Sarasota

Matt Walsh
June 28, 2023

Greatest civil document

The Declaration of Independence was much more than a secession from tyranny. It changed the world.

Sarasota
Opinion

James Peter
June 28, 2023

Hunter aims to teach the importance of conservation

Sarasota's Larysa Switlyk has taken a path less traveled to make her mark as an adventure TV host. Now she’s launching a nonprofit to get more people outdoors and educate on hunting and conservation.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Observer Staff
June 28, 2023

With no buzzards around, no body is found

Police searched a vacant property for a reported body with no results and no scavengers in sight. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

Sarasota
Cops Corner

Ian Swaby
June 28, 2023

Sarasota boaters create watercraft management app

The YachtWave app is intended to be a one-stop shop for all needs related to boat care, maintenance and use.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Andrew Warfield
June 28, 2023

Sarasota PD grants 4-year-old's wish, swears in youngest officer

At age 4, cancer patient Andrew Pickart's beach trip wish was enhanced as he became an honorary officer of the Sarasota Police Department.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Matt Walsh
June 28, 2023

Declaration of Independence: Most important civil document in the world

The Declaration represented a movement of a people. "It was in no sense a radical movement but took on the dignity of a resistance to illegal usurpations."

Sarasota
Opinion

Monica Roman Gagnier
June 27, 2023

Sarasota artist and arts advocate Peppi Elona dies at 86

Elona was one of 13 founding members of the contemporary Sarasota Art Museum.

Arts + Culture

In Memoriam |

June 27, 2023

Peppi Elona

Peppi Elona, a vibrant, colorful, unconventionally imaginative and kind woman passed away peacefully at her home on Siesta Key.

Siesta Key
Tributes & Obituaries

Lauren Tronstad
June 27, 2023

Home health care agency continues 28 years of growth, success

Sarasota-based Take Care Home Health started with one office and four employees. It has grown into a multimillion-dollar business with multiple locations and nearly 400 employees.