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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2020
Florida House District 71: Will Robinson

Meet the candidate

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 2, 2023
No limits on speculative homes for Manatee County builders

Builders can now have completed homes in stock to serve the area’s growth.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2010
Cops Corner

Nov. 10 Shopping switch 12:51 p.m. - 600 block of Buttonwood Drive. Lost Property. A woman reported that while in a grocery store she misplaced her tan purse, which included a white alligator-skin wallet. Store employees reviewed store tapes and discovered the woman mistakenly put some dairy items in the wrong shopping cart. Her original cart and purse were located.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By David Conway |
  • August 27, 2015
Downtown group works to build a broad coalition

In an area crowded with specialized interest groups, how can the Downtown Sarasota Alliance work to achieve its goal of representing a wider audience?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 11, 2024
Request to combine 'nonconforming lots' on barrier islands denied

Sarasota County Commission approval would have allowed legacy 25-foot-wide lots to be redeveloped contrary to the current density requirements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 23, 2025
Myakka River sometimes looks like chocolate milk, residents say

Property owners ask Manatee County for help in saving the waterway.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 13, 2022
Lakewood Ranch Invitational gives prep golfers a shot at fun format

Postponed by lightning, the scramble event will be held Sept. 17 at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • April 28, 2016
City revisits paid parking strategy

Mark Lyons and the city’s Parking Advisory Committee have spent nearly four years preparing residents for a new parking paradigm — yes, including meters. Will it pay off?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • May 8, 2014
Residents react to overlay project

Residents hope their concerns about the expansion of the Woman's Exchange - the first project to go through the Laurel Park Overlay District review process - are taken into consideration.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 5, 2022
Town survey drives point home about traffic

Longboat's annual opinion-finding project makes clear town residents' frustrations over off-island roadwork.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2024
Woman caught skinny-dipping in homeowner's pool

Claiming to be with the CIA, a nude woman is removed from a homeowner's pool on St. Armands. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Gayle Williams |
  • February 18, 2026
Sarasota Opera's 'La bohème' skips sentimentality in favor of realism

Each on- and off-stage decision creates warmth and intimacy in Puccini's beloved tale of love and loss.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Niki Kottmann & Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 22, 2017
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Episode 4 Recap

Not even a luxe gala could make everyone happy this week, and it may be that every relationship is destined for failure.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By David Conway |
  • February 7, 2019
Rosemary residents prioritize park purchase

Lots of new residential units have been built in the Rosemary District. A park hasn’t. The city will consider its options for changing that.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 14, 2015
Owners set new course for Rosedale

The Golf Club's new owners plan $1 million in first-year improvements.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2013
NEWSBRIEFS

The Ancient Oak Gun Club held its grand opening June 22; Manatee School District names new leadership

  • East County
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • May 14, 2025
Former Tidewell building under new ownership after $2.1M sale

The new owner, a full-time Longboat Key resident, will continue with a commercial lease business model and plans to make renovations to upgrade the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • October 9, 2023
Robert J. Simmons

It is with great sorrow to announce the passing of Robert J. Simmons.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By JL Bainbridge |
  • April 30, 2026
Think 3% Inflation Isn’t a Big Deal? Think Again.

Over the next decade, that ‘small’ number could raise your cost of living by 34%. The question is – is your financial plan prepared for the long-term effects of inflation?

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • October 20, 2021
Sarasota leaders endorse legalizing hosted rentals

A majority of the City Commission spoke favorably about permitting short-term rentals of a portion of a home as long as a resident remains on-site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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