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The ride proceeds along Ringling Boulevard.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 23, 2025
Bikers ride through downtown to honor cyclist victims of roadway accidents

The annual Ride of Silence is held by Sarasota Manatee Bicycle Club and the Village Idiots Cycling Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The parcel breakdown by developer Newtown Gateway of the Marian Anderson site.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • May 23, 2025
City sale of Marian Anderson property inches closer

A developer plans to build a medical plaza and light industrial use on the former unlicensed landfill in Newtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Potbelly specializes in sandwiches. It also sells salads, soups, shakes and cookies.
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 22, 2025
Potbelly opens first Sarasota location

The Sarasota Potbelly will be the 14th for the brand in Florida.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Sarasota softball dog-piled in the pitcher's circle after securing the final out against Riverview Sumner on May 15.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • May 22, 2025
Second-chance Sailors advance to state final four

Sarasota High softball has returned to the final four for the first time since 2015.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The flag flies over the pier on Siesta Key Beach.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 22, 2025
Siesta Key resident honors military service members with flag ceremony

Every day, rain or shine, except Sundays, Wayne Bundy raises and lowers the flag at Beach Access 2 at Siesta Key Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The home at 1400 Siesta Drive was built in 1978 and has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,660 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 22, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for May 5-9 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

An Upland home on Siesta Drive tops the week’s sales at $3.6 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
A rendering by architect Igor Reyes depicting the two residential towers behind the Mira Mar building on South Palm Avenue.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • May 22, 2025
18-story Mira Mar development project moves forward

After a daylong hearing, a Comprehensive Plan amendment to facilitate the rehabilitation of the historic Mira Mar building wins unanimous approval of the Sarasota City Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dave Bullock has been hired as the new interim city manager by the Sarasota City Commission.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • May 21, 2025
Sarasota names new interim manager, relaunches search for permanent one

Veteran local government executive Dave Bullock will succeed Doug Jeffcoat in the city's top temp job as City Commission seeks a new batch of candidates.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota softball junior Ashlan Guengerich had five hits and five RBIs across two regional playoff wins last week.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • May 21, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Ashlan Guengerich

The RBI machine has helped power the Sailors to the final four

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
'Save the Mira Mar' is inappropriate form of horse trading
  • By Letter to the Editor
  • May 21, 2025
'Save the Mira Mar' is inappropriate form of horse trading

Seaward's development plan rests on two shaky pillars that lacks an economic need and historic preservation, a reader says.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Tim Solomon, Jan Solomon, Lindy Hipsher, Cindy Peachey, Lois Kain and Cynthia Frank
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 21, 2025
Key Sailing offers free charters to fellow 1975 Sarasota High graduates

Jan and Tim Solomon, graduates of the Sarasota High School class of 1975, invited their fellow sailors along for boat charters.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Street dancer disrupts traffic flow on Main Street
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 21, 2025
Street dancer disrupts traffic flow on Main Street

High on more than life, a man is removed from Main Street where he was putting on a one-man flashmob. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
How to boost affordability
  • By Adrian Moore, Eliza Terziev
  • May 21, 2025
How to boost affordability

There are some simple steps Sarasota city and county can take to relieve the lack of housing that is affordable — and it’s not requiring public subsidies.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
How we compare
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 21, 2025
How we compare

Living in a capitalistic, competitive society, we all like to know how we compare. Are we best? Worst? First? Last?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Jackson Foscolos, 12, poses with his mother Jennifer Foscolos, brother Mason Foscolos, 9, and grandparents Hans and Leslie Rode.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 20, 2025
Fire department open house showcases the tools behind rescues

The open house a Station 4 on Old Bradenton Road followed the fire department's receipt of international recognition for its cardiac care.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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