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  • By Jack Short |
  • October 29, 2015
UPDATE: Department of Health lifts "no-swim" advisory at Siesta

Health officials advised beachgoers that it's safe to swim again.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Site work is underway at the site of the new Sarasota County Administrative Center in Fruitville Farms. In the background is Celery Fields, a county park.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 3, 2023
County approves millions for new administration center

The Sarasota County Commission has funded construction of its new administration center with $28 million in bonds and a $75.1 million budget amendment. The building is expected to be completed in late 2025.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mote Marine Laboratory trustee Nigel Mould began buying electric cars after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 15, 2014
VIDEO: Advocates revved up for electric-car event

Electrify the Island Co-Chairman Nigel Mould discusses the event slated for Saturday, Sept. 20, at Mote Marine Laboratory.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioner George Kruse, pictured at a Nov. 19 meeting, moved Jan. 26 to give administrator Cheri Coryea a 15 day notice of a vote to terminate her contract.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 26, 2021
Manatee County Commissioner admits affair, charges manipulation of his vote.

Manatee County commissioners move to vote on Administrator Cheri Coryea's job status for second time in three months.

  • East County
  • News
"Aladdin" will be making its Sarasota premiere as part of the new season at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • August 28, 2022
Big acts, Broadway plays highlight new Van Wezel season

The biggest stars of Broadway, the comedy world and popular music will converge on Sarasota this season at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks and Jen Blanco |
  • December 26, 2009
TOP STORY, MARCH: BRHS coach dies

Defensive line coach Doug Garrity died after a single-vehicle accident March 21.

  • East County
  • News
Laurie Breslin was named superintendent of the School District of Manatee County in August.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 16, 2025
Manatee School District welcomes a new leader

The new head of the School District of Manatee County brings a local flavor to the job.

  • East County
  • Schools
Courtesy photo
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 23, 2011
Island Beat: Treasure Boat Way fence problems multiply

The gas line rupture last week, near the Treasure Boat Way intersection with Ocean Boulevard, is almost enough to make one think that area has been 'hoodooed.'

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Letters to the Editor
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2011
Letters to the Editor: 08.03.11

I did not move here to live with other people's pets; Trial run for dogs on beach, Publix rebuild are great ideas; It's incorrect to say majority supports Key Club project

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Braden Woods residents and Friends of Keep Woods organizers Phil St. John, Gary Hebert and Brenda Russell say the Myara property could be combined with another to create a preserve on both sides of the Braden River.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 7, 2017
Conservationists hope to buy Myara property

Fundraising continues as new ideas are pitched for tract.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2014
News Briefs

Whole Foods building sells for $19.1 million; Benderson buys space in Southgate Mall; FDOT pitches Stickney Point Bridge repairs

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jan Schneider holds a law degree and a doctorate in political science. A former Democratic candidate for the District 13 congressional seat, she practices law and lives on Bird Key.
  • By Jan Schneider |
  • February 23, 2012
My View:Mortgage settlement is hardly 'landmark'

While President Obama is hailing his $26-billion mortgage servicing settlement as "a landmark settlement" that will 'speed relief to homeowners" and "begin to turn the page on an era of recklessness," in truth, the deal affords only modest relief to homeowners and fails to address systemic flaws that precipitated the 2008 financial meltdown.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
"Catch Me If You Can" runs through April 4, at The Players Theatre. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 25, 2015
A&E Picks and Highlights

A&E Editor Nick Reichert picks out the events you should attend this week in Sarasota, FL.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2021
APRIL FOOLS: Wide range of user fees hit the beach

County rolls out a series of new charges to help financial balance.

  • April Fools
Christine Johnson of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast thanks Friends of Keep Woods for its efforts in creating a new preserve.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 2, 2018
Backers celebrate new Johnson Preserve in Manatee County

Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast hosts a celebration and walking tour of the new Johnson Preserve along the Braden River.

  • East County
  • News
Barbara Linden
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 22, 2018
Tara CDD Seat 3: Barbara Linden

Newcomer wants to promote community.

  • East County
  • News
In early 2023, with red tide rampant on area beaches, 92 black skimmers sought refuge at Myakka River State Park. One of them was 5B, a member of the Lido Key nesting colony banded as a chick in 2019.
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • September 25, 2023
Local shorebird finds refuge during Hurricane Idalia

Thanks to bird banding, researchers know that black skimmer 5B fledged a chick and survived the storm.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Least tern chicks on Longboat Key.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 1, 2024
Shorebird colonies on Longboat continue solid nesting season

Town officials remind beachgoers to be vigilant and keep dogs away.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Police Department personnel monitor Sarasota's network of cameras, license plate readers, gunshot detectors and other devices in the nearly completed Real-Time Operations Center.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2025
Police foil developing bank scam as it unfolds

The Sarasota Police Department's Real-Time Operations Center quickly solves a scam involving a bank, credit card and ride share driver.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dale Hooey showcased the organ to church members.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 10, 2021
New tech, old sound at All Angels Episcopal by the Sea Episcopal Church

The new digital organ replicates the sounds of the huge pipe organs of the past.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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