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New business owners and service providers are offered a one-time opportunity to receive a complimentary news release from the city announcing their newly opened business.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 10, 2012
New business comes to Sarasota

The city of Sarasota has welcomed a company called Southwest Solutions to Fruitville Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
fck srq
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 16, 2014
FCK SRQ: Sarasota's in-your-face philanthropists

FCK SRQ: Sarasota's in-your-face philanthropists

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Courtesy photo. Students, athletes and members of the community rallied to show support for Eddie Howell in August when he was battling cholangiocarcinoma.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 15, 2015
SHS mentor, coach Eddie Howell dies

Colleagues remember life lessons from former coach and administrator Eddie Howell.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Travis Brazil and Isaac Weintraub train together six days a week at Red Tiger Martial Arts in Sarasota.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 15, 2015
Local fighters prepare for Olympic size battle

Red Tiger Martial Artists Isaac Weintraub and Travis Brazil have both garnered national attention after winning multiple elite level competitions.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Katherine Harris and Paul Blackketter, president of the Suncoast Aquatics Nature Center Associates, hope to raise $1 million from the private sector for the World Cup pentathlon finals in 2014.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 2, 2014
Year in Review: December 2013, Pentathlon: a greater vision

Thanks to community involvement, winning four pentathlon events adds to a strategy to become a world-class amateur sports venue.

  • East County
  • News
Hotel Higelhurst, which was built by Harry Higel in 1915, mysteriously burned down in 1917. Some suspect Rube Allyn, the same man accused of killing Higel, was the culprit. Courtesy photos.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 26, 2012
The death of Harry Higel

In 1921, a father and son found a man lying on Beach Road, bleeding profusely. A gold ring with the inscription 'H.H.' verified it was the body of Harry Lee Higel.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 9, 2013
Crew wins third straight district title, Sarasota Scullers win gold

The Sarasota Scullers won 21 medals at the West District Championship Regatta April 6, at Haney Park in Tampa.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County plans to add eight parking spaces to Siesta Key Beach Access 7.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 22, 2013
County prepares Siesta Key parking expansion

Sarasota County issued a request for quotes to move fencing at Beach Access 7, to add eight parking spaces.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Golden Spoon Awards are featured in Florida Trend's December issue.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 3, 2013
Local restaurants win Golden Spoon awards

Florida Trend magazine honored 14 Sarasota and Manatee county restaurants in its December issue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Norma Martin thanked more than 70 people for attending her birthday party, and told everyone to make sure and take home a cupcake.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 1, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Norma Martin celebrates 100

Norma Martin celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family at her church, Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, in Sarasota.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Imagine School student Dominick Bauer has become the ninth generation in his circus family to perform.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 28, 2018
Sarasota 10-year-old juggles priorities in Lakewood Ranch

Education, circus legacy are center stage for Imagine School of Lakewood Ranch student.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 21, 2013
Crew wins gold in dual meet

The Sarasota Crew won 11 gold medals in a dual meet with Plant High School March 16, at Haney Park.

  • East County
  • Sports
The new canal system in Lakewood Ranch should be finished by 2022.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 29, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: New canal system an eerie sight in Lakewood Ranch

Plans unveiled to build a $340 million canal system connecting Lakewood Ranch by water.

  • April Fools
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Nov. 21
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 5, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Sept. 5

Weekend's best bets: Friday, Sept. 5

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Longboat Key Police Chief Albert F. "Al" Hogle, of Sarasota, died Monday, May 14, in a motorcycle accident in North Carolina. He was 63.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 16, 2012
FULL STORY: Loss of a leader

Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle died this week in a motorcycle accident in North Carolina. In his wake, he leaves a department transformed by his commitment to service.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home in South Cocoanut, which has six bedrooms, six baths, three half-baths, a pool and 7,535 square feet of living area, sold for $3.8 million. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 16, 2013
Home in South Cocoanut sells for $3.8 million

A home in South Cocoanut tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Samuel and Sacha Rosenfeld, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4315 Mangrove Place to Asepsis LLC for $3.8 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
File photos Ashley Bongart passed up a chance to compete for her first Class 3A individual singles state championship to play in the Sarasota Open.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 2, 2014
Main draw

Ashley Bongart will take a swing at competing on a higher level at the Sarasota Open. Good thing hard-fought matches serve as motivation for the high school junior.

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtesy photo. Donna Heath
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2015
School Board 11.26.15

Updates from schools throughout Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Raymond Kelly was New York City's longest serving police commissioner.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 10, 2014
VIDEO: Raymond Kelly applauds Sarasota Police strategy

Former New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly praised community-based policing during a roundtable sponsored by the Ringling College Library Association.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Detective Lt. Robert Bourque investigates cyber crime on Longboat Key.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 28, 2020
Recognizing a scam before it happens to you

Detective Lt. Robert Bourque shared tips for keeping yourself and your money safe.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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