• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • 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
  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Trending | Sarasota

    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 14, 2009
$72 million bus system advances

SCAT's rapid-transit project gets past the first federal-government hurdle.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 14, 2009
Police eye surveillance system

The high-tech system could monitor suspicious activity from a half mile away.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson
  • May 14, 2009
Osprey teen wins congressional art contest

The winner will travel to Washington, D.C. to see her painting put on display.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 14, 2009
Pirates fall in Class 4A quarterfinal

The Braden River High baseball team saw its season come to an unexpected end in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal May 5.Â

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 14, 2009
Ed Smith uncertainty to cost millions

Because the city is unsure what will happen to the stadium, it has had to turn away an estimated $6 million in youth-, high school- and college-baseball tournaments.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 14, 2009
Real Estate Transactions

Osprey Point home sells for $3.1 million

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2009
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2009
In Brief

In Brief

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 14, 2009
DID project list takes shape

With a myriad of choices, the board of the Downtown Improvement District must choose what streetscape projects it can afford in its initial year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2009
Golf pro steps down

Give it up for PGA golf professional Jim Duval, who was honored May 3 at a retirement party thrown by Mission Valley Country Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2009
Olympic gold medalist takes Sarasota by storm

After completeing her normal morning run Wedesday, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Fame marathoner, made plans to run just a few hours later at 9 a.m. with her fans - several New College students and members of local track clubs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2009
RHS athlete earns $750 scholarship

Chase Burchett, a senior at Riverview High School, holds a 4.29 GPA, plans to study mechanical engineering at the University of Central Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 12, 2009
Downtown Association makes a comeback

The Downtown Sarasota Merchants Association and Downtown Partnership will merge into one group, reuniting after a 2002 split.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 12, 2009
Delay may add to cost of bridge repair

A rescheduling of the repairs on Blackburn Point Bridge will take the work into hurricane season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Sandy Simmons
  • May 11, 2009
Women'

Women'

  • Sarasota
  • News
« 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 »
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
Rebecca Resinski and Amy Stevens show their support.
  • April 26, 2026
Runners cross Ringling Bridge to raise support for students and teachers
2
Molly Biter, Winfred Van Workum and Katie Moulton get the meal sizzling.
  • April 25, 2026
Parents and staff cook up meals in support of arts education
3
The Original Hob Nob Drive-In is back at 1701 N. Washington Blvd. in Sarasota.
  • April 25, 2026
The Original Hob Nob Drive-In reopens in Sarasota
4
Boat, pedestrian and vehicle traffic are expected to be unaffected by a $4.3 million maintenance project on Siesta Key's north bridge.
  • April 25, 2026
Siesta Key's north bridge undergoes maintenance project
5
Workers carry one of two storm surge poles Sarasota County has installed at Siesta Beach and Manasota Beach.
  • April 23, 2026
Storm surge poles installed at Sarasota County beaches

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 © 2026 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.

Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free