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Silas and Josh Stacy stand amid their collection.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • June 4, 2026
Father and 7-year-old son get into the business of trading Pokémon cards

Josh Stacy turned part of his used car dealership into a shop for a different asset, Pokémon cards, after his son Silas helped inspire his interest.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
The home at 5362 Shadow Lawn Drive to J. Gordon and Gretchen Cooney, of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, was built in 2023 and has three bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,294 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 4, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for May 18-22 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Siesta Isles home on Shadow Lawn Drive tops the week’s sales at $4.49 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Selby Gardens’ Selenicereus cactus blooms for one night only.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 3, 2026
Selby's 'Queen of the Night' blooms tonight only

Guests are invited to see the once-a-year event.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
University Town Center is poised to welcome more than a dozen new tenants, Ikea this summer to Dick's House of Sport in 2027.
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 3, 2026
13 new retailers, eateries coming to University Town Center

Restaurants and retailers are among the new businesses coming to the UTC area.

  • East County
  • Business
Plastic bottles have been separated from other recyclables as they travel along a conveyor line at the Circular Services materials recovery facility in Sarasota.
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • June 3, 2026
From shelf to floor: A plastic bottle's journey

After your recycling is picked up from the curb, what happens to it? One potential landing spot may be right under your feet.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The title-winning U16 Women's Eight for Sarasota Crew at the 2025 USRowing Youth National Championships. From left to right: Addison Wilson, Brooke Wilson, Gabrielle Davis, Maya Jewell, Lillian Teague, Megan Murdock, Isabella De Liz, Sydney Soboleski and Rose Ottaviano.
    By
  • Jack Nelson
  • June 3, 2026
Sarasota Crew's success started with a change in culture

The youth rowing club has become a household name nationally thanks to its focus on individual development above all else.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Beach chair bandits shocked at police response
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 3, 2026
Beach chair bandits shocked at police response

Four users of rental beach chairs refused to pay for the afternoon's use or vacate the seaside seats, until the cops arrived. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
This is not how to 'cut' taxes
  • By Jeff Brandes
  • June 2, 2026
This is not how to 'cut' taxes

The governor’s property tax plan won’t eliminate taxes. It will just shift them. Your city will become increasingly dependent on the state.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
As a junior last season, Jayla Griffin led the Cougars in points, rebounds and assists per game en route to the FHSAA Class 3A-Region 2 semifinals.
    By
  • Jack Nelson
  • June 2, 2026
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Jayla Griffin

With multiple Div. I offers, the rising senior guard for Cardinal Mooney girls basketball has much to consider.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Natalie Gutwein is among those leading the charge to create the Siesta Key Beautification Task Force.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 2, 2026
Siesta Key advisory task force will include seven members

The Sarasota County Commission will select seven members to serve on the newly created Siesta Key Beautification Task Force.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office mobile crime units set up shop on Leonard Reid Avenue following the discovery of partial human skeletal remains on Friday, May 29.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2026
Skeletal remains discovered in north Sarasota

Multiple agencies responded to the discovery partial skeletal remains discovered along Leonard Reid Avenue on May 29.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cyclist killed on Sarasota causeway
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2026
Cyclist killed on Sarasota causeway

Police are investigating the Saturday night incident on the Ringling Causeway.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rabbi Michael Shefrin meets Colby.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 30, 2026
Temple Emanu-El celebrates the joy of pets with Blessing of the Animals

The event celebrated four-legged friends and the joy they bring to their human companions.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The gentle, warm waters of the Gulf can be an aid to mobility for those with arthritis.
    By
  • Mirabai Holland
  • May 29, 2026
It's possible to live with arthritis. Here's how.

Exercise, as counter-intuitive as it might seem, can go a long way toward relief.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Boards Brock Leach sat on in the Sarasota area include, with the Education Foundation of Sarasota County, the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition and Children First.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 29, 2026
Prominent Sarasota philanthropist, former Tropicana CEO dies at 67

Brock Leach reached the pinnacle of Corporate America. Then, right before he turned 50, he switched for a career in the ministry.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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Patti Johnston had a career entertaining children and adults alike at Walt Disney World Resort before eventually becoming a substitute teacher locally.
  • September 3, 2026
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The home at 2451 Arlington St. in Sarasota sold for $1.25 million. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,365 square feet of living area.
  • September 3, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for Aug.17-21 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis
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An aerial rendering of the Nathan Benderson Park Multi-Sport Complex and Boathouse.
  • September 3, 2026
Benderson Park boathouse and rec center targets 2028 opening
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Gabe Milliken (left) is a junior for Sarasota Christian cross-country. He won the boys' 5K of the North Port Preserve Pursuit on Saturday and, last year, placed 27th at the FHSAA Class 1A state championship.
  • September 3, 2026
Team over individual: How cross-country teams are built
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Sheriff Kurt Hoffman leads the placing of a wreath in honor of survivor families during the 2021 ceremony.
  • September 3, 2026
25th year commemoration of 9/11 to be held at Sarasota National Cemetery

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