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With the sale of its Sarasota theater, The Players Centre for Performing Arts can go forward with building Phase 1 of its Waterside Place complex.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 25, 2018
Players won't be 'missing tooth' in Lakewood Ranch's Waterside Place

Sale of existing theater means The Players can build simultaneously with Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Siesta Key resident Lourdes Ramirez has filed to run for the Sarasota County Commission in 2014.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 5, 2013
Ramirez to run for Sarasota County Commission

CONA President Lourdes Ramirez has filed to run for the District 4 seat on the Sarasota County Commission.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Graves were adorned with wreaths last year. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 22, 2013
Sarasota Military Academy continues wreath tradition

For the fifth year, the Sarasota-based military charter school is leading an effort to honor America's fallen for the holidays.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
As visitors begin arriving, so do their cars. Offloading often takes place on Bay Isles Road instead of the illegal stops in the center turn lane of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer and Brendan Lavell |
  • October 29, 2019
Longboat gears up as seasonal spike in population begins

The growing population of the island is impossible to ignore as traffic and social scenes grow.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 5, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Dec. 5

Weekend's best bets: Friday, Dec. 5

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently awarded the Historical Society of Sarasota County a $3,770 grant for a security-camera system.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2013
Aug. 6: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: PHOTO GALLERY: First Monday; Landmarks fight vandalism with security cameras; PHOTO GALLERY: PLATO fundraising event; Sarasota's Nathan Benderson recommended for championships

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Two Sarasota suspects confessed to stealing $152,000 in  jewelry from a Country Club Shores home this week.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 22, 2015
Police recover $104,000 in missing jewelry

Two Sarasota suspects were allegedly involved in a jewelry theft in the 700 block of Putter Lane on Longboat Key that involved stealing multiple pieces of jewelry from a Country Club Shores home since February.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jack Short |
  • January 15, 2016
Rick Scott to speak in Sarasota

The governor will stop at a local engineering company to make a special announcement as part of a recent jobs tour.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2018
Sarasota weather page photo: Jan. 4

Nancy Dobias photographed this alligator cooling off by opening its mouth at Myakka River State Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Optimist Fleet lines up for its first race of the day during the 66th annual Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta in 2012. File photo.
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • August 30, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: 67th annual Labor Day Regatta

The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting the 67th annual Labor Day Regatta this weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 4, 2019
Court denies petition against Siesta Promenade

The mixed-use project is planned for the intersection of U.S. 41 and Stickney Point Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jim Brown plans to meet with representatives of the Sarasota Ballet and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall this month.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 6, 2019
Brown plans to look into details of black box theater

Ringling says it makes sense to remove black box theater

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo courtesy of Susan Kenyon, Executive Director of Sarasota Crew.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 28, 2014
Sarasota Crew team places fifth at world championships

Shawna Sims, 18, and Devin Norder, 17, members of the Sarasota Crew rowing team, competed against 18 countries in the World Rowing Under 23 Championships.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Roselyn Peachey works part time with her cousin and Amish Baking Co. owner, Sadie Peachey.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 16, 2015
A Sweet Tradition at Amish Baking Company

Sadie Peachey is taking her family doughnut recipe on the road with her food truck, The Amish Baking Co.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The 700,000 square feet of space would be located at the eastern portion of the project site, which is home to The Mall at University Town Center.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 3, 2014
Sarasota board considers mall site expansion

As part of the approval, county staff recommends a stipulation requiring the formation of a private transportation management association.

  • East County
  • News
The Walmart Supercenter, approved by the Sarasota Planning Board, would replace an empty Publix and mostly-shuttered storefronts at the Ringling Shopping Center.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 24, 2013
Walmart appeal scheduled for Feb. 19

The store's classification is at the forefront of the debate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • November 21, 2015
Save Our Seabirds takes flight

Bird and music lovers flocked to Save Our Seabirds’ third annual Arias In Flight Nov. 21, at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cardinal Mooney's Emily Brusco tallied an assist in the Class 2A-District 11 championship Jan. 14.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 21, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Cardinal Mooney girls soccer returns home a champion

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Chairmen Marilee and Gary Roberts
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • February 22, 2013
Sarasota Exotic Car Fest Luxury Lifestyle Jet Port Reception

Sarasota Exotic Car Fest Luxury Lifestyle Jet Port Reception

  • Black Tie
Sarasota County beaches have the highest density of loggerhead nests on Florida’s West Coast. (Courtesy Mote Marine Laboratory)
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • May 1, 2014
Sea turtle nesting seasons begins today

Sarasota County National Resources officials are reminding Sarasota residents and visitors to help protect the hatchlings by taking precautions.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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