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Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association President Ron Soto announced the beginning of the Downtown Cares campaign Thursday.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 10, 2014
Anti-panhandling campaign kicks off

Downtown Cares, a program aimed at supporting homelessness service providers and discouraging handouts to panhandlers, will put donation boxes in 36 downtown businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Observer Miss Manatee softball team got off to a fast start this season. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 7, 2012
Observer teams swing into action

The Lakewood Ranch Little League and Miss Manatee Softball Observer teams both opened their spring seasons last month.

  • East County
  • Sports
1752 Lincoln Park Circle
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • August 18, 2016
Three Things: What floats your boat?

Sarasota is perfect for boating enthusiasts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The proposed stop sign would be in the grassy median beside the left turn lane, heading into the Lakewood Ranch Country Club from southbound Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, pictured here.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 25, 2017
Safety a concern at Country Club entrance

Could a stop sign improve traffic patterns and improve safety?

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 3, 2016
Espresso yourself: The Clever Cup opens in Gulf Gate

A new Gulf Gate coffee shop combines java and jewelry.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Carl Abbott poses with ancient Maya ruins. Maya architecture has inspired and informed some of Abbott's recent work.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 4, 2016
The Mayan Connection

Carl Abbott brings an architect’s insight to the legacy of the Maya.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 10, 2015
A deal with the devils

After 9/11, Americans united in pursuit of justice. They still want it. The Iran nuclear deal and Senate minority defy the people’s wishes and ignore the obvious truth.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Barry Caplan laughs in his backyard.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 12, 2017
Lakewood Ranch man returns to court weeks after brain surgery

He had a glioblastoma tumor partially removed on April 18.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 7, 2016
Colony judgment day moves to January

The resort keeps its grandfathered units for now, but several dilapidated structures are going down soon.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Nov. 28
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 8, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Aug. 8

Weekend's best bets: Friday, Aug. 8

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The view from a penthouse unit in the Grand Mariner condos. The rendering of the cell tower has been drawn to scale. Courtesy rendering
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2011
Our View: There must be another way

There should not be a cell tower behind Longboat Island Chapel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 15, 2016
Big questions on Big Pass

What’s the status of the controversial plans to use Big Pass sand for Lido Beach? Those involved share their insights.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 7, 2011
Commission sends charter amendments to voters

On Nov. 1, Sarasota voters will head to the polls to vote on 23 amendments to the charter that could impact everything from commissioner pay to bond issues to the citizens' initiative process.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 25, 2012
Full Story: Rajewski raises $800 in December for race

The Bayou at Bay Isles resident got an early fundraising start in his quest for the District 3 commission seat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brian Battie and Tommie Battie IV played football together for Sarasota High in 2017. The brothers were shot in Sarasota on May 18. Tommie Battie IV was pronounced dead at the scene, while Brian Battie was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 24, 2017
Brothers look to keep Sailors football afloat

It's the first time the Battie siblings have played on the same team.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Berkley Mason Lakewood Ranch High junior Isabelle Chamness, FFA adviser Janyel Taylor and junior Alyssa Mckinney snuggle up to their chickens.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • April 13, 2017
Grant provides new coup

Lakewood Ranch High's chickens won't have to cross the road.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2010
Longboat Key swans go into nesting mode

Spring is in the air, and that means the Harbour Links swans are in nesting mode.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ricardo Graziano and Danielle Brown perform the "Friday's Child" pas de deux in Sir Frederick Ashton's "Jazz Calendar." Photo: Frank Atura
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • May 2, 2016
Dance review: Final show features Wheeldon & Ashton

Sarasota Ballet performed Christopher Wheeldon's "The American" and Sir Frederick Ashton's "A Wedding Bouquet" and "Jazz Calendar" on April 29 and 30, at the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2009
Cops Corner 10.29.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Booker High's Johnnie Williams IV leaps in the air after reaching the state semifinals by beating Mariner High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 16, 2018
Proposed FHSAA playoff adjustments give coaches mixed feelings

The potential changes will be put to a vote in the fall

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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