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Intern Anaga Davi works in the microbiology lab at Mote in 2016. Olivia Raney / Mote Marine Laboratory.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • August 9, 2019
Mote receives $1.5 million grant to help with STEM minority representation

The research center is the only non-academic institution to receive the LSAMP Center of Excellence award.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2019
A deeper look at Sarasota's red tide outbreak: What do we really know?

As effects from the recent bloom fade, we ask: What do we really know about red tide?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh speaks at a town hall meeting in June 2014. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 17, 2015
Baugh files for re-election

Manatee County District 5 Commissioner Vanessa Baugh is the first to file for her seat.

  • East County
  • News
Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi says helicopter trauma calls will diminish when Sarasota Memorial Hospital becomes certified as a trauma hospital.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 24, 2015
Fire chief updates Kiwanians on fire issues

Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi believes a 911 dispatch service with Sarasota County is the right move to make.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
District 3 candidate Matt Wooddall
  • By David Conway |
  • March 7, 2015
Consultant removes itself from Wooddall campaign

Four days before the March 10 City Commission election, a campaign consultant severed its ties with District 3 candidate Matt Wooddall after he gave conflicting accounts of his employment history.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarah Olivero with a female black skimmer that recently lost part of its beak when a beachgoer struck it with a chair. Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 7, 2013
SOS hospital administrator hears the call of wildlife

Sarah Olivero was recently promoted to the position of avian hospital administrator of Save Our Seabirds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Deputy Brian Biegel and K9 Ryker attended 80 hours of training, which included searching dozens of vehicles, thousands of parcels and conducted more than a dozen building and area searches.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 28, 2014
K9 team certified in explosives detection

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office recently added the only certified bomb detection team in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, Hardee, DeSoto and Highlands counties, and the first at this agency since 2004.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Ember Bly, 5, Avenn Zarchev-Miller, 7, and Brooklyn Koenreich, 5, prepare to blast off into space.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 22, 2024
Explorers of the Galaxy summer camp teaches drama and life skills

The Drama Kids theater program recently moved into a permanent space featuring a black box theater, on Interstate Boulevard.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Principal Rachel Shelley greets Maximiliano Lopez Zapata
  • 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
Shawna Hicks-Cranston of PostNet raises her Sandies award for the Community Champion category. The annual Sandies was held by the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Nov. 14 at the Grove in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 14, 2025
Lakewood Ranch community leaders are saluted with Sandies awards

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance hosts its annual awards program at the Grove.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kelly Sims
  • By Loren Mayo and Rachel S. OHara |
  • August 25, 2011
Neighbors: Back to School 2011

First-day-of-school jitters aren't just for the little ones - they happen to moms, dads and the older kids, too.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 13, 2016
New voices join Siesta Promenade debate

More stakeholders near Stickney Point Road and U.S. 41 are sharing their concerns about Benderson Development's proposed Siesta Promenade project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The "Lime Babe" was designed by Karen Chandler, an artist at The Bazaar on Apricot and Lime. One of the emporium's neighbors allowed Chandler to paint the mural on their wall so it can be seen when Bazaar patrons park their cars.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • April 19, 2023
The lights get brighter in Sarasota's Limelight District

An area along Lime Avenue is raising its profile as a home for artists, artisans and small business.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Keith Reeves |
  • March 17, 2010
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ranch HOAs out of control

With all the real problems in the world today, why do we create aggravations for ourselves (by ourselves essentially) on trivial things such as shells and small signs?

  • East County
  • Opinion
Clumps of seaweed lined the beach access near North Shore Road Monday evening.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 1, 2012
Seaweed surfaces on beaches

The town doesn't rake the beaches when seaweed like the current clumps on the beach wash ashore.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota area is not out of the storm's cone of uncertainty and residents are being asked to monitor the storm closely. Photo Courtesy of NOAA.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 24, 2012
Isaac tracking westward

A shift in Tropical Storm Isaac's projected path to the west means a direct hit for the Sarasota area is less likely.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The decorative waterfall near the entrance to Terrace East is a vulnerable target for vandals while older residents sleep.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 17, 2012
Village vandalism highlights problems

A report of vandalism to the concrete wall separating Terrace East and Ocean Boulevard has some residents worried about vengeance sought over noise complaints.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Town officials and firefighters gathered for another round of negotiations Thursday, Nov. 1.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 2, 2012
Firefighters present proposed contract

The town didn't declare impasse with firefighters yesterday but expressed hesitance about dragging out the negotiation process.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jayne Giroux, Director of Community Development |
  • June 18, 2020
Cancer touches all of us

Cancer touches all of us

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Since 2017, the city has been developing a parks and recreation master plan, a process that has included community outreach sessions to identify public priorities.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 31, 2019
City to discuss parks master plan

Implementing the first phase of a parks improvement initiative would cost $50 million over the next decade.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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