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City leaders regularly discuss the impact of traffic on Sarasota's roads, but residents are concerned by the lack of tangible progress on the issue.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 29, 2016
Residents call for changes to traffic management policies

As officials work to alleviate traffic troubles, an activist group wants to change the way the city accounts for the impacts of new growth.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Manatee Cal Ripken baseball team advanced to the World Series after capturing the Southeast Regional title with a 1-0 victory against Glen Allen (Virginia) July 25.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 2, 2015
Local team headed to World Series

The Manatee Cal Ripken 10-and-under baseball team is headed to the 2015 Cal Ripken Baseball World Series.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 11, 2015
Selby Gallery celebrates one last time

Sarasota artists, and Ringling College students and faculty reminisced inside the Selby Gallery Wednesday night just before its slated demolition in January.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2014
Letters to the Editor

To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to News Editor Robin Hartill at [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Thanks to their special feathers, barred owls can fly nearly silently and their plumage colors help them blend in with their natural environment. (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • March 19, 2021
Bird of the week: barred owl

One of five owl species in Florida, they hunt and hoot day and night.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Fruitville Road Park could be sold to generate revenue for the city, but residents in nearby communities believe the green space is needed along a stretch of road that’s already home to multiple retail complexes. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • May 22, 2014
Residents fight to preserve Fruitville Road Park

As the city examines selling 7.7 acres of land to make way for a shopping center, residents say it's not in the best interests of the city or the public.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The town hopes to finish the undergrounding project by 2021.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • March 6, 2018
Longboat gets court approval for neighborhood utilities project financing

Legal OK protects the town from lawsuits in its projects to bury overhead wires in Longboat neighborhoods.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Buses pick up students from high school, then elementary and then middle schools each day.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 16, 2016
Student OK after bus accident

A student at Braden River Middle School fell into the path of a bus yesterday during dismissal.

  • East County
  • News
Vicki and Henry were reunited Saturday at Save Our Seabirds. Courtesy.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 5, 2013
Swans Vicki and Henry together find new home

The Bay Isles swan swans are happy together at their new home in Lakeland.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rosemary District Association members posing for a photo after demolition began last Wednesday to make way for a new park.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • February 28, 2022
Demolition makes way for Rosemary District's first park

The Rosemary District Association met at the corner of Boulevard of the Arts and Central Avenue last Wednesday, where the area's first park is set to be built.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jordan Curtis (1) takes a final look at the scoreboard before heading to the locker room. The Tornadoes fell to Leesburg by one point, 62-61.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 15, 2018
The dust settles on Booker High's dream season

The Tornadoes boys basketball team has even bigger plans for the future.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • April 8, 2022
Longboat Garden Club offers taste of fashion

The club brings back its food and fashion fundraiser at the 11th annual Taste of the Keys event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Experts say human behavior poses a threat to protected native bird species, including snowy plovers, during nesting season.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 28, 2019
Beachgoers damage Siesta nesting areas

Bird experts are urging the public to be mindful of protected sections of Sarasota beaches designed to accommodate wildlife.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Liv Coleman
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 19, 2018
District 73: Liv Coleman

Democratic candidate focuses on schools.

  • East County
  • News
Unit 246 condominium at 3040 Grand Bay Blvd. has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,781 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 29, 2022
Grand Bay condo sells for $3 million

A three-bedroom unit in Grand Bay is the week's top seller at $3 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Zeus makes the sixth peacock taken in by Birds of Paradise.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 27, 2016
Paradise found for Longboat peacocks

Former Longboat peafowl strut their stuff at East County sanctuary.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 19, 2020
10 candidates compete for 3 seats on Sarasota County Commission

Candidates span from former city mayors to two candidates under 35 years old.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Stacked is an all-female musical improv group based in Chicago featuring Stacey Smith (second from the left). Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 11, 2019
Women of the Sarasota Improv Festival follow in the path of Viola Spolin

A woman invented improv comedy. Three female improvisers follow her example at the 2019 Sarasota Improv Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • December 11, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Dec. 12

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2015
News Briefs

Napiers found guilty of cruelty; Country Club East upgrades

  • East County
  • News
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