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AARP volunteers provide assistance at Fruitville Public Library.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 26, 2023
Sarasota Library service offers free tax help for those in need

The programs, which are funded by the AARP and certified by the IRS, accept users from all socioeconomic backgrounds.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Operation Green Light to help drivers reinstate licenses
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 14, 2023
Operation Green Light to help drivers reinstate licenses

The statewide program offers opportunities in Sarasota County for drivers to pay reduced fees and fines in March.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Some Longboat events still on after Helene, Milton
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 13, 2024
Some Longboat events still on after Helene, Milton

Community centers and organizations assess how to approach the 2024-2025 season on Longboat Key after two hurricanes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Duval's Fresh Local Seafood, which serves a signature po'boy sandwich, participating in Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • May 9, 2023
2023 Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week scheduled for June 1-14

Local restaurants will feature special menus for lunch ($25 per person) and dinner ($40).

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Cardinal Mooney senior quarterback Michael Valentino holds the ball aloft as he crosses the goal line for a touchdown.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 6, 2023
Cardinal Mooney High football eyes star-laden season

In their first two games, the Cougars have outscored their opponents 95-6, spreading the ball among several offensive weapons.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
JWM Managment, the first company to approach the city in 2021 about redeveloping the Fillmore Drive site, is seeking to build above the existing height limit on St. Armands. File rendering
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 12, 2022
Proposed St. Armands developments prompt density concerns

St. Armands residents and Longboat Key leaders believe increasing maximum building height and redeveloping the Fillmore lot could add to traffic congestion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ezequiel Rodriguez-Guadalupe and Sol Castro will move into a smart home provided by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 19, 2024
Knights of Columbus hosts Patriotic Ball at Tara Country Club

The annual event was held to support the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Amber Tarbet takes 13-year-old Leah Barros through her riding lesson with the help of Martha Murphy, Lisa Hughes and Sheryl Aguilar. SMART with Heart is looking for more volunteers and instructors to serve more people.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 1, 2024
Nonprofits merge to continue providing therapeutic equine therapy

Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy has merged with Hooves with HEART to become SMART with Heart.

  • East County
  • News
Now in her second year as principal at Imagine School at Lakewood Ranch, Ashley Allen works to implement positive changes to continue the school's success.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 24, 2024
Imagine Schools at Lakewood Ranch reimagines school vision

Ashley Allen, the principal, institutes a new character development program.

  • East County
  • Schools
Rick Erbacci, Stacey Fredericks and Donna Karasic
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 19, 2024
Second Toast Local event serves up craft beers and spirits for a cause

The event provided a tasting of craft beers and spirits while also supporting the community.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Deb Mackiewicz and her husband are distressed over whether they'll be able to save their vintage 1954 cottage on Lido Key.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 13, 2024
Helene, Milton were too much for a vintage Florida cottage

The owners of a 1954 cinder-block, pecky Cypress cottage are crushed. It appears they’ll be unable to preserve the home.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Christian School wide receiver Travis Miller (12) led the team in receiving yards in 2023 with 545.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 8, 2024
Sarasota Christian makes transition to 11-man football

The Blazers played eight-man football for two seasons before the jump.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 16, 2024
Sarasota School Board election brings critical issues into spotlight

Candidates share their visions on issues including finances, political division and fostering academic success.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Ellen Jaffe Jones has competed in Senior Games events, but is just as happy to run local events. To her, getting to run at all is the whole point.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 9, 2024
71-year-old Sarasota runner has placed in 300 races

Ellen Jaffe Jones has advice for people looking to enjoy a long life of running.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A rendering of the future aquatic and racket center at Premier Park. Plans could change as the design is only 30% complete.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 15, 2023
Planning at Premier Park in Lakewood Ranch progresses slowly

Manatee District 5 Commissioner Ray Turner said he would like county staff to "step on the gas" in building the Premier Park aquatics and racket center.

  • East County
  • News
One of the Tiki huts from the Longboat Key Club lies in pieces on the beach in front of the club on Sept. 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 12, 2024
What to know for the 2024 hurricane season, according to the experts

With NOAA predicting above-average hurricane activity this year, a disaster preparedness seminar shares facts on storm hazards and how to survive them.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Alan Sprintz
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2024
Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, at-large Seat 1: Alan Sprintz

Meet the candidate.

  • Elections
Sarasota County Commission cuts will affect at-risk children
  • By Christine Robinson |
  • July 29, 2024
Sarasota County Commission cuts will affect at-risk children

When county commissioners cut $510,000 from early learning, they created devastating, far-reaching negative effects.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Andrés Duany points out rooftops in Sarasota, stating they should be designed with their aesthetics in mind.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 30, 2024
Key Sarasota planner praises city while noting its shortcomings

"Have you seen (your bayfront)? It is such a collection of incoherent junk," says Andrés Duany, an influential planner of downtown Sarasota who is known as the "father of New Urbanism."

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 14, 2023
No property tax rate change expected for city's fiscal 2024 budget

City Manager Marlon Brown tells Sarasota commissioners that he plans to hold the rate at 3.0 mils for the coming fiscal year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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