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Business owners — particularly restaurants — are taken aback at the fees associated with a forthcoming parking garage project on St. Armands.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 26, 2017
Garage costs surprise St. Armands businesses

The city is working on plans for a 521-space parking garage on St. Armands Circle — and businesses in the area are taking issue with their portion of the bill.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 5, 2020
A legacy decision for the city

The new tax increment district for the Bay Park is a Big Deal — a major step forward for the city.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Zachary Kurnov runs through the garden at Hershorin Schiff Community Day School.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • August 3, 2017
Summer sprouts await students return

While the students are away, school gardens wait for their day in the sun.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Senior runner Ke'Andre Collins holds three Sarasota High track and field records.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 11, 2019
Sarasota High senior runner not satisfied with school records

Sarasota High senior runner Ke'Andre Collins is not satisfied with holding school records.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
John "Buck" O'Neil was the first Black coach in Major League Baseball and will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 24.  (Photo by Spencer Fordin)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2022
Sarasota baseball great honored with mural

Painting of John “Buck” O’Neil honors Newtown man days before induction in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

  • Sarasota
  • News
High winds can turn the usually tepid Gulf waters into a dangerous maelstrom. File photo.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 1, 2012
Off-duty sergeant saves two swimming teens

Sergeant Steve Leavitt, a deputy with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, rescued a 15-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl struggling in the Siesta surf.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Dave Bullock would rather have more paid time off on his boat to fish with his wife, Donna, and grandson Evan Ohern, 3, whom Bullock calls “a great fisherman.”
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 18, 2015
Bullock turns down 4% raise

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock is fine with his $180,000 salary, but the avid boater floats one request before the commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 2, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Jan.16-20 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch

Two McClellan Park properties topped the week's sale at a combined $1.8 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Clara Spitler helps sort canned foods at All Faiths Food Bank.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • March 5, 2019
All Faith's Food Bank has a new kickoff to its summer campaign

The new Walk to End Summer Hunger will be the kickoff to the campaign.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jamese Johnson and Shay Haygood, founder of Women on the Way
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • February 27, 2020
Success with a dress: Nonprofit provides 100 free prom dresses for Sarasota teens

Women on the Way Inc. teamed up with Miami organization Be U Productions to provide girls with free prom dresses.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Vice Mayor David Brenner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 4, 2013
Brenner won't seek another term

With six months left in his second term, Vice Mayor David Brenner announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election for his seat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
An undated photo of the Osprey fishing pier, located on Blackburn Bay, just south of Historic Spanish Point. Photo courtesy of Sarasota County Parks and Recreation
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • January 20, 2014
Osprey pier reconstruction moves forward

With permitting complete, a county project to rebuild the historic Osprey fishing pier has moved into the design phase.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The parking areas and pedestrian walkways, shaded in purple, are scheduled to be improved at Turtle Beach, thanks to a County Commission vote Jan. 10.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 19, 2012
Turtle Beach vote split

Despite commissioners' concerns, the Siesta Key Association says it has had adequate involvement in plans for Turtle Beach improvements.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Parking in March at the Shore on Broadway Street.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 28, 2020
Town commissioners expected to vote on proposed changes to restaurant parking

The commission is set to meet virtually Monday afternoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"It's not just about the figure," Ofra Friedman explains about her work. "It communicates the essence — the core of us."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 30, 2012
Ofra Friedman: On the Wire

Ofra Friedman is not only good with her hands; she's good at hands - and feet, for that matter. The Israeli-born sculptor turns sheets of steel-wire mesh into full-fledged, human-like works of art.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 8, 2021
Santa visits Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

Tis the season for Santa to come to Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • March 14, 2019
County Commission approves smaller, more affordable housing units

The units would also help potential buyers save money in the long run by way of reduced wastewater and other impact fees.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This County Club East home at 16116 Kendleshire Terrace sold for $2.3 million. It has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,182 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 11, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for March 27-31 in Lakewood Ranch

A Country Club East home on Kendleshire Terrace tops the week's sales at $2.3 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
If the Manatee County School District was awarded the grant, it would fund a plan to implement STEM labs in elementary schools.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 25, 2013
School District finalist for grant

The Manatee County School District is a finalist for a 'Race to the Top' grant, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2013
Our View: Go forward; stay focused

Elections often can and do engender ill will and bitterness that some candidates never forget.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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