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The Sarasota County Starter Kit is available online.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2023
Sarasota County introduces free tool to guide new residents

The online program offered by the UF/IFAS Extension offers free education tools and guides for living in Southwest Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Adrian Moore, Geoffrey Lawrence |
  • January 11, 2023
Nikki Fried is right to sue for medical marijuana patients’ gun rights

Although federal law prohibits marijuana use, it doesn’t give it grounds to discriminate against marijuana users.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Paul Caragiulo is part of the winning team that reinvented Owen’s Fish Camp for Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 16, 2024
Owen's Fish Camp co-owner shares the secret sauce behind the second location

Who says lightning doesn't strike twice? Paul Caragiulo shares how he and his brothers brought one of Sarasota's favorite restaurants to Lakewood Ranch.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • February 14, 2024
Waterside breaks ground on new neighborhoods

The Lakewood Ranch community Waterside Place continues to take shape with new neighborhoods.

  • East County
  • News
Grace Howl's "No Fear No Rules" sign.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 22, 2023
Grace Howl: The accidental artist

A car crash forced Howl off the corporate treadmill into a dazzling world of abstract images

  • Arts + Culture
Man from Longboat Key arrested for luring child in New Mexico
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • April 11, 2024
Man from Longboat Key arrested for luring child in New Mexico

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested Conrad Coovert, who now faces child abuse charges.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Addison Dempsey. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 21, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Addison Dempsey

The Cardinal Mooney High junior finished sixth (18:24.09) in the Elite Girls division of the North Port XC Invitational, held Sept. 16-17.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2020
Florida Senate District 23: Robert Kaplan

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Brian and Jen Blanco
  • By Jen and Brian Blanco |
  • October 15, 2014
Mall madness

East County couple Jen and Brian Blanco give you the inside scoop on their strategies for the Mall at University Town Center's grand opening. Follow their mall journey below.

  • East County
  • News
Former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort General Manager Katie Moulton says helping parties achieve settlements as a professional mediator allows her to be with people again, and it just might help her heal from the one legal dispute she couldn’t settle.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 12, 2015
Where is Katie Moulton now?

Five years after the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s closing, longtime general manager Katie Moulton and owner Murf Klauber still talk Colony every day.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Charles Shortridge, Rosemary McMullen, Caroline Lawrence, Char Young, Jonathan Evans and April Glasco accept grants from the Palm Aire Women's Club on behalf of their respective nonprofits.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 25, 2024
Palm Aire Women's Club donates $9,000 in grants to local nonprofits

Seven nonprofits in Manatee and Sarasota counties receive grants.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 8, 2015
Registration underway for i9 Sports camp

Registration for i9 Sports multi-sport summer camp is now available.

  • East County
  • Sports
In 2021, developer Gary Kompothecras proposed a seven-story hotel with up to 120 rooms at 1260 Old Stickney Point Road.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 14, 2023
Repealed ordinance clears the slate for Siesta Key hotels

Sarasota County commissioners repeal comprehensive plan changes that led to county approval of hotels later ruled illegal in court.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 5, 2022
Longboat leaders happy at the 2022 budget's halfway point

Process begins soon for next budget, based on positive news from the spending plan that is now about six months from completion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
To the campers, it's all fun and games at Dream Oaks Camp, but goals are set by parents and staff members ahead of their arrival.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 27, 2023
Dream Oaks camp is a dream come true for campers and parents

Foundation for Dreams and its camp offer horseback riding, canoeing and swimming for kids and a respite for their parents.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Both sides say this isn’t the end of the case.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 30, 2011
Town plans to re-file Armstrong suit

Judge Charles Roberts dismissed the case against James Armstrong without prejudice, but the town will re-file the lawsuit to clarify its intent.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Gregory looks out at the rough seas from Siesta Key Beach after Hurricane Idalia on Aug. 30, 2023.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 5, 2024
24 named storms forecast for a high-activity hurricane season

Climate Adaptation Center, a Sarasota-based nonprofit focused on challenges arising from climate change, predicts a total of 24 named storms, 12 hurricanes and six major hurricanes in the 2024 Atlantic season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Question for Labor Day: Is your job a labor of love?
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 31, 2023
Question for Labor Day: Is your job a labor of love?

Lakewood Ranch-area workers share what they love about their jobs in honor of Labor Day.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch's Robert Wentzell announced May 4 that Bradenton Insurance has become Guided Insurance Solutions.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 13, 2020
Bradenton-based insurance company has new policy for doing business

Bradenton-based insurance company has new policy for doing business

  • East County
  • Business
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