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Volunteers including Sally Werner combed the entire area near Overlook Park, from the roadside to the water's edge, at the adopt-a-highway cleanup.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • June 12, 2025
Manasota Track Club volunteers clean up near Overlook Park

Volunteers at the Manasota Track Club community cleanup near Overlook Park spied a manatee in the water nearby Sunday morning.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The home at 4940 Peaceable Way was built in 2019 and has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 3,928 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 14, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for July 28-August 1 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A home in Harmony on Peaceable Way tops the week’s sales at $2.95 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Prince Knight performs on Aug. 18.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 20, 2025
Jazz Jam SRQ lets the community play together

The free-to-attend, improvised performances, held at Selby Public Library, are being paired with education in the fundamentals of jazz.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Booker High junior receivers Dylan Wester and Tyren Wortham (2) chest bump after a Wester touchdown against Cardinal Mooney High.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • July 30, 2025
The top 12 Sarasota prep football players to watch in 2025

The Sarasota area is loaded with gridiron stars this fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota Sharks swimmer Emma Lynch, 11, won three gold medals at the Shark Open from June 19-22.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • July 8, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Emma Lynch

Lynch is one of the 12 fastest 11- to 12-year-old swimmers in Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Oct. 9, 2024.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • May 31, 2025
What to know for the 2025 hurricane season

In previous seminars to prepare the community, Longboat Key officials and others emphasized the importance of staying prepared and heeding directions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
131 Main is open in Lakewood Ranch's Center Point Plaza.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 11, 2025
131 Main now serving steak and seafood in Lakewood Ranch

The restaurant also features two bars, a wood burning grill, an indoor patio and original works of art.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Man spotted operating a wheelchair while intoxicated
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2025
Man spotted operating a wheelchair while intoxicated

After drinking many too many beers, a man rolled his wheelchair into the middle of Main Street and passed out. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Lake Manatee K-8 is the biggest and most well known construction project. The elementary part of the school will open in August, with the middle school set to open the following school year.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • July 13, 2025
3 major construction projects are almost finished for Manatee schools

Along with the new Lake Manatee K-8, the other two projects will increase capacity for students and help with overcrowding.

  • East County
  • Schools
Your Weekly Taste: Kelly's Roast Beef
  • By Observer Advertising Content Staff |
  • June 9, 2025
Your Weekly Taste: Kelly's Roast Beef

Get a taste of New England in the heart of Sarasota with the lobster roll that’s making waves.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Spotlight Partners
Sponsored Content
Morgan Peggs has a 2.88 ERA across 41 1/3 innings in his senior season for Riverview baseball.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • April 9, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Morgan Peggs

Peggs held the No. 20 team in the nation in check in a 4-1 Riverview win at CoolToday Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jared Walker is the ringmaster at the 2025 Summer Circus Spectacular, which runs from June 13 to Aug. 9 at The Ringling's Historic Asolo Theater.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • June 4, 2025
Come one, come all to the Summer Circus Spectacular

Make it a family day with the Summer Circus Spectacular at The Ringling.

  • Arts + Culture
Paddlers based at Nathan Benderson Park celebrated their selection to Team USA.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • June 9, 2025
Local paddlers to represent Team USA in dragon boat championships

Twenty-two athletes who train at Nathan Benderson Park will race in the IDBF World Championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Meadows Country Club includes multiple golf courses as well as a Racquet Club, pool, fitness center and restaurant.
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 13, 2025
The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota files for bankruptcy

A Sarasota country club has filed Chapter 7 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Julie Fanning took over the chairmanship of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance in January.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 16, 2025
Hear from the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's new chair

Julie Fanning, the chair of Lakewood Ranch's leading pro-business group, comes to the role — during a milestone year — with an unwavering belief in the organization's mission.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kenneth Ordonez and his elementary teacher Joadie Durfee got to reunite at the gathering. Ordonez described Durfee as not only a teacher, but a good friend.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • May 3, 2025
Past Braden River Elementary students gather before graduating high school

Seven years after graduating elementary school, Manatee County seniors reunited with old friends and teachers to reminisce before graduating high school and heading separate ways once more.

  • East County
  • Schools
Barbara Briggs will be honored at a ceremony in Gainesville on July 31.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 24, 2025
Sarasota County judge among those honored at 4-H awards

Longtime Sarasota County 4-H volunteer Barbara Briggs has been selected for induction to the Florida 4-H Hall of Fame.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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
A rendering by DSDG Architects of the front of a rebuilt Bird Key Yacht Club.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 18, 2025
Bird Key Yacht Club plan wins Planning Board endorsement

Bird Key Yacht Club plans to replace its existing clubhouse with a FEMA-compliant structure and make other improvements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Man unable to find car calls for emergency backup
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • April 8, 2025
Man unable to find car calls for emergency backup

The man first presumed the car was stolen, and officers showed up to search for the missing vehicle. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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