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Many St. Armands residents returned home after Hurricane Idalia to find two feet or more of water on their streets and inside their homes.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 14, 2023
St. Armands drainage system can't keep up with 'perfect storm'

Designed for a 25-year rain event, St. Armands Key's pump and baffle network was overwhelmed by storm surge combined with king tide from Hurricane Idalia.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rendering of planned parking garage at St. Regis with landscaping.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • April 22, 2023
Planning and Zoning Board approves St. Regis parking changes

Following hours of public comment, board members voted 5-2 to pass the issue onto the Longboat Key Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota's Mark Dietz dresses for the occasion with his 10-year-old daughter Livia Dietz, 8-year-old son Marek Dietz and wife, Erin Dietz. Livia Dietz says she loves the human chess matches at the fair.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 5, 2023
Sarasota Medieval Fair begins its run in Myakka City

Attendees dress for a day of jousting, human chess matches, live music and more.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
From the Sarasota Ballet's Margaret Barbieri Conservatory is Macie Miersch, 14, who performs a classical ballet dance between dinner courses.
  • By Janet Combs |
  • January 2, 2024
Selby Gardens dazzles NYE with lights, ballet, front-row seats to fireworks

Guests rang in 2024 at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens with an elegant evening packed with fun.

  • Black Tie
Firefighters from East Manatee Fire and Rescue and Southern Manatee Fire and Rescue work together to take the roof off a car to extricate a patient.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 5, 2023
EMS Field Day unites emergency organizations to learn new skills

EMS providers offer hands-on opportunities to learn new skills to use in the field.

  • East County
  • News
‘Live Local’ will help affordability — a bit
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • October 18, 2023
‘Live Local’ will help affordability — a bit

The lack of affordably priced housing, especially rental housing near wage-earner jobs, remains one of Sarasota’s most vexing economic and social challenges.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Cassidy David and her Childlike Productions will be bringing smiles to the faces of children during the Bradenton Area River Regatta Feb. 11.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 8, 2023
Bradenton regatta features racing, bands and lots of kids' entertainment

Lakewood Ranch's Cassidy David leads the effort to make kids smile on the River Walk.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Mark Steiner addressing his fellow residents on his concerns toward the new gas station.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • March 23, 2022
Sandhill Preserve residents take stand against new gas station

Residents have urged the County Commission to change code ordinance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
En Pointe is a proposed four-unit building on the interior of Golden Gate Point with four stories above ground-level parking.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 1, 2021
Golden Gate condo plan sparks parking debate

Residents in the downtown-adjacent neighborhood are worried a four-unit residential building will exacerbate existing parking issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A 96-unit affordable housing development is proposed for county land at 4644 N. Tamiami Trail. All units will be priced attainable for those earning 80% or less of the area median income.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 21, 2023
96-unit attainable housing project proposed for Tamiami Trail

All units will be priced at an attainable level for renters at 80% or below area median income.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Save Siesta Key board members Tracy Jackson and John Davidson are part of an effort to submit an incorporation proposal to the state ahead of a Sept. 1 deadline. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • August 19, 2021
Siesta Key group readies incorporation submission

Save Siesta Key is in the closing stretch of a signature-gathering campaign in support of an independent island government.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Agave Bandido brings a taste of Mexican elegance to Waterside Place.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 1, 2024
Mexican restaurant Agave Bandido ready to debut in Waterside Place

The eye-catching artwork in the Mexican restaurant goes on display March 11 in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The nine existing Verizon cell poles on Longboat Key are 25- or 35- feet tall poles. The new AT&T antennas will be placed on top of smart street poles being installed with the underground utility project.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 2, 2023
Cell service improvements on the horizon with AT&T lease

A new lease agreement with AT&T will help increase cell service on Longboat Key and decrease the possibility of dropped calls, without being visually intrusive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The St. Armands Circle Art Festival with Craft Marketplace was held Sept. 30 and Oct 1.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 2, 2023
St. Armands Art Festival features accomplished artists from around the world

Tourists, visitors and locals admired the wide variety of art on display Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Corrosion caused Longboat power issues during Idalia, FPL says
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 29, 2024
Corrosion caused Longboat power issues during Idalia, FPL says

During Hurricane Idalia, 20 underground transformers failed and left 400 Longboat Key residents without power for 15 hours.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Unconditional Surrender statue is cleaned.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 18, 2024
Meet the 'invisible' team cleaning Sarasota's sidewalks and statues

Gorilla Kleen staff describe the thankless task of cleaning landmark locations while the city sleeps.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Stray dog is on the run in Lakewood Ranch
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 6, 2024
Stray dog is on the run in Lakewood Ranch

A King Charles spaniel mix nicknamed Rascal was first spotted in early November. He was caught once and is back on the run.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler speaks to the Republican Club of Longboat Key on April 12, 2022.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 11, 2023
Sarasota School Board to request resignation of Bridget Ziegler

The Dec. 12 Sarasota County School Board meeting follows accusations of hypocrisy against Ziegler for the admission of a tryst with her husband and another woman.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 12, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The 75th Annual Labor Day Regatta will be held Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2023
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Aug. 31 to Sept. 6

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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