behaving badly on Main Street

Officers investigate assaults on a bathroom, tables at a women's march and a restaurant's planters occur over a four-day period. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Jessica Polk, Jake Hartvigsen, Colleen Thayer and Beth Walters of Nami prepare to accept the check from Sara Winer.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • January 28, 2025
Impact100 awards $876,000 in grants to local nonprofits

The women's giving circle offered grants of $109,500 each to eight local nonprofits.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Gallery Director Colin Thomsen and Regan Dunnick
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • January 27, 2025
Palm Avenue Fine Art unveils artwork formerly displayed in Sarasota airport

The gallery's exhibit "Echoes of Sarasota: A Historical Preservation" features the work of Frank Hopper and Regan Dunnick.

  • Sarasota
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The new Seaside Market is open in Concourse B at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 27, 2025
Big changes on tap for SRQ Concourse B

The new Concourse A at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport offers enhanced options for passenger comfort, but big upgrades are underway for the original gate areas.

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Manufactured homes in East County and their carports were no match for Hurricane Milton.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2025
County seeks input for Resilient SRQ II

Sarasota County residents can provide input to storm recovery effort funding via survey or one of four public meetings.

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A cold and rainy day didn't deter participants of a ceremeonial groundbreaking of the Celery Fields Quad Parcels re-wilding project.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2025
Re-wilding of Celery Fields project gets underway

A groundbreaking ceremony marks the beginning of Phase 1 of bringing nature back to the Quad Parcels of the county's Celery Fields site.

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Lifeline Productions adds Atomica Arts co-founders to its management team
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2025
Lifeline Productions adds Atomica Arts co-founders to its management team

Will Luera and Maria Schaedler-Luera join arts nonprofit founded by Joel Ehrenpreis.

  • Arts + Culture
Judy Thomas has spent her career in the world of ice skating, on and off the ice.
    By
  • Emily Leinfuss
  • January 27, 2025
Hall-of-famer Judy Thomas reflects on a career spent on the ice

The celebrated ice skater and show recruiter looks back on five decades of career spins, flips and jumps. "It’s not designer brands or Olympic medals that define you," she says. "It’s your experiences, relationships and work ethic."

  • Siesta Key
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Kristen Kruger and Shannon Hunt carry a vibroacoustic bed out of the space.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • January 26, 2025
Conscious Cause looks ahead amid closure of wellness lounge

The nonprofit looks to a supportive community as it seeks a new space for its wellness lounge and cacao cafe.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
City proclamation honors the life of employee Clifford Smith
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 25, 2025
City proclamation honors the life of employee Clifford Smith

Clifford Smith, who joined the city of Sarasota as historic preservation planner in 2007, died late last year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering of the new dining room at the Bird Key Yacht Club.
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 25, 2025
Bird Key Yacht Club forges ahead on rebuild

The Bird Key Yacht Club is setting a resiliency example by rebuilding its historic clubhouse to be better prepared for stronger hurricanes and more flooding.

  • Sarasota
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