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Sarasota County Schools hosted a groundbreaking for a new K-8 school at the intersection of Lorraine and Clark roads.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 5, 2023
New K-8 school at Clark, Lorraine celebrates groundbreaking

The two-story, 195,000-square-foot school is budgeted at $105.75 million and is slated to open in August 2025.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
The proposed Bobby Jones Golf Course clubhouse features Old Florida architecture reminiscent of the original Gillespie Clubhouse.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 23, 2023
New 17,000-square-foot Bobby Jones clubhouse closer to approval

If approved by the Sarasota City Commission, the building will boast an Old Florida-style architecture that evokes the original Gillespie Clubhouse.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering by PSDW Architecture of the proposed new Sarasota Youth Sailing facility at City Island shows boat storage beneath a climate-controlled second floor.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2025
Meeting on planned Sailing Squadron building set for Aug. 13

Sarasota Sailing Squadron is seeking a zoning waiver for planned Youth Education Building.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Baird Inc. has acquired the building that includes El Melvin on Main Street.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2024
Two Main Street restaurant buildings acquired for $8.5 million

Restaurant operations will be unaffected as Baird Inc. purchases El Melvin and Café Amici properties.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Truck are lined up at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds at dawn Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 as Florida Power & Light coordinated efforts to restore power to residents after Hurricane Helene.
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • September 27, 2024
FPL crews working 'around the clock' to restore power

An estimated 76,000 customers in Sarasota County and another 22,000 in Manatee County had lost power due to the storm.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Memorial Hospital's Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2026
Hospital joins clinical trial of new heart failure treatment

Sarasota Memorial Hospital is part of a global research effort on an option to traditional cardiac resynchronization therapy.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office mobile crime units set up shop on Leonard Reid Avenue following the discovery of partial human skeletal remains on Friday, May 29.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2026
Skeletal remains discovered in north Sarasota

Multiple agencies responded to the discovery partial skeletal remains discovered along Leonard Reid Avenue on May 29.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2024
2024 general summer camps in Sarasota, Manatee

Check out the general summer camps available in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Summer Fun Guide
Months of discussions, recommendations, demonstrations and more came down to a 3-2 vote by the City Commission to deny a key portion of Selby Gardens’ proposed master plan, rejecting the attraction’s plan to redevelop its campus.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 30, 2019
Sarasota year in review 2019

From the serious to the whimsical, a lot happened in the past year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Manatee County Commission voted to pay $3,000 for Commissioner James Satcher's public record lawsuit settlement and an estimated $15,750 in attorney fees and costs.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • May 19, 2021
Manatee County pays commissioners' legal tab

Manatee County Commission votes to protect itself against "chilling effect" created by lawsuits

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota residents parade through the streets after they vote to approve Sarasota County. Photo courtesy Sarasota County Libraries & Historical Resources.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • July 1, 2021
Sarasota County Centennial: Start of county was contentious

A dispute over (you guessed it) roads set up the official establishment of Sarasota County on July 1, 1921.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The ten-member Charter Review Committee will make recommendations on potential revisions in March, at which point the City Commission will decide which items it wants to set for a voter referendum.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 16, 2021
Charter Review Committee takes first look at mayor options

The advisory board intends to hold a meeting this fall to have a thorough discussion about potential revisions to the city’s form of government.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Landen Mavrikas hit the waves with his skimboard. Harry Sayer
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 1, 2021
Spring break puts area businesses back on track

Local officials and business owners say tourism is back on track with some reporting their most successful season yet.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Photo by Jack Elka Key Club General Manager Michael Welly said Friday, Aug. 31, that the resort has always had a "Plan B" — i.e. filing a new application.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 5, 2012
New application could revive Key Club plan

The application for the Key Club's $400 million Islandside project is dead, but the project could get new life.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rehabilitation of the Siesta north bridge is scheduled to begin in June 2012. Photo by Norman Schimmel
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 28, 2011
TOP STORY, JULY: Traffic, rainy delays top concerns with Siesta bridge project

Smooth traffic management and making sure the work is completed before tourist season begins in earnest: Those were the foremost concerns voiced July 7, when the Siesta Key Association board of directors hosted Florida Department of Transportation officials for a discussion of the 2012 north Siesta Key bridge rehabilitation project.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This is a photo of a model unit at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. The squatters will be required to take off their shoes upon entering the units, so as not to scuff the new floors.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 1, 2011
Squatters pay cash for keys to Colony

APRIL FOOLS - Neighbors of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort say current guests are squatters, not celebrities, and they want them out of here.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2011
News Briefs 04.14.11

Burglars target Mandalay vehicles; Director search narrowed to eight; Flyball tourney benefits Ranch Humane Society; East County returns salute to soldiers, families; U.S. Rep. Buchanan promotes youth art

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2012
Occasions: Anna Fondren Griffin & Daniel Taliaferro Watts

Danny and Fondren first met at Florida State University, where they both attended college. They began their relationship as friends and remained that way for several years.

  • Arts + Culture
The city is forecasting declining revenues for funds that generate income from user fees. That includes the St. Armands parking fund, which was created to pay off a 20-year bond for a garage facility near the Circle.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 23, 2020
Coronavirus takes toll on city budget

City officials are debating short-term spending priorities and bracing for long-term financial impacts associated with COVID-19.

  • Sarasota
  • News
In Southside Village, merchants leveraged existing relationships to promote local businesses after shutdowns began.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 4, 2020
After reopening, Sarasota businesses plot promotional strategies

Hopeful for an economic recovery, merchants and officials are encouraging consumers to spend their money locally.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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