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Siesta Key

A flooded street on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2024
Hurricane Helene news, updates in Sarasota, Manatee

Cleanup begins across the region following Hurricane Helene's landfall Thursday night as a Category 4 storm.

  • Hurricane Season
The National Hurricane Center predicts a system to move generally northward across the eastern Gulf of Mexico, producing heavy rain.
    By
  • Jim DeLa
  • September 23, 2024
Sarasota County offices to be closed as staff prepares for bad weather

County offices to be closed Tuesday; self-serve sandbags stations will be open Tuesday and Wednesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 1780 Southwood St. was built in 2020 and has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 1,925 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 19, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 2-6 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A Prestancia home on Las Palmas Way tops the week's sales at $2.45 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Midnight Pass was an open passageway for decades before a pair of homeowners had it bulldozed in 1983.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 18, 2024
County takes a pass on alternative to opening Midnight Pass

The Sarasota County Commission eschewed sea water pumping option in favor of pursuing legislative solution to reopening the closed inlet that separates Casey Key from Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Customers can enjoy the poke bowls atop tables made from the colorful skimboards at Zap Skimboards in Venice.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • September 16, 2024
Siesta Pokè brings its specialty to Siesta Key

The restaurant, opened Aug. 30, differentiates itself with a range of house-made sauces.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Wetlands provide essential wildlife habitat, buffers for excess rain and filter impurities that would otherwise degrade our waterways.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • September 16, 2024
Myakka wetlands showcase a filtration system at work

By removing impurities, filtration by wetlands improves downstream water quality.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Unit 701 at 128 Golden Gate Point has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,000 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 12, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 26-30 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A condominium at 128 Golden Gate Point tops the week's sales at $3.1 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Debby passed Sarasota and made landfall Aug. 5, 2024, as a Category 1 hurricane near Steinhatchee in Florida's Big Bend region before being downgraded back to a tropical storm.
    By
  • Jim DeLa
  • September 5, 2024
Tropical Storm Debby devastated turtle nests, degraded Sarasota Bay water quality

Mote Marine says approximately half the sea turtle nests were wiped out.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Unit 4 at 554 Golden Gate Point has one bedroom, one bath and 670 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 5, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 19-23 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home on Midnight Pass Road tops the week's sales at $8 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The unit 945 condominium at 340 S. Palm Ave. was built in 1998 and has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 4,534 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • August 29, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 15-19 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A Sarabande condominium tops the week's sales at $2.97 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The home at 425 Titian Drive has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,903 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 15, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for July 29 to Aug. 2 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A Sorrento Shores home on Titian Drive tops the week's sales at $3.51 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Mote staff and interns carry Lil' Dougie to the water.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • August 13, 2024
Sea turtle rescued by county employee released on Siesta Beach

Named after the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office employee who rescued her, Lil’ Dougie was released after receiving care at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.

  • Sarasota
  • News
In addition to benefiting native flora and fauna, wetlands within and upstream of urban areas are particularly valuable for flood protection.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • August 11, 2024
Myakka wetlands reduce downstream flooding

By containing waters, flooding in the park supports natural and human communities.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The home at 2157 Wisteria St. has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,237 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 8, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for July 22-26 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey

A Grovelawn home on Wisteria Street tops the week's sales at $1.84 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Tropical storm conditions could hit Sarasota and East County by Saturday night, forecasters say.
    By
  • Jim DeLa
  • August 2, 2024
Tropical storm watch issued for Sarasota, Manatee counties

Tropical storm conditions are possible in the area by Saturday or Saturday night, forecasters say.

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