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The Sarasota Orchestra's Outdoor Pops series at Ed Smith Stadium attracts crowds.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • March 6, 2024
As it turns 75, Sarasota Orchestra remains focused on the future

One of the area's oldest cultural institutions searches for a new music director and plans a new, state-of-the-art music center.

  • Arts + Culture
Newtown was established in 1914.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2024
Newtown earns listing in National Register of Historic Places

The district is now the largest Black historic district in Florida, according to the city of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • March 8, 2022
Siesta Key groups meet with Sarasota city leaders to discuss annexation

Save Siesta Key, among other groups, met with Mayor Eric Arroyo in February.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Board member Tom Edwards and Superintendent Terry Connor talk with Bryson Day, a Venice High School junior who was student representative at the Aug. 15, 2023, meeting.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 17, 2023
Sarasota School Board votes to suspend strategic plan

Board members emphasized a need for clarity and a "refocus on academics" in the strategic plan.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • January 9, 2023
Upcoming public meetings on Longboat Key

A list of public meetings relevant to Longboat Key over the next 30 days.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Golf legend Nick Price tells the crowd about what went into planning the golf course and what it will be like to play the course.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 12, 2023
Soleta Golf Club plans to put Myakka City on the map as golf destination

Golf legends Nick Price and David Leadbetter are part of the team behind the Soleta Golf Club.

  • East County
  • News
The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort has been closed for almost a decade.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • December 15, 2017
Longboat seeks delay in portion of Colony's Planning and Zoning discussion

Unicorp National Development Inc.'s application for redeveloping the former site of the Colony could not be heard at all.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A dramatic mix of colors enlivens the open concept living area, with equally dramatic views of the lake and golf course out past the swimming pool.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • May 16, 2024
The spirit of Shanghai enlivens a home in Lakewood National

Including influences from the years Bill and Cheri Clever's spent in China, this home dazzles with one-of-a-kind flair.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Buccaneer Restaurant is planned to take the spot of the former site of Pattigeorge’s.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • March 6, 2023
Construction schedule for Buccaneer restaurant remains unknown

Developers are hoping to have building permits and cost estimates in hand by mid-May for the Buccaneer restaurant project on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ellen Jaffe Jones has competed in Senior Games events, but is just as happy to run local events. To her, getting to run at all is the whole point.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 9, 2024
71-year-old Sarasota runner has placed in 300 races

Ellen Jaffe Jones has advice for people looking to enjoy a long life of running.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Hanna Hornung of North South Wealth Management/Avalon Farms watches her shot soar into the goal to start the scoring April 23 in a match at the Sarasota Polo Club.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 23, 2023
One Sunday match remains in Sarasota Polo Club season

The April 30 finale marks the end of a season that saw huge crowds but also the loss of the clubhouse due to a January fire.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens reduced the proposed height of a parking garage on its bayfront site in hopes of winning the city's approval. The City Commission approved a preliminary portion of the Selby application Monday.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 7, 2020
Selby Gardens master plan clears initial hurdle

The City Commission voted 4-1 to authorize the creation of a new zoning district, which will allow officials to formally consider a proposal to redevelop the bayfront site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 5, 2019
Van Wezel announces 50th anniversary season subscriptions

From ‘Book of Mormon’ to Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell, there’s something for all tastes next season.

  • Arts + Culture
Alessandro Di Ferdinando, Antonio Mancini and Giancarlo Di Cosmo
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • April 22, 2024
New Italian restaurant opens on St. Armands Circle

The highly anticipated Italian restaurant, 15 South By Napulè, will be the best of both worlds with an intimate restaurant downstairs and a lively bar and dance floor upstairs.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
District 5 Commissioner Ray Turner says the Commission must do a better job explaining the reasons for its decisions to the public as well as communicating its vision.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 4, 2024
Commissioner says communication with Manatee constituents must improve

District 5's Ray Turner says his constituents "will know what he stands for."

  • East County
  • Opinion
Meet the best BLTs in Sarasota, Manatee counties
  • By Emma Burke |
  • April 7, 2024
Meet the best BLTs in Sarasota, Manatee counties

These three ingredients — bacon, lettuce and tomato — are always better together.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Supporters of the resident activist group STOP appeared at a Nov. 30 meeting to encourage the city to concentrate on specific issues as it reviews the form-based code.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 14, 2017
City prepares to vet form-based zoning code

A series of high-profile issues could make or break the city's new land use regulations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2024
2024 sports summer camps in Sarasota, Manatee

Check out the sports camps available in Manatee and Sarasota counties.

  • Summer Fun Guide
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2024
2024 arts summer camps in Sarasota, Manatee

Check out the arts camps available in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Summer Fun Guide
The Longboat Key Police Department.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • May 14, 2024
Longboat Police expansion stalls amid funding gap

The Longboat Key Police Department is looking for grants to fund a $1.3 million expansion that would add a 1,300-square-foot training facility onto the existing building.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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