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Rob Christy submitted this sunset photo, taken at the Venice pier.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2015
Weather: Sarasota

Visit YourObserver.com to submit your local weather or nature-related photos. Each weekly winner will be entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift card. One grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 flooring makeover, to be announced in October.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The 2017 World Rowing Championships saw 42,000 spectators fill the Nathan Benderson Park grandstands.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 17, 2019
Nathan Benderson Park hosts the 2019 World Rowing U23 Championships next week

Nathan Benderson Park will host the 2019 World Rowing U23 Championships next week, with Sarasota and Manatee counties providing SANCA support.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: November 28

Stephen Jordan captured this majestic sunset from Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sally Yanowitz
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • March 13, 2013
Social Studies: Sally Yanowitz

While fine art graces the walls of Sally Yanowitz's sun-filled downtown condo, family photos of her three daughters and two granddaughters hold equally as important real estate.

  • Arts + Culture
Les McCurdy thinks Sarasota's existing sign ordinances place too big a burden on downtown businesses, and believes a common-sense solution is needed.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 2, 2015
New message: City seeks merchant input on sign regulations

Businesses and staff members offer their insight on the city’s current sign policies, set to get a thorough examination later this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 6, 2013
SIDELINES

ODA rolls past DeSoto County; Pirates win back-to-back games; Thunder LAX posts win; Youth Baseball Day upcoming

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2013
Drop DROP

"Your plan is not fair, Mr. Bullock." - Maureen Monahan Emergency-services specialist Town of Longboat Key Let's talk about fair.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Samantha Castro and Savana Durr, who play for Real So Cal out of California, look at the 1991 Women's World Cup trophy this December at   Premier Sports Campus. The facility has continual attracted top events.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 30, 2018
Don't be timid plotting Premier's future

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Recently, Keith Davey, lead advocate of Lakewood Ranch incorporation, announced with a flourish that Florida State University has approved the Fishkind feasibility study, the much-debated study that concludes that incorporation is financially feasible.

  • East County
  • News
Bill Kelley
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 6, 2019
D-Day: The high price of freedom

Will future generations ever really understand the value of freedom? They should know the enormity, horrors and human toll of The Longest Day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Chief Financial Officer Mitsi Corcoran says there are still many unknown COVID-19 impacts on the budget that may need to be added as amendments in the future.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • July 28, 2020
School board approves tentative budget, millage rate

School board members approved an overall budget of $964 million, though the full impacts of COVID-19 are still unknown.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • December 19, 2019
Manasota Flooring gives back to first responders

Mansaota Flooring handed out 500 turkeys to first responders on Dec. 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This season, only three of the 28 practices for the Sarasota Orchestra Masterworks series will be held in the Van Wezel, the primary performance venue.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 19, 2016
Orchestra study calls current venue options inadequate

The Sarasota Orchestra is in the process of devising plans for a new facility, part of a broader effort to assess the organization’s future needs and goals.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Snowy plovers are the most popular nesting shorebird on Siesta Key.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 8, 2021
Snowy plovers return to Siesta Key

Out of 25 confirmed nests since 2018, no chicks have made it to maturity.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The meetings will be held at the county commission building at 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 14, 2017
Manatee County may narrow search for new administrator

Boards work on improving development processes.

  • East County
  • News
Mayor Jim Brown and Commissioners Phill Younger and Terry Gans celebrate with supporters Tuesday night at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort after being re-elected.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 24, 2013
Year in Review: March 2013, 'We Won 'Em All!'

Gans narrowly beats Pastor by 27 votes. Brown and Younger retain seats.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 15, 2016
The Residences unit sells for $4.9 million

Built in 2003, unit 1605 at 35 Watergate Drive has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,659 square feet of living area.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Among the effects of the coronavirus pandemic: closed public facilities designed to limit social gatherings.
  • By Tom Harmer |
  • March 27, 2020
Remember, we are still in an active stage of an emergency

Heed the guidelines from federal, state and local authorities.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Parent and Atwood said they eat a lot of chicken, pasta, rice, broccoli and vegetables to fuel themselves.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 26, 2018
Olympic hopefuls set sail for Tokyo Games

Ravi Parent, an alum of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, and his teammate Caroline Atwood are training in hopes of qualifying for the 2020 summer Olympics.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The South Gate Community Center was designed in 1956 by architect Victor Lundy. File photo
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 29, 2021
South Gate Community Center will stay in residents' control

Voters say Sarasota County's offer was too low for the property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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