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Seaward Development has bought the Mira Mar building on Palm Avenue in downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 25, 2023
Mira Mar building sold for $17M to developer

The historic downtown Sarasota building on Palm Avenue has sold to a local developer after safety concerns and an inability to get a demolition permit killed the previous deal.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Myakka City Elementary School second grader Marshyll Scott has the chance to show her teacher, Jackie Blue, her rodeo skills.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • May 25, 2023
Myakka City Elementary students end the school year with a rodeo

More than 40 students show their skills in barrel-racing, goat-tying, pole-bending and bull-riding.

  • East County
  • Schools
Siesta Key's Benjamin Aguilar competed at the 2023 U.S Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 25, 2023
The top 10 moments of the Sarasota high school sports 2022-23 year

A strong list is filled with state titles, individual awards and breakthrough seasons.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
This home at 4034 Roberts Point Road, Siesta Key, tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Built in 1990, it has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,599 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 25, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for May 8-12 in Sarasota, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home on Roberts Point Road tops the week’s sales at $5.6 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Coach Bailey Brauch teaches a group of students.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 25, 2023
Lessons at Aqua-Tots Swim Schools promote water safety

Aqua-Tots' "Swim with Your Clothes On" lessons teach young children how to survive falling fully clothed into a pool.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Contractor Jon F. Swift of Sarasota is working on an Old Florida design for the Bobby Jones Golf Club clubhouse.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • May 25, 2023
Bobby Jones clubhouse may cost up to $9 million

City commissioners abandon the plan for a "bare-bones" $2.5 million facility in favor of a broader community asset and revenue generator.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Black skimmers gather on South Lido Key.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 25, 2023
A colony of shorebirds nests on South Lido Beach

Nesting shorebirds need room to thrive, so give them space, Audubon Florida reminds.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 25, 2023
SMH earns Level II trauma center recertification

Sarasota Memorial Hospital's Sarasota Campus trauma team meets or exceeds all national benchmarks for the seven-year designation.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Medallion Financial Resources
  • May 25, 2023
Are You Ready for the High Cost of Aging?

The question is, what are my options and how do I move forward?

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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  • May 24, 2023
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  • Sarasota
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Never too senior to have fun
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 24, 2023
Never too senior to have fun

Senior Friendship Centers hosted couples 50 and older for a prom night of dancing and dining.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Retired Col. Herman Bell of River Club served in the Army for 22 years with most of that time in Special Forces.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 24, 2023
Colonel's story worthy of Lakewood Ranch parade's tribute

Retired Col. Herman Bell says surviving Vietnam was a combined factor of being blessed and lucky.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tiffany Mautino is the new branch manager at the Lakewood Ranch Library opening this fall.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • May 24, 2023
Lakewood Ranch Library hires branch manager

The library won't be open until the fall, but Tiffany Mautino is going full-steam ahead.

  • East County
  • News
Braden River senior wrestler Jessey Colas captured the Class 2A title in the 182-pound division March 4 at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 24, 2023
The top 10 East County sports moments of the 2022-23 school year

Moments include a wrestling state title and a huge turnaround for ODA's football program.

  • East County
  • Sports
CASTO Managing Director of Southeast Development Michael Chadwick talks to the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance about his company's many projects.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 24, 2023
More restaurant choices headed to East County

CASTO executive talks about his company's many development projects in the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Built in 1994, units J-204 and K-205 have four bedrooms, two-and-two-half baths and 5,185 square feet of living area. (File photo)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 24, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for May 8-12 in Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

A condominium in L'Ambiance on Longboat Key tops the week's sales at $3.2 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Joni and Ziggy von Schweinitz show off the gold flag they received from the America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association for completing the Great Loop.
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 24, 2023
Longboat couple completes the Great Loop

The 10-month journey covered more than 6,000 miles of eastern U.S. seas, lakes and waterways.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Man promises to keep front yard yelling 'to a minimum'
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2023
Man promises to keep front yard yelling 'to a minimum'

After screaming obscenities for hours a man tells police he'll tone it down. This and other reports from the Sarasota Police Department in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Country Club Shores IV and V will be the first of the neighborhoods to get their water main replaced.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • May 24, 2023
Country Club Shores asbestos pipe replacement starts late summer

Replacing the entire pipe is expected to cost about $9.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The upper floors of Obsidian would offer bayfront views to the east and downtown views to the west.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • May 24, 2023
Downtown condo moves closer to final approval as neighbors object

Although the developer says the height-limiting ordinance does not apply, the Sarasota Design Review Committee still suggests reducing the scale of the condominium tower, Obsidian.

  • Sarasota
  • News
New patrol cars assigned to an officer will add years to the vehicle's lifetime.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • May 24, 2023
Longboat police seek additional patrol vehicles

The seven additional vehicles will each be assigned to an officer, increasing department morale and vehicle lifespan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Gulf Coast Community Foundation Leadership Development Institute class of 2023.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2023
Leadership Development Institute selects 29 for class of 2023

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation initiative prepares participants for leadership roles.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bradenton woman killed in I-75 accident
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 23, 2023
Bradenton woman killed in I-75 accident

The 25-year-old woman had left her disabled car and was struck by another vehicle just north of University Parkway.

  • East County
  • News
This bench in front of Linger Lodge was made from a slab of oak from a tree that was uprooted during Hurricane Ian.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 23, 2023
Linger Lodge restaurant perseveres despite setbacks

Rita Lewis launches into her first full summer at the quirky Bradenton restaurant and says business never has been better.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Tara Preserve residents Peyton Phillips, Marian Murdoch and Darby Connor at the intersection of Tara Boulevard and Tara Preserve Lane. Residents have been rallying for a four-way stop here since 2017.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • May 23, 2023
Key Tara intersection becomes a four-way stop

Residents of Tara Preserve have been rallying for safety measures at the Tara Boulevard and Tara Preserve Lane intersection since 2017.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat police enforce rules to keep dogs off the beach
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • May 23, 2023
Longboat police enforce rules to keep dogs off the beach

After multiple warnings, an officer wrote the dog owner a citation for continued violation. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Will Luera of Florida Studio Theatre had everyone pick a pose or movement to go with their name.
    By
  • Sidra Wali
  • May 23, 2023
The Paradise Center hosts improv classes on Longboat Key

The workshops are designed to build creativity, self-confidence and, of course, a sense of humor.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This Lake Club home at 16026 Topsail Terrace sold $3,075,000. It has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,387 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 23, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for May 8-12 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Topsail Terrace tops the week's sales at $3.08 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
A rendering of exterior renovations at Payne Park Auditorium proposed by The Players Centre for Performing Arts.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • May 23, 2023
The Players finds a home at Payne Park Auditorium

Sarasota city commissioners authorize staff to craft a lease agreement with The Players Centre for Performing Arts, which hasn't had a permanent home for seven years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rendering of planned parking garage at St. Regis with landscaping.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • May 23, 2023
St. Regis multilevel parking proposal headed before Town Commission

Public hearings will be held June 5 and June 20 on the matter.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Summerfield's Nina Antonetti and Karen Dewey discuss Manatee County's road project at Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Clubhouse Drive on May 22 at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 22, 2023
Revised Clubhouse Drive intersection plan presented to public

The intersection with Lakewood Ranch Boulevard will have signal lights and a turn lane along the boulevard but not Clubhouse Drive.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 22, 2023
Click it or get a $116 ticket

Memorial Day weekend brings emphasis on seat belt enforcement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Daniel Bradshaw will serve as Parrish Community High School's interim principal beginning July 1.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • May 22, 2023
Parrish Community High names new interim principal

Daniel Bradshaw will begin serving as principal July 1 as Craig Little assumes an administrative position with the district.

  • East County
  • Schools
The Survivors in Sync dragon boat team finish second overall in New Zealand, beating every team from the northern hemisphere.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 22, 2023
Paddlers share stories from international breast cancer dragon boat event

Survivors in Sync finished second overall at the festival, held April 15-16 on Lake Karapiro in Cambridge, New Zealand.

  • East County
  • Sports
Chef Jeremy Thayer and Chef Steve Phelps
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 22, 2023
Local chefs gather at St. Armands Daiquiri Deck for book-signing

The recently released cookbook "Cooking with Friends" brings together recipes from standout chefs from the city, region and across the country.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Readers respond to the St. Regis parking garage's potential impacts
  • By Letters to the Editor
  • May 22, 2023
Readers respond to the St. Regis parking garage's potential impacts

Readers differ over the value of the proposed St. Regis parking garage.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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