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Sarasota

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  • Andrew Warfield
  • April 4, 2025
Siesta, Sarasota beaches are open but still recovering

Whether sifted, saved or shipped out, post-hurricane sand from Lido Key to Turtle Beach posed a gritty predicament.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Palm One Group
  • April 4, 2025
The Gallery: Thoughtfully Designed, Distinctively Sarasota

This luxury condominium development features 60 exquisite residences across five levels, topped by a stunning sixth-floor rooftop.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 3, 2025
Selby Gardens passes three-quarter mark in Phase 2 fundraising

Work is planned to begin in late 2025 for the second of three rounds of improvements.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 3, 2025
SPAF names new chief development officer

Kelly Addington will lead the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation's capital campaign for its proposed performing arts center.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • April 3, 2025
Developer goes all-in on restoring Mira Mar

The deteriorating condition of the remnant of Sarasota's early to mid-century past means saving it requires tens of millions of dollars and a zoning change.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 3, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for March 17-21 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Casey Key home tops the week’s sales at $9.2 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • April 3, 2025
Riverview sets example of beach volleyball's potential

The Rams are a top 20 team in Florida after adding sand courts and a D-1 head coach.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • April 3, 2025
Climate Adaptation Center predicts another active hurricane season

The forecast is ranked the most accurate in the nation, the Sarasota-based nonprofit says.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 3, 2025
The other side of Hi Hat

Who is trying to rip off whom? Tom Knight fueled outrage with incorrect statements. Follow the history. It’s a totally different story.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • April 2, 2025
Alta Vista Elementary wins STEM classroom makeover grant from FPL

The grant will provide new materials for a classroom while also supplementing specials at the school.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • April 2, 2025
Sarasota Orchestra reveals conceptual plan for new music center

The concept of the Sarasota Orchestra's new music center features three distinct spaces surrounding a central courtyard.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • April 2, 2025
Daughters of the American Revolution chapter celebrates 100 years

The service organization, which is open to women who are descended from someone involved in aiding the American Revolution, hosted a celebration at Marina Jack.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • April 2, 2025
Sarasota County begins fiscal year 2026 budget cycle

Sarasota County staff predicts a slowdown in property value escalation as it factors revenue based on no millage increase.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2025
Man goes postal on a post office glass door

Two men arrested after one throws a brick through a post office door and scatters newspapers across the street. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Michael Harris
  • April 2, 2025
It's annual, it's fun, and we gotcha with the Observer's April Fool's editions

SRQ's Rick Piccolo had to dispel a "rumor" that SpaceX is building a spaceport at the airport.

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