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Be sure to wear tartan to find your clan! (Courtesy Photo)
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • January 31, 2014
Weekend Best Bet: Highland Games and Celtic Festival

The 20th annual Saraosta Highland Games and Celtic Festival return to the Sarasota Fairgrounds Saturday, Feb. 1.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2009
Observer Updates

Click here for updates and resolutions to previous stories featured in The Sarasota Observer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
People have fun dancing around on the grass during Friday Fest at Van Wezel.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2012
August Year in Pictures: Sarasota

Enjoy some of our picks for best pictures of August 2012.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This Longboat Key home sold for $2.2 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 13, 2017
John Ringling Estates home sells for $2.2 million

Residential real estate transactions for March 27-31.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
This home at 1447 Tangier Way has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 5,040 square feet of living area. It sold for $3,725,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 7, 2013
Home in San Remo Estates sells for $3,725,000

Bart and Karin Leereveld, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1447 Tangier Way to Richard and Melissa Hall, of Sarasota, for $3,725,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Adam Garrison, local stand-up comedian and actor, has created a new space for every kind of performer to express themselves.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • November 20, 2014
'Adam's Night Out' creates an inclusive night of comedy and entertainment

Local comedian Adam Garrison starts first comedy revue at the Players Theatre for local entertainers to scratch their artistic itch.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Uriel Quiles |
  • April 20, 2012
Sarasota Pops: Music of the New World

Sarasota Pops: Music of the New World

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 9, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
Mira Carpenter, 4, smells the red carnation she was given at the Sarasota Farmers Market.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 28, 2012
July Year in Pictures: Sarasota

Enjoy some of our picks for best pictures of July 2012.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The inaugural tournament will benefit the foundation's general fund.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 26, 2019
Longboat Key Foundation to host inaugural golf tournament

The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. on March 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County homelessness consultant Robert Marbut speaks to the public during a community workshop in May.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 23, 2015
County revives homeless shelter talks

Sarasota County commissioners have asked staff to explore new alternatives for a 24-hour come-as-you-are shelter, and they plan to ask city commissioners for their input on the options.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2015
Lost and found: a toy story

In December 2013, the Fagerberg family traveled from Sweden to Sarasota for vacation.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Alina Cemitier of Fifth Third Bank and Ron Ciaravella of Dolphin Aviation
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • September 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Tiger Bay Club Meeting

Community members met Thursday, Sept. 19, at Michaels On East to discuss how to keep young professionals in the area and how to build an export economy in Florida. Senator Nancy Detert served as the panelist at the Sarasota Tiger Bay Club discussion and Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, President of Visit Sarasota County Virginia Haley, President of EDC Sarasota County Mark Huey and President of Medallion Homes of Gulf Coast Carlos Beruff served as the panelists.

  • Sarasota
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Finance Director Kelly Strickland discusses the 2019-20 proposed budget at a special City Commission meeting Tuesday.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 11, 2019
City budget prioritizes parks, police

Staff’s proposed $248.8 million budget for 2019-20 includes a flat operating millage rate, though a portion of property tax revenue could go to a new parks and recreation district.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Todd Tedder and his daughter, Sophia, wore clown noses to the downtown block party that was held at Mattison's City Grille to watch local circus performer Nik Wallenda's daring tightrope walk over Niagara Falls.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 27, 2012
June Year in Pictures: Sarasota

Enjoy some of our picks for best pictures of June 2012.

  • Sarasota
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Lakewood Ranch graduate Ericka Schneider will play in the Symetra Tour'    s sixth-annual Sara Bay Classic at Sara Bay Country Club in Sarasota this weekend.Â
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 17, 2017
Lakewood Ranch grad to play in Sara Bay Classic

The tournament is an LPGA Tour qualifier.

  • East County
  • Sports
Phil Pagano has managed the Sarasota Farmers Market since 2009. Now, he’s beginning a conversation about what the future of the market will look like. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • May 28, 2015
Q+A with Phil Pagano

Thanks to the success of the Sarasota Farmers Market, manager Phil Pagano is now looking toward the future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Randy Moore, director of the Sarasota Bay Water Festival
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • October 24, 2012
Sarasota Bay Water Festival celebrates the bay

The Sarasota Bay Water Festival will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Ken Thompson Park. The festival will celebrate the importance of Sarasota Bay to our environment, economy and quality of life.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Traffic began to appear through a roundabout on Ringling Boulevard at Pineapple Avenue this morning.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 18, 2012
One Ringling roundabout now open

A roundabout at the intersection of Ringling Boulevard and Pineapple Avenue opened this morning. A second roundabout at Palm Avenue is still under construction.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Professor Gary Mormino speaks to the Longboat Key Historical Society. Photo by Robin Hartill.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 23, 2013
Historical Society recalls Florida's World War II past

USF Professor Gary Mormino spoke to the Historical Society about the Sunshine State during World War II.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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