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Students enjoy the experience at a Holiday House.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 19, 2024
Holiday House SRQ brings the joy of gift-giving to underserved students

The nonprofit, now serving four Sarasota schools, provides a festive shopping experience allowing kids to take gifts for family and one for themselves.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Whitney Plaza business owner recounts his Hurricane Helene experience
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 7, 2024
Whitney Plaza business owner recounts his Hurricane Helene experience

After staying open during the hurricane, Gary Hagen of Donuts By Design got stuck in his shop with a dead phone and car.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Ashton Tatangelo, Kym Copeland, Mary Gratehouse, Virginia Harshman and Kristin Oldham
  • By Janet Combs |
  • December 8, 2024
Women in Philanthropy honor 12 at Inaugural Soiree

The fundraiser at Katherine Harris's house was the first for the new organization.

  • Black Tie
Brick veneer and metal touches are characteristic of Whataburger restaurants.
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 27, 2024
Popular Texas burger chain Whataburger seeks approval for Sarasota debut

Developers are proposing putting a Whataburger on the former Café Baci location on U.S. 41 in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The home at 550 Wedge Lane has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,649 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 4, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 18-22 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Country Club Shores home on Wedge Lane tops the week's sales at $3.2 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Fourth grader Annabelle Wendell loves showing off her skills to her teacher, Jackie Blue, and her classmates.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 17, 2024
Myakka City Elementary students don't horse around with academics

Students achieved three of four quarterly goals in order to attend or participate in a rodeo.

  • East County
  • Schools
The original Superman lunch boxes by Adco debuted in 1954.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 6, 2024
Sarasota Toy Museum debuts Aug. 8 with thousands of vintage exhibits

Owner Richard Pierson has assembled toys representing more than 200 years of playtime history.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Jessica Lang rehearses with Sarasota Ballet's Macarena Gimenez and Maximiliano Iglesias for the world premiere of "A Time of Beauty."
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • October 23, 2024
Sarasota Ballet calls on angels

Choreographer Jessica Lang found celestial inspiration for her world premiere, "A Time of Beauty."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By JL Bainbridge |
  • November 22, 2024
J.L. Bainbridge’s Growth Benchmark: A Year of Success and Future Vision

The JL Bainbridge Team will continue to monitor market trends and companies that have strong performance and consistent earnings growth, and we will strive to adhere to our long-time company investment principles.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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FDOT has opened the westbound span of Little Ringling Bridge (left) and inspections may begin on Sunday on the eastbound span.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2024
Westbound span of Little Ringling Bridge opens

The eastbound span may be closed sometime on Sunday to conduct inspections.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Private property off of Post Boulevard in East County is being used as a temporary debris management site.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 23, 2024
Manatee County will pay a fraction of hurricane recovery costs

Of $121 million in estimated hurricane damages, Manatee County is responsible for about $34 million.

  • East County
  • News
The city of Sarasota will begin its final pass for hurricane debris collection on Nov. 25.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2024
Final debris collection pass for Sarasota residents begins Monday

More than 400,000 tons of hurricane-related debris have been collected so far within the city limit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ianna Guedes and Lucia Moretta add a treatment to their bacteria. The Giving Challenge has helped meet the needs of students at Sarasota High School's MaST Research Institute.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 24, 2024
Giving Challenge lends helping hand to Sarasota County nonprofits

The fundraising event, which spans four counties, helped once again to strengthen nonprofits in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A still image of bodycam footage of the Feb. 26, 2024 shooting off University Parkway.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 19, 2024
State clears Sarasota Police officers in Feb. 26 fatal shooting

The pursuit of a suspected bank robber ended in the killing of a suspect who brandished a gun in a partially submerged car.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cardinal Mooney High girls' varsity basketball Head Coach Marlon Williams instructs his team during practice on Dec. 5.
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • December 18, 2024
Cardinal Mooney girls basketball have unfinished business

The girls basketball team looks to get over the hump after finishing second in the class 3A state tournament four years in a row.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
In July 2020, a three-piece Peace, Love and Happiness installation displayed in Tube Dude's parking lot on Main Street ahead of its debut in New York City.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 4, 2024
Tube Dude finds new home after five years on Main Street

Forced to move by redevelopment, the downtown institution finds room to grow in south Bradenton.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
The republic that’s failing
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 25, 2024
The republic that’s failing

All the talk about ‘threats to democracy’ and ‘destroying democracy’ are totally off the mark. It’s mob-rule democracy that is destroying the republic and destroying Americans’ individual liberty.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
SCF student LaShawn'te Lee, MTC students Emma Ramirez and Krystal Camacho, Scholarship Committee Chair Peg Buck and SCF Foundation Chair Chris Romine pose for a photo during the Palm Aire Women's Club Scholarship Luncheon.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 1, 2025
East County women's club aims to make a difference

The Palm Aire Women's Club raises money for charity and scholarships.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Linda Lombardo Gidel
  • In Memoriam |
  • May 9, 2024
Linda Lombardo Gidel

Linda Lombardo Gidel, 73, of Longboat Key, Florida — beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, aunt, friend and philanthropist — passed away peacefully in the presence of close family members on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
The Mustangs salute their student section following a 10-8 win over Gibbs High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 21, 2023
Lakewood Ranch High football picks up third win of 2023

The Mustangs (3-5) were 10-8 victors over Gibbs High (0-7) at home.

  • East County
  • Sports
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