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Stately and traditional on the outside, the home features interiors that are both modern and timeless.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • May 23, 2019
Spotlighting life on the Ranch: Looking toward the future

With light, bright décor leading the way, a home in The Lake Club defines today’s look in interior design.

  • LWR Life
Manatee County Schools to cut 150 staff positions
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • March 26, 2013
March 26: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Manatee County Schools to cut 150 staff positions; Colony units can't be fulltime residences; New College names Shannon Duvall as vice president for advancement

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Craft Growlers To Go & Tasting Room (Courtesy photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • August 31, 2022
Craft beer is picking up in Lakewood Ranch

Craft beer aficionados don't have to travel far to quench their thirst. Lakewood Ranch has become a go-to destination for craft beer enthusiasts and entrepreneurs.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Bird Key Yacht Club raised over $1,700 to purchase 34 pairs of shoes.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2023
Bird Key Yacht Club provides new shoes for Tennis for Fun athletes

The club raised more than $1,700 to purchase tennis shoes for residents of The Haven and Tennis For Fun participants.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Players Centre for Performing Arts has accepted an offer on its Sarasota theater.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2018
Players Centre strikes deal to sell Sarasota theater

Players managing director says contract offer is more than the listing price of $9.5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Beth Duda is the host of "This Book is Cool!" an online show that promotes summer learning.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 25, 2020
Patterson Foundation connects with summer readers online

"This Book is Cool!" is an online show that helps students connect with books over the summer.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2012
Jane Pauley interviews Gid Pool on 'Today'

After getting bumped multiple times, Jane Pauley's interview with retired real-estate agent Gid Pool at McCurdy's Comedy Theatre aired today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Paul Reubens appeared at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, in 2016.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • August 4, 2023
Pee-wee Herman's big adventure started in Sarasota

Remembering Paul Reubens, 1952-2023.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2012
November Cool Today Monthly Weather Photo Contest Winner

Jocelyne Cloutier submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Emergency Operations Center handles an average of 800 emergency 911 calls per day.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • October 4, 2023
Concerns on emergency dispatch prompt Longboat to reexamine call routing

Longboat Key residents brought up complaints about emergency dispatch at a recent commission meeting. While town officials are looking into the issues, solutions may not be cut and dry.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 7, 2022
Longboat youth sailor takes on regatta solo for the first time

Weekend event on Sarasota Bay attracts hundreds of youngsters for a day of racing, including a 12-year-old Longboater.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rosedale Golf and Country Club's Fred Booth spoke against the proposal.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 6, 2020
Manatee County approves Cemex plant

Lena Road site prepped for ready-mix concrete plant.

  • East County
  • News
A lightning rod is pictured on top of a home on Halyard Lane in the Country Club Shores IV North neighborhood.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 5, 2020
Longboat Key to allow for lightning rods on rooftops with restrictions

Longboat Key town commissioners voted 4-2 in favor of the regulations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brenna Foster submitted this sunset photo, taken near G.WIZ in Sarasota.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2012
UPDATE: Cool Today Monthly Winner: April

Brenna Foster submitted this sunset photo, taken near G.WIZ in Sarasota.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Williams Testing, a local pipeline inspection firm, is wrapping up a Sarasota County contract on Midnight Pass Road.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 2, 2012
Lane closed on south Siesta

A firm working on a Sarasota County sewer rehabilitation project expects the roadway at the 7700 block of Midnight Pass Road to be clear later today

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 12, 2022
Nearly 13-acre Sarasota property includes racetrack for $12 million

A 13-acre property on Beneva Road now features a wealth of recreational features, including a go-cart racetrack.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Auditor Joe Welch runs through audit highlights for each community development district.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 18, 2016
Lakewood Ranch audits deemed 'clean'

Auditors report no problems.

  • East County
  • News
The School Board of Sarasota County opened and closed the floor for public comment today at a hearing to adopt the district’s 2012 tentative budget in 10 of the 45 minutes allotted — because nobody from the public showed up.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 1, 2012
School Board approves rate increase

With the public absent for a public hearing to approve the 2012 fiscal year budget for the Sarasota County School District, the School Board of Sarasota County unanimously approved a millage rate increase of 1.27%

  • Sarasota
  • News
A hearing today in U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May’s courtroom involves reviewing sanctions for Colony Lender LLC.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 14, 2015
Colony Lender’s appeal denied

An appeal by Colony Lender LLC to postpone a 3 p.m. hearing today in Tampa was denied. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May will discuss appropriate sanctions for Colony Lender in his courtroom today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The city approved plans for a dog park at Whitaker Gateway Park, but people living in the area say they weren’t consulted about the decision.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 1, 2018
Residents decry dog park plans

The city approved plans for a dog park at Whitaker Gateway Park, but people living in the area say they weren’t consulted about the decision.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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