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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 28, 2023
BooFest lowers the boom for fun at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

Thousands attended the annual fright night on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 2, 2024
Holiday Pet Blessing at Unity of Sarasota celebrates the joy of pets

Moving to December this year, the annual event welcomed pets for blessings by the church's prayer chaplains.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2024
Art Center Sarasota names new management team

Sarasota's oldest visual arts organization has a new executive director and board chair.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By None |
  • January 1, 2025
Make Space for Good

As you reflect on your resolutions, take a moment to go through closets, storage bins, and those forgotten corners of your home.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2024
Foundation to pay for design phase of new performing arts center

All expenditures for the project are to be divided equally among the public and private sectors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 19, 2024
Booker High grads share advice as they prepare for their next steps

Commencement speaker Annabelle Truong had an optimistic appraisal of the moment to share during the graduation ceremony for Booker High School on May 18.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • February 5, 2025
Savor the Sounds concert series returns to Longboat this spring

Big Z Band starts off the three-part chamber concert series on March 1 at the Town Center Green.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 4, 2023
New College of Florida names president after six-month search

The current interim president beat out two other finalists for the official title.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 3, 2023
Downtown Sarasota Holiday Parade lets it snow community spirit

The parade brought together organizations and businesses throughout the community to celebrate a theme of “Christmas Around the World.”

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2023
Drunk driver sentenced to 40 years after crash that killed 4 people

The 2021 crash killed four men near a truck that was stopped on the shoulder due to a flat tire.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2024
Challenge grant will double food bank fundrasing campaign

The Barancik Foundation and GCCF will match donations to All Faiths Food Bank's Campaign Against Summer Hunger up to $1 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 27, 2023
Lakewood Ranch retains standing as the top multigenerational, master-planned community

The RCLCO rankings also noted that Lakewood Ranch was No. 2 in total sales with 1,227, up 20% from the same period a year ago.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 16, 2023
Save Our Seabirds introduces new executive director at fundraising event

Brian Walton made his first community appearance at For the Birds and is excited for a new era of Save Our Seabirds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 1, 2024
Bayfront Park's new splash pad and playground officially open

The new and improved playground and splash pad at Bayfront Park held its grand opening ceremony on Feb. 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 18, 2024
Jazz in the Park brings 'people's music' into open air

Held at the Civic Green beside Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, the event contributes to the legacy of jazz in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • July 7, 2024
Bird Key Yacht Club races potatoes for July 4

A decade-old tradition has club members building and racing potato cars while waiting for the fireworks show on Independence Day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2024
Longboat Key allows residents back on the island

A 7 p.m. curfew is still in effect for all on the island, and the New Pass Bridge is the only access point.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 2, 2025
Gas patrons fill up on Sarasota Police's giving spirit

Chief Rex Troche and several officers visited three stores, spreading goodwill and topping off people's tanks.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 5, 2026
Rock star sells Sarasota estate for $7.5 million

The property near the north bridge to Siesta Key was owned by Stu Cook, the bassist for Creedence Clearwater Revival.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Janet Combs |
  • March 1, 2026
Ringling College's Avant-Garde dances through the decades

Ringling College of Art and Design's annual costumed gala celebrated its 30th year and the legacy of its leader, Larry Thompson, who is retiring at the end of the school year.

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