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Once the rest of the old Avenue of the Flowers plaza is torn down, Publix has plans to put more parking spaces in its place before the Key’s seasonal population returns.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 16, 2013
Old Publix plaza building coming down

Once the rest of the old Avenue of the Flowers plaza is torn down, Publix has plans to put more parking spaces in its place.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 19, 2014
USF Sarasota-Manatee extends benefits to vets

A new program will offer scholarships to veterans, filling in where GI Bill funding falls short.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Matt Kihnke has owned the property at 300 S. Pineapple Ave. for eight years, and has decided to construct a 10-story luxury condo building on the land.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 25, 2013
Luxury condos planned for Burns Square

A long-vacant property at Pineapple Avenue and Ringling Boulevard will soon be the home of a 10-story condominium building, according to the landowner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • February 3, 2014
Black Tie Untied

Untie the eventful weekend with Black Tie Untied, featuring WUSF 50th Birthday Bash and Sarasota Opera's 'Masked Ball.'

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Patti Waller |
  • February 4, 2014
Fitness for your feet

Fitness for your feet

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The historic Keith Farmhouse at Phillippi Estate Park has been fully restored.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2025
County to celebrate restoration of historic Keith Farmhouse

Sarasota County will mark the completion of the restoration of the historic Keith Farmhouse at Phillippi Estate Park with a ribbon-cutting on April 2.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Luci LeClaire and Jillian Marto
  • By Janet Combs |
  • March 23, 2025
SPAF shows it can-can at annual gala with 'Moulin Rouge' theme

The annual fundraiser for the performing arts center featured a performance of 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' after dinner for attendees.

  • Black Tie
Thanks in part to the new Allegiant-leased Concourse A, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport continues its passenger growth trend.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2025
Passenger count continues to rise at SRQ

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport experienced a 10% growth in April over the year prior and a 3.3% growth in the first quarter of 2025.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nicole Radomski with Trooper, Shelby Welch with Freckles and Natalie Tilton with Rusty. These pit-mix pups are waiting to find their forever families.
  • By Janet Combs |
  • April 13, 2025
Mission Pawssible helps Humane Society of Sarasota County find forever homes for area animals

The entertaining and heart-warming luncheon helped raise funds to rehabilitate stray animals and connect them with new families.

  • Black Tie
  • By Observer Advertising Content Staff |
  • May 7, 2025
Your Weekly Taste: Grove Restaurant

Sip, Savor, Repeat: Drink of the Week is Shrub Me Down.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Spotlight Partners
Sponsored Content
First grader Anna Lum blows a ball through a maze at the wind powered maze activity.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 19, 2024
McNeal Elementary hosts STEAM Night

Students participate in a variety of STEAM activities from coding to an art project and more.

  • East County
  • Schools
Kids and some parents take off from the start line of the 1-mile run on June 5, 2018, at Siesta Beach.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2024
Kids' summer runs return to Siesta Key, North Brohard beaches

One-mile runs will be held at Siesta and North Brohard beaches.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2023
Sarasota deputies investigate murder-suicide in Clark Road business shooting

A shooting inside veterinary clinic KindVet left two dead. A social media post provides clues to the motive.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rev. Brock Patterson blessing Mike and Lauren Ehlers's dog Tucker.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 21, 2023
Pets of all shapes, sizes and types blessed at Longboat Island Chapel

Rev. Brock Patterson welcomed all Longboat pets, including snakes, to the annual event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Event Co-Chairs-Grace Riker, Kitty Cranor and Kathy Coffey
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2023
Founders Garden Club welcomes Ingrid Carozzi for Flower Talk

The Nov. 9 luncheon at the Sarasota Yacht Club raised money for the club's community projects.

  • Black Tie
Haile Middle School teacher arrested on charge of lewd contact
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 3, 2025
Haile Middle School teacher arrested on charge of lewd contact

The student told deputies that the teacher sent an explicit photo.

  • East County
  • News
This Publix store at Shops at Siesta Row will be demolished and rebuilt as a slightly larger model.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 9, 2025
Siesta Row Publix to be replaced

The owner of Shops at Siesta Row plans to demolish the 48,000-square-foot Publix and rebuild the store into its 50,800-square-foot prototype.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Longbeach home was built in 1953 and has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,723 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 20, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for August 4-8 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A home in Regent Court on Longboat Club Road tops the week’s sales at $30.3 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Sarasota has been ranked the nation's fourth most neighborly city by Neighbor.com.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2023
Sarasota named the fourth most neighborly city in US

The national ranking of the 100 largest metros comes from a peer-to-peer storage solutions company.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Author Colson Whitehead, New York Times bestselling author and luncheon speaker
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 11, 2024
Library Foundation celebrates Sarasota's public libraries with author Colson Whitehead

The best-selling author delighted the more than 600 luncheon attendees with his special brand of humor.

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