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Riverview senior center Grayson Martin will lead the Rams' offensive line this fall.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • July 29, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Grayson Martin

Martin has bulked up on strength and experience headed into his senior year.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2025
Water quality warning issued for North Lido Beach

Conditons at North Lido Beach in Sarasota are unsafe for swimming, according to the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Land use attorney Bill Merrill (speaking) led a legal challenge to the Downtown Master Plan 2020.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 25, 2025
Attorney advises downtown plan committee on avoiding challenges

Land use attorney Bill Merrill recounts to members of the Sarasota Downtown Master Plan 2020 Update Committee how he successfully forced changes to Sarasota's current downtown master plan more than two decades ago.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mike McCullough at the Christ Church hurricane relief food drive.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • October 20, 2025
Christ Church to host welcome-back food drive

The church invites community members to help make its annual food drive for Our Daily Bread of Bradenton a success.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Key Chorale will follow up last season's acclaimed concert of Verdi's Requiem at Church of the Palms with Mozart's Coronation Mass on Saturday, Sept. 27.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • September 24, 2025
Key Chorale kicks off its 41st season with music fit for a king

The title of the symphonic chorus's Sept. 27 concert, "Coronation: Music Inspired by Royalty," comes from Mozart's Coronation Mass.

  • Arts + Culture
Heather Kasten stands with incoming board chair Jennifer Rominkiecki.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 26, 2025
Chamber welcomes Selby Gardens president as board chair

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting welcomed board chair Jennifer Rominiecki, as well as keynote speaker Jim Knight, a Hard Rock International executive.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Tim and Lauren Macri, co-owners of Beef 'O' Brady's Braden River, want the community's support to achieve their goal of providing gifts to Tara Elementary School teachers to help ease the burden of digging into their own pockets to provide for their students.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • July 12, 2025
Beef 'O' Brady's hosts second supply drive for Tara Elementary teachers

Community members can participate until July 31 to help ease the burden of teachers spending their own money for supplies.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Latham Pools |
  • March 27, 2025
Get Out of the Stone Age with a Latham Fiberglass Pool

Say goodbye to labor-intensive upkeep and hello to stress-free relaxation that lasts for decades.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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After a fun filled night at Boo Fest on Lakewood Ranch Main Street, Bradenton's Lennox Craig, 3, is all smiles dressed as one of the 101 dalmations.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • October 25, 2025
Plenty of Boo for you in Lakewood Ranch

BooFest brings princesses, animals, minions and more to Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Bring the beach to your bar cart with Siesta Key toasted coconut rum.
  • By Emma Burke |
  • June 21, 2025
Find your own Kokomo with these tropical treats and island-inspired sips

Get ready to go coconuts for National Coconut Day at these Sarasota-area eateries.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
As members of VFW Post 12055, Post Commander Dave Daily and retired U.S. Army Col. Gill Ruderman meet once a month with post members at Wolveshead Pizza and Wings.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 3, 2025
Is veterans park a sugar pill being fed to taxpayers?

Manatee County wants the planned Palmetto veterans memorial park and connections hub to serve the region, but local VFW members say it's too far out of the way.

  • East County
  • News
Sue Ann Miller, Regina Negrycz and Sue Glass represent the Friends of the Lakewood Ranch Library, which won the award for the Group/Club of the Year.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 11, 2025
Youth fishing volunteer hooks big award in Lakewood Ranch

Ed Van Stedum snags Volunteer of the Year award at the Community Appreciation Awards.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Christian football coach Jacob Spenn (left) shakes hands with Krakow Kings U19 coach Robin Volkmar (right). After the Blazers visited Poland in June, Volkmar and one of his assistants visited Sarasota last week.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • September 18, 2025
Sarasota Christian football begins partnership with Kraków Kings

After a summer trip to Poland, the Blazers welcomed Kings U19 Coach Robin Volkmar last week.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The rendering of Florida Studio Theatre's McGillicuddy Arts Plaza shows marquee signage granted as adjustments by the Sarasota Planning Board.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 13, 2025
Florida Studio Theatre scores a marquee victory

The Sarasota theater organization secured multiple Planning Board adjustments for its McGillicuddy Arts Plaza, including additional signage to enhance its theater district ambience.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch wide receiver Viktor Monoki has been training with former NFL receiver Richie James to prepare for his senior season.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • June 16, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Viktor Monoki

The Lakewood Ranch rising senior has scheduled a summer full of college football camps.

  • East County
  • Sports
Demolition began last week on the home at 634 Buttonwood Drive, which was badly damaged by hurricane-related flooding.
  • By Michael Harris |
  • August 11, 2025
Buttonwood Harbour residents on Longboat remain mixed toward rebuild

Some homeowners have homes finished, some are starting from scratch, and others are getting out.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Haley K. Clay, Andrew Leggieri and Russell Mernagh star in Florida Studio Theatre's ode to contemporary crooners, "Feeling Good."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 7, 2025
Florida Studio Theatre's 'Feeling Good' cabaret croons with a smooth groove

A talented trio of young singers brings brio to Rat Pack favorites and Michael Bublé originals.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
There are three living levels within 845 Longboat Club Road.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 4, 2025
Record-breaking Longboat home sale spotlights island's unique market

The $30.3 million deal solidifies the town's position for luxury sales.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
'My girlfriend can beat up your girlfriend'
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2025
'My girlfriend can beat up your girlfriend'

A downtown bar brawl begins when a man tells another man that his girlfriend would "stomp his girl." This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Christian Delunas, retail general manager, shows one of his favorite unique purses offered at the newly opened Italian Idea boutique on St. Armands Circle. The shop recently hosted a soft opening for its third attempt to open a location on the shopping hub.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • November 3, 2025
Boutique featuring Italian leather handbags opens on St. Armands

Italian Idea, which hosted its soft opening last week, brings its family fashion tradition to St. Armands Circle.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
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