• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • 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
  • Elections
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • 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
  • Elections
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Sarasota

    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2010
Women's Guild walks the runway

St. Michael the Archangel Women's Guild held its 2010 annual fashion show and luncheon, "Shanghai Chic," March 16, at Michael's On East.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 18, 2010
Dance, dance resurrection

Faith Lutheran Church of Sarasota, 7750 Beneva Road, will host a performance by The Resurrection Dance Theatre of Haiti at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25. The troupe consists of children who were forced into slave labor and then rescued from life on the streets.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 18, 2010
Repair work continues one year later at Five Points

When a piece of the Plaza at Five Points building detached last March and hit a shopper on the street below, the building's contractor began a repair process that is still ongoing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 18, 2010
Voters strongly support referendum

Precinct-by-precinct results showed voters within the city limits overwhelmingly voted yes to extend a 1-mill school tax. Only two precincts countywide voted against the referendum.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 18, 2010
Connectivity plan moves forward

On Monday, City Commissioners approved a connectivity plan to slow traffic and increase pedestrian access to the bayfront through a series of six roundabouts on U.S. 41 and lower speed limits.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 18, 2010
Golden Apple could close

The 40-year-old downtown Sarasota dinner theater may have to shut down, because two simultaneous construction projects will take away its customer parking areas.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2010
Our View

Why the stimulus is a stimu-not

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 18, 2010
Online hacker targets referendum opponent

The creator of a political-action committee that opposedthe 1-mill, school-tax extension said his Facebook account was compromised. He thinks one of his opponents is to blame.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 18, 2010
It's electric

Local businesses are starting to jump on the green bandwagon in order to trade their car engines for electric motors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mayor Richard Clapp
  • March 18, 2010
My View

The City Commission says it will focus on the following activities for the next two years.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 18, 2010
Sarasota resident enjoys 107th birthday celebration

Elizabeth Delaney celebrated her 107th birthday surrounded by friends and family Friday, March 12, at the Senior Friendship Center.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 18, 2010
A bout to win

Fencing is one activity 12-year-old Nathan Schlesinger thinks he might continue for the rest of his life.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 18, 2010
Runners stride to the finish line

1,750 runners participated in the First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon on Sunday, March 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • March 18, 2010
Cardinal Mooney celebrates '50 Years of Excellence'

A capacity crowd of 400 students, teachers and alumni filled two gymnasia-turned-ballrooms for Cardinal Mooney High School's 50th anniversary celebration.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2010
Cops Corner

March 9 In shock 6:36 p.m. - 2900 block of Clark Road. Civil Disturbance. A woman called deputies because she was upset at how messy her tenant's room is and complained that her electric bill has skyrocketed since the tenant arrived. A deputy gave her information on how she can evict her tenant.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
« 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 »
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 in Sarasota

1
Carlos Woods (center) led Booker football to the FHSAA Class 3A state semifinals and a 12-2 record last season, but will not return for year two.
  • July 24, 2026
Booker High dismisses athletic director, football coach
2
Larry Debb of GSP Development with a scale model of Saravela at the development's sales center.
  • July 24, 2026
City staff instructed to develop condo-hotel policy
3
Cindy and Chris Common
  • July 23, 2026
Final Manasota Track Club beach run to memorialize late members
4
Sarasota Police Department K-9 Kodak seems ready for deployment with handler Officer Ryan Block.
  • July 23, 2026
Police work is dogged determination for SPD's K-9 Unit
5
Can you eat both halves of a corned beef sandwich? You can test your skills when Wolfie's Hand Cut opens at UTC late this year.
  • July 23, 2026
Can new concept earn the bread for Wolfie's at University Town Center?

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.

Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free