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The Flock SRQ, a social club and indoor playhouse for young children, will open Dec. 8.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2023
Indoor playhouse, children's social club opens in Sarasota

The Flock SRQ will offer a wide variety of classes, programs, toys, meet-ups and events for children ages 4 and under.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Sarasota High alumnus Satchell Norman was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2022 MLB Draft out of Florida SouthWest State College. Photo courtesy of FSW Athletics.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 21, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Sarasota High baseball alumnus taken in 2022 MLB Draft

Dragon boats, Battie ready for another run, draft news and Babe Ruth success.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Tom Hanks and Halle Berry in "Cloud Atlas"
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 2, 2012
Film Review: 'Cloud Atlas'

Everything is connected.

  • Arts + Culture
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
The newest members of the Sarasota Orchestra — Gianluca Farina, Hannah Cope and Marcelina Suchocka — are ready to take on the Masterworks. (Photo by Harry Sayer)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • November 2, 2022
Trio takes long, winding road to principal positions with Sarasota Orchestra

They've spent much of their lives mastering their instruments. But Gianluca Farina, Marcelina Suchocka and Hannah Cope have arrived as principal players.

  • Arts + Culture
The gleaming structure is 65 feet high, three stories and 12,000 square feet inside.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 15, 2024
Solomon’s Castle is a gleaming monument to the weird, wacky and wonderful

Take a stroll through whimsy and delight with a tour inside Howard Solomon’s creation.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Mirabai Holland |
  • May 19, 2024
How to take care of your bone health

May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month. Here's what you need to know to be your healthiest.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 30, 2024
Revised housing project forges ahead at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

Plans have changed from condos to townhouses, but Lakeshore will still be built on Rodeo Drive.

  • East County
  • News
"The Flip Side" runs through June 1 at Florida Studio Theatre's Court Cabaret.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 29, 2024
FST's reinvented 'The Flip Side' brings songs in the key of laughs

Florida Studio Theatre's "The Flip Side" flips the script with funny songs on the human condition.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • In Memoriam |
  • November 3, 2023
Freda Perrotta

Freda Perrotta passed away September 3, 2023 in Bradenton, FL. She was 97 years old.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Construction vehicles in September 2022 navigate the landfill on Lena Road, which is adjacent to the rezoned area.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 4, 2024
638 homes slated for Manatee County's controversial 2020 land purchase

Manatee County's intended uses for the Lena Road property have been moved to other sites.

  • East County
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  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 9, 2016
Longboat the Key to new exhibit

Longboat Key Center for the Arts hosted ‘The Best of Longboat Key’ art opening April 9.

  • Longboat Key
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Peter and Allyson Christinzio work with five coder coaches to teach children ages 7 to 18 how to code at theCoderSchool of Sarasota, which opened in November.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 11, 2020
Coding school opens in Lakewood Ranch

New coding school opens in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
Gus Mollasis loves to display different items relating to cinema in Sarasota Estate Auction.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • June 19, 2024
Gus Mollasis teaches the magic of movies on Longboat Key

"At The Movies with Gus Mollasis" at the Education Center takes film students back to the golden age of cinema.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Joshua Vasquez, the youngest of the Vasquez family at 13 years old, has been around bees his whole life.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 19, 2024
Heritage Bee Farm in Myakka City keeps buzzing along

The family-owned bee farm educates people on beekeeping and breeds queen bees.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Cyndi Seamon and Ann Tannen wear PPE when recording nests near each other in July 2020.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 9, 2020
Turtle season closes strong on Longboat Key

Turtles had their fourth-best nesting year in 2020, barely acknowledging a pandemic is still raging above water.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The proposed Bobby Jones Golf Course clubhouse features Old Florida architecture reminiscent of the original Gillespie Clubhouse.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 16, 2024
Permanent clubhouse at Bobby Jones approved by Planning Board

The 17,000-square-foot building at Bobby Jones Golf Club will house a golf shop, offices and a full-service restaurant.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Country Club residents Maria and Marty Fullam are members of Strings Con Brio. They joined the orchestra a few months after moving to Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 19, 2023
Strings Con Brio featured in Waterside Place's Sights and Sounds series

The all-volunteer string orchestra includes Lakewood Ranch residents.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Nora Patterson in 2015
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 15, 2024
Sarasota remembers Nora Patterson, former mayor and commissioner

Nora Patterson embodied the ideals of a true public servant, living a life dedicated to public service and leaving a lasting impression on Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Plans are to add floors 3-8 to the end of the Art Ovation hotel to include eight new rooms and a rooftop expansion.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 20, 2024
Art Ovation hotel plans eight-room expansion

New floors are planned to be added above existing space at the northwest corner of the current building.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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