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A green sea turtle hatchling makes its way to the Gulf.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 2, 2023
Sea turtle nesting season persisted despite high heat, hurricane

Overall, it was a good year for sea turtles, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium says.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 18, 2009
Ponzi pair e-mails friends

The SEC says a Sarasota couple were part of a scheme that used $14 million of investors' money to pay gambling debts and mortgage payments, but in an e-mail, one Sarasota suspect places the blame elsewhere.

  • Sarasota
  • News
If students can't handle the maneuver, they crush cones instead of other cars or people. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 23, 2016
BRAKES brings teen hands-on driving school to East County

Bradenton Motorsports Park will host BRAKES, which puts teens in emergency and panic driving situations, in May.

  • East County
  • News
A speed detecting camera sits in front of Tara Elementary School.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 12, 2025
School zone speeding cameras rev up criticism in Manatee County

Commissioners limited the ticketing hours and made the speed limits uniform following complaints.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota City Hall.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 20, 2025
Sarasota begins drafting the next two-year strategic plan

Meticulous wordsmithing of the mission and vision statements sets the tone for the list of project goals for city's 2026 blueprint.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Bidwell-Wood House is among the earliest documented structures in the Sarasota area.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 29, 2022
Sarasota landmarks to connect to the city's history

From native peoples that inhabited Sarasota 5,000 years ago to the establishment of modern communities, the Sarasota area is rich in history that reveals surprising ties to the events of the past.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Cards are set out for pickup at the Sarasota Philanthropy Center.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 27, 2025
Gulf Coast Community Foundation's 'You Matter' campaign gets underway

The "You Matter" cards are intended to inspire kindness in the community by showing appreciation for others.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Rising founder Jeffery Kin poses on a parking lot downtown with the post-Milton skyline of Sarasota in the background.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • November 6, 2024
Rise and shine at Sarasota's first Living Arts Festival

Three years in the making, the festival arrives in time to heal a battered community.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 6, 2021
Vue condo sells for $3.575 million

19th floor unit at 1155 N. Gulfstream Ave. is the top seller for the week of Sept. 20-24 in the Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch and Osprey areas.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 29, 2021
Casey Key home sells for $7 million

Property at 316 N. Casey Key Road was the top seller in the Sarasota area for the week of Aug. 16-20.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The property at 1690 Arlington St. was built in 2004 and has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,340 square feet of living area. The property at 1688 Arlington St. was built in 2004 and has one bedroom, one bath and 625 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 19, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for March 2-6 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Bay Island property on Norsota Way tops the week’s sales at $2.95 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2016
U.S. House — District 16: Jan Schneider

Schneider will face Vern Buchanan in the general election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 6, 2018
Longboat authors share summer reading lists

From historical novels to thrillers, the authors are finding time to read work that isn't their own this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Suzy Jane Hunt, Rick Miller and Marcel Jeannin in “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” an immersive adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic 1870 novel. Courtesy of Robert Altman .
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 7, 2017
Finding Captain Nemo

Inventive adaptation of Jules Verne classic dives deep into the waters of imagination at the Asolo Rep.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 5, 2014
ULI: Impact Statement

One year later, we ask: Was the Urban Land Institute planning study worth it?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The dust coming off the Lennar Homes construction site on C.R. 675 is causing health and safety concerns for residents.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 1, 2024
Residents fed up with construction dust

Manatee County considers additional requirements for developers clearing land to control dust from their construction sites.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2009
Our view

Can the code, not the plan

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 1, 2009
Transients rarely serve time, nor pay for crimes

Sarasota's habitual offenders, mainly transients, usually escape time in jail. And, when fined, they don't pay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2010
Our View

We recommend...

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 19, 2019
Final chapter for Colony

It's almost over. Chuck Whittall and Andy Adams are approaching the final battle. And Whittall appears to have the momentum to win.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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