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The parade helped usher in the holiday season.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 6, 2024
The best holiday events in Sarasota and Siesta Key

Here are events to help you enjoy a merry holiday season.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2023
Call for artists launched for city's first artist roster

The roster will prequalify artists for public art initiatives.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The current board makeup consists of Tim Enos, Bridget Ziegler, Robyn Marinelli, Liz Barker and Tom Edwards.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 23, 2024
Sarasota School Board swears in newly elected members

Liz Barker was sworn in for her first term, while Tom Edwards was sworn in for a second term.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
This Country Club home at 6935 Westchester Circle sold for $2,225,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,081 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 17, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 2-6 in Lakewood Ranch

A Country Club home on Westchester Circle and a Country Club East home on Kendleshire Terrace top the week's sales at $2,225,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The Unit 102 condominium at 4651 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $5.65 million.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 12, 2024
Longboat Key property valuations rise nearly 10%

The preliminary taxable values rose from $8.34 billion in 2023 to $9.14 billion in 2024. That could mean an additional $1.5 million in revenue for fiscal year 2025.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A rendering of 1260 North Palm Avenue Residences, formerly Obsidian, overlooking Sarasota Bay.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 8, 2024
Downtown condo tower returns with modifications and a new name

Now branded 1260 North Palm Avenue Residences, the 18-story tower proposal shaved a little off the top and made progress toward street-level requirements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A 10,887-square-foot condominium on Longboat Key has sold for $21.24 million at St. Regis Longboat Key.
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 28, 2024
Longboat Key condo sells for $21 million

The 11,000-square-foot combined waterfront unit is the largest condominium sale in Sarasota County history.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Diane McCathy, Mary Ann Tomlinson, Linda Olsen and Marilyn Davol
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • January 28, 2024
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Women’s Guild welcomes new members

The new Women’s Guild members attended a luncheon to mingle with board members and learn more about the group.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Military Academy is one of six schools in Sarasota that will have speed detection cameras in the school zone.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 15, 2024
School zone speed cameras coming to Sarasota

Speeds around six schools in the city will be monitored in a new program authorized by the Sarasota City Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota Jewish Theatre’s May 2024 production of “The Immigrant” has received three nominations in BroadwayWorld's 2024 regional theater awards.
  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • November 17, 2024
Sarasota Jewish Theatre moves closer to being ensemble driven

Carole Kleinberg's fledgling company has been nominated for three regional theater awards.

  • Arts + Culture
A car pushes through the flooding in Mill Creek.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 18, 2024
Hurricane Debby raises Manatee County communication issues

Residents are left questioning the county's methods for disseminating information during a crisis.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota's new EcoRover will provide waterside access to the mobility challenged at Lido Beach.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2024
New all-terrain chair brings waterside accessibility to Lido Beach

Purchased by the city and available free of charge, the EcoRover is a "little tank" that can traverse sandy beaches.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Blue Oyster Cult's Eric Bloom sings at Premier Sports Campus in January, 2017. Lakewood Ranch still has no amphitheater or events center.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 11, 2024
Manatee County does well on roads, flunks wetland protections

Our columnist responds to Manatee County's online survey.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Sarasota Cops Corner: The Best of 2024
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2024
Sarasota Cops Corner: The Best of 2024

Nudes, lewds and dudes highlight this year's greatest hits from the files of the Sarasota Police Department.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Sarasota Opera Director of Education Martha Collins leads a rehearsal of "The Hobbit" on Saturday, Oct. 26.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • October 30, 2024
Sarasota Youth Opera provides a home for the next generation of singers

All 74 members of the company will be on stage for "The Hobbit" from Nov. 9-10.

  • Arts + Culture
The home at 3140 Bayou Sound has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,312 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 22, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 6-10 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Bay Isles home on Bayou Sound tops the week's sales at $1.4 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Chris Westfall and Vivian Chester helping pack up the office building at Christ Church of Longboat Key.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 6, 2024
Volunteers clean up churches on Longboat after Hurricane Helene

Churches make do to clean and prepare for services after the hurricane surge hit Longboat Key on Sept. 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Theater critic Marty Fugate attended Asolo Conservatory's 2024 production of "Romeo and Juliet" twice — once without hearing aids and the second time with them.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 23, 2024
A theater critic tackles his hearing loss

For Observer contributor Marty Fugate, becoming hearing-impaired theatened his livelihood.

  • Arts + Culture
The Unit 1003 condominium at 410 S. Palm Ave. has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,975 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 28, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 11-27 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A condominium in Savoy on Palm tops the week's sales at $3.2 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Test drive speed limit disguises used car problems
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2024
Test drive speed limit disguises used car problems

Exceeding 25 miles per hour after buying a used SUV reveals issues that exceed the cost of the vehicle. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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