• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for:

A ground-breaking ceremony for the new state-of-the-art senior living facility Autumn Senior Living was held this morning.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 20, 2013
Autumn of Sarasota breaks ground

The new facility specializes in memory care and senior living.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County Public Works Director Spencer Anderson presents on behalf of Sarasota County at the Long Range Transportation Plan workshop.
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • April 22, 2019
County officials identify transportation concerns, priorities for next 25 years

The MPO will release the first draft of their official Long Range Transportation Plan in September.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo courtesy Asian Movie Pulse
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 8, 2018
'Shoplifters' teaches an important lesson about what we do for our loved ones

Director-writer Hirokazu Kore-eda transports audiences to a non-judgmental place in this tale of crime, family and love in the film "Shoplifters."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 15, 2019
Mitigating mosquitoes with Sarasota's experts

Learn how to manage mosquito bites and, among other lessons, whether to put sunscreen or bug repellent on first.

  • Health
The Observer softball team tried its best, and that's all you can really ask of us.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 12, 2018
Lessons from a winless recreational softball season

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Happy Birthday to Giuseppe Verdi (Courtesy image)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 9, 2013
Sarasota Opera hosts Verdi exciting birthday celebration

Verdi would have been 200 years old this Thursday, Oct. 10. And Sarasota Opera will celebrate its favorite composer's birthday with a community celebration.

  • Arts + Culture
Kathleen Ellis regularly volunteers in the library at
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 21, 2013
Your Neighbor: Kathleen Ellis

Books surround Kathleen Ellis in the Sarasota Bay Club Library, where she volunteers on a weekly basis.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
'The Diary of a Teenage Girl'
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 31, 2015
Film review: 'The Diary of a Teenage Girl'

An unapologetic coming-of-age story

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 28, 2013
Mirabella tosses perfect game

Braden River High senior Courtney Mirabella threw her second perfect game of the season to lead the Lady Pirates to a 9-0 victory over Palmetto March 2.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key dispatch woes a learning process

The Longboat Key Police Department has unveiled a new non-emergency number, as some residents fret about the recent switchover to Sarasota County’s dispatch system.c

  • Longboat Key
  • News
BJ Ivey is headed to Florida Gulf Coast to be the director of basketball operations.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 30, 2019
Riverview boys basketball coach takes position at FGCU

Riverview High boys basketball coach BJ Ivey has accepted the director of basketball operations position at Florida Gulf Coast University.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota Ballet dancers rehearse Marcelo Gomes' piece, "Dear Life." Photo by Frank Atura
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 29, 2017
Sarasota Ballet's 'Metropolitan' gets the pointe across through storytelling

Sarasota Ballet focuses on storytelling with its latest production, "Metropolitan."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 6, 2012
Whispering Sands condominium sells for $764,000

A condominium in Whispering Sands tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Richard Piccolo, of New York, sold his Unit 406 condominium at 20 Whispering Sands Drive to Thyrza Jacocks, trustee, of Sarasota, for $764,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Guy Eby and Burt Herman met for the first time in Ormond Beach.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • February 16, 2017
Sarasota man meets his hero after 41 years

Burt Herman’s life was spared in the blink of an eye.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jeanne Larranaga in a costume she will wear during Sunset Boulevard. Courtesy of John Larranaga
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 9, 2013
Showstopping career: Jeanne Larranaga

A January performance as Norma Desmond in 'Sunset Boulevard' at The Players Theatre in Sarasota will be the latest in a storied community-theater career for East County resident Jeanne Larranaga.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • April 23, 2012
A 'Dark Horse' evening comes out a winner

A 'Dark Horse' evening comes out a winner

  • Arts + Culture
A parking lot on North Adams Drive is one of two potential sites for a parking garage on St. Armands.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 20, 2015
City commissioners to discuss Circle parking problems

Today, the City Commission will hear an update on the St. Armands parking feasibility study — including potential avenues for constructing a long-awaited parking garage in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
David Marshall, the principal of Witt Elementary, said the school raised $30,000 for the classroom's construction in three years.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • November 7, 2018
Gene Witt memorial dedicated in East County

Students will benefit from memorial's outdoor classroom.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2014
Business Briefs

LeadingAge names Bill Johnston 'Trustee of the Year'; The Chiles Group supports No Kid Hungry campaign; Columbia Restaurants to hold annual Community Harvest

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 12, 2014
ULI: The final report

An eight-member panel completed the report after a five-day study in October.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
« 1481 1482 1483 1484 1485 1486 1487 1488 1489 1490 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.


Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free