• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Holiday Gift Guide
  • 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
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • 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
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Holiday Gift Guide
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Sarasota

Virginia Haley called Visit Sarasota County’s strategic planning the most important tourism initiative of the year.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 3, 2019
People to watch 2019: Virginia Haley

From red tide recovery to long-term funding questions, the Sarasota tourism guru is set to have a busy year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Construction won't begin for a while, but bayfront planners are mapping out a multi-year strategy for funding and building the park project.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 3, 2019
Issues to watch 2019: Bayfront planning

In a transitional year, leaders of a bayfront redevelopment effort must bridge the gap from master planning to a fully realized project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 3, 2019
Cops Corner: Sarasota 1.3.19

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 2, 2019
Sarasota man injured in helicopter crash, officials say

Aircraft goes down in gulf, about a mile offshore Anna Maria Island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
City planner Jeff Speck will also be signing copies of his book, Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 2, 2019
City to host talk from walkability expert

Planner Jeff Speck will visit Sarasota Jan. 10 to discuss strategies for creating a more pedestrian-friendly city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 2, 2019
2019 word: Chivalry

Men, 2018 was a lousy year. We need to change the trend lines. Adopting the codes of the honorable knights of the Middle Ages would be a good way to start.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The pineapple dropped on once the clock struck midnight.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • December 31, 2018
Happy New Year, Sarasota!

Sarasota's New Years Eve traditional pineapple drop had families and party-goers alike loving the feeling of a new year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The scales will tilt up during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • December 31, 2018
Weight and stress are all part of the holiday experience

Be patient during the holidays

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Grand Residence condominium at 280 Golden Gate Point in Aqua sold for $5,695,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 5,946 square feet of living area.Â
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 30, 2018
2018: Top real estate transactions

Top Sarasota-area residential sales by dollar amount.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Spider-Man made appearances all over the county, but his stop at the Sarasota Farmers Market brought him to police attention.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2018
2018 Digital Year in Review

Top stories, Yourobserver.com, 2018, most popular, most read stories of the year, Sarasota, Longboat Key, Lakewood Ranch, Siesta Key

  • Sarasota
  • News
On a morning more suited to hot chocolate than Gatorade, hundreds of runners turned out for the Andrew Monroe Memorial 5K on Siesta Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 28, 2018
Sarasota's year in pictures: 2018

From the serious to the whimsical, a lot took place last year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 27, 2018
Best of Cops Corner: 2018

The best reports from a year of Cops Corner in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
8. Booker boys basketball celebrates following its win against Mariner High in the regional finals.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 27, 2018
Golden days: The top 10 Sarasota sports moments of 2018

The top 10 Sarasota sports moments of 2018, featuring athletes from Booker, Riverview, Sarasota and Cardinal Mooney high schools, plus others.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Rick Scott
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 27, 2018
Give Rick Scott his due

Scott’s ‘relentless discipline’ was crucial to his winning four races and leading Florida’s economic turnaround.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Cat Pennenga Photography
    A time to celebrate |
  • December 26, 2018
Just Married: Kym and Gerett

A fairy tale love story took this couple from the Country Club to the aisle.

  • Sarasota
  • Celebrations
« 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 »
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
Staff at the 12th Judicial Circuit Guardian Ad Litem program sort through the delivery of presents for children up to 18 years of age.
  • December 22, 2025
Gift donations break record at Sarasota Sheriff's Office
2
Sarasota students share Christmas wishes in letters to Santa
  • December 22, 2025
Sarasota students share Christmas wishes in letters to Santa
3
Sarasota Memorial Hospital's Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute.
  • December 21, 2025
SMH participates in global bladder cancer treatment clinical trial
4
Evidence discovered in the home of 33-year-old Demond L. Smith who was arrested by Sarasota police on multiple charges.
  • December 20, 2025
Repeat felon faces charges in Sarasota drug bust
5
Traffic cleared after fire, bridge malfunction in Sarasota, Longboat
  • December 19, 2025
Traffic cleared after fire, bridge malfunction in Sarasota, Longboat

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 © 2025 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.

The Your Observer App is Here!

Get local news you can trust — now on your phone, tablet or laptop. Fast. Free. Easy to Use.
Stay informed, wherever you are.

Download Now