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Eric Snider
May 3, 2023

Save Our Seabirds takes off on expansion plans for the nonprofit

Aaron Virgin, the new CEO of Save our Seabirds, has big plans for the avian sanctuary.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Lesley Dwyer
May 3, 2023

Former Pepperidge Farm CEO is living her dream life on Bird Key

Irene Chang-Britt, the former CEO of Pepperidge Farm, shares her tales of success — and why retiring on Bird Key is the sweetest part.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Andrew Warfield
May 3, 2023

Woman called police after yelling at child for picking flowers at Payne Park

Bikers damaging a car, phantom spit and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

Sarasota
Cops Corner

Ryan Kohn
May 3, 2023

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Rosemary Selke

The Cardinal Mooney sophomore won the girls 800-meter race at the Cougars' track and field district meet.

Sarasota
Sports

Andrew Warfield
May 3, 2023

Sarasota Orchestra closes on $14 million site purchase on Fruitville

After acquiring its 32-acre site outside city limits, the Sarasota Orchestra begins planning for a new music hall campus.

Sarasota
News

Ian Swaby
May 3, 2023

Riverview High students express their artistic side with community mural

Students are expressing themselves artistically as they create a mural for a nearby homeowner that celebrates living in Sarasota.

Sarasota
Schools

Ian Swaby
May 2, 2023

Sarasota event on aging shows young attendees a new point of view

Participants at the International Intergenerational Event tried on the Sarasota Aging Sensitivity Suit, which simulates being in your late 70s or early 80s.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Observer Staff
May 2, 2023

Celery Fields rewilding project wins $75,000 grant

The grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation will bring wildlife back to the 33-acre conservation easement.

Sarasota
News

Andrew Warfield
May 2, 2023

SPAC task force to select architect finalists next week

The committee tasked with selecting a firm to design the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center will meet on May 12.

Sarasota
News

Ian Swaby
May 2, 2023

Newly donated monument at Ringling College honors veterans

The monument, called Testimonies (Resilience), was formerly displayed in Patriot Plaza at Sarasota National Cemetery.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Ian Swaby
May 1, 2023

Bookstore1Sarasota book fair spotlights community of local authors

The two-day downtown Sarasota event brought together 28 local authors.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Ian Swaby
April 30, 2023

For Sarasota man, empowerment comes one mind (and heart) at a time

Bernie Philips, who holds a doctorate in sociology from Cornell University, wants to lead a revolution in the social sciences through his lecture series.