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New York trumpet player and Sarasota Jazz Festival Music Director Terell Stafford performs March 17, 2023, at the Sarasota Jazz Festival.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 30, 2023
Don't miss these Sarasota events in 2024

Sarasota offers events to suit many interests in 2024.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Cheif Lee Whitehurst and Fire Commissioner Garry Lawson celebrate another East County fire station opening.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 26, 2024
East Manatee Fire Rescue opens new Myakka City station

The new station replaces the old Station 11 located at 10215 Wauchula Road.

  • East County
  • News
Community members are encouraged to visit the new SMH courtyard tomorrow and have their photograph taken for free in the inflatable snow globe.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • September 6, 2013
Sarasota Memorial Hospital previews new Courtyard Tower

News media visited Sarasota Memorial Hospital's new Courtyard Tower for a preview before tomorrow's grand opening.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Steve Boris of Boost Studio presents the new website that will be active starting July 1
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 26, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: 2012 Small Business Awards

The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2012 Small Business Awards Breakfast at Lido Beach Resort Tuesday, June 26. Before awards were given, Boost Studio made a presentation of the easily navigated and sharp looking new logo and website the duo has been working on.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Janet Gibson, Christi Womack Villalobos and Diana Michael
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • July 26, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Women Equity Luncheon

The Manatee and Sarasota Commissions on the Status of Women and the League of Women Voters in Manatee and Sarasota hosted the 20th annual Women's Equity Luncheon Saturday, July 26, at the Hyatt Regency, Sarasota. Before eating, guests were invited to socialize and hear from national and local organizations including Planned Parenthood, New College of Florida Foundation and WSLR.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Green Orchid restaurant at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is restricted to Selby members or those who have paid the $26 admission fee.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 28, 2024
Selby opens garden-to-table restaurant The Green Orchid

The solar-powered eatery at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota aims to become the world's first net-positive-energy restaurant.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 6, 2023
Preliminary Sarasota County budget increases spending by 36%

Personnel requests keep pace with population increase, but the county administrator looks to trim $3.3 million before submitting a recommended budget for fiscal year 2024.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 21, 2020
Joan Hannah Peterson

Joan Hannah Peterson, 87, of Sarasota, Florida, passed away peacefully on Aug. 16, 2020.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
The resort-style cemetery
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 23, 2017
APRIL FOOLS -- 'It's a no-density proposal ... for the living'

New Jersey businessman proposes resort-style cemeteries on Longboat

  • Longboat Key
  • News
More than 55 tons of dead fish have already been removed from island canals and shoreline during the seven weeks of the latest red tide outbreak, which has ebbed but never completely released its grip on the island.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 7, 2016
Red tide continues to aggravate Longboat Key residents, workers

More than 55 tons of dead fish have already been removed from island canals and shoreline during the seven weeks of the latest outbreak, which has ebbed but never completely released its grip on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 8, 2016
Phillippi Shores 7k ends with photo finish

Phillippi Shores International Baccalaureate World School hosts 8th annual 7K and 1-mile Fun Run Saturday, Oct. 8.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson visited the Sarasota Observer and Pelican Press office Monday to discuss how the city of Louisville and Jefferson County consolidated in 2000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 26, 2012
Merger Mayor: Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson

Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson said combining city and county governments spurred private job growth.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 17, 2014
Business Briefs

Three businesses close St. Armands locations; Patchington event to benefit SPARCC; Lazy Lobster Longboat Key resumes its lunch service

  • Longboat Key
  • News
For more information, check www.yourobserver.com and pick up a copy of Thursday's Jan. 26
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 20, 2012
BREAKING NEWS: Lewis accepts contract as interim city manager

The Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved hiring Terry Lewis as its interim city manager at a special commission meeting this morning. Lewis' last day as the Interim Sarasota County Sarasota Administrator is today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota County Commission and the Longboat Key Town Commission will come together for a joint meeting at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Sarasota County Administration Center, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 21, 2016
Sarasota, Longboat Key set joint commission meeting

Seven key Longboat Key issues will be discussed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2009
Three businesses to open in San Marco Plaza

Pedigree Lily Pet Spa and Boutique, Underseas Paradise, and Larry G. Harness with Edward Jones Investments all will open in the Lakewood Ranch shopping plaza in the coming months.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 11, 2014
Distant relatives of Mable Ringling visit The Ringling

This week, four great nieces and nephews of Mable Ringling are in town from New Mexico to visit The Ringling and Sarasota. Mable Burton Ringling was one of five daughters and never had any children. One of her sisters was Dulcy Burton Schueler.

  • Arts + Culture
The Lilly Pulitzer High Tea & Champagne Fashion Show models gather for a group photo after the fashion show finale Sunday, Jan. 18.
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • January 20, 2015
Hot Flash - What's Trending: Lilly's Latest

The Wildly Chic delivery from the #Resort365 collection has arrived at Lilly Pulitzer, so get ready to indulge in the latest and greatest colors and patterns Lilly has to offer.

  • Arts + Culture
Spectacular sights and lights come from the top and bottom of the Kartchner Caverns, in Arizona.
  • By Stuart and Lois Scheyer |
  • May 11, 2011
Arizona - One State, Two Destinations

Arizona was the latest stop on Stuart and Lois Scheyer's "America(s) the Beautiful" series of great destinations in Mexico, Canada and our own United States.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
CareerEdge offers a no-cost HVAC technician training program.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2025
CareerEdge Funders Collaborative releases 2024 impact report

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce initiative added $1.3 million to the two-county economy, according to the 2024 report.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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