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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: June 30

Gordon Silver took this photo of a large gator cooling off on a warm day at Myakka River State Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Students who attended kindergarten through 12th grade with an additional 30 minutes of instructional time would have been in class about an extra year at graduation.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 24, 2022
Millions in Sarasota school funding on March ballot

Continuation of voter-approved 1-mill tax rate would deliver an estimated $71.6 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 17, 2021
Sarasota Chamber celebrates 101st annual meeting

About 400 members of the chamber met at the Hyatt Regency for lunch.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Phil Grande, downtown resident and radio host, at Selby Five Points Park. File Photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 29, 2011
Sarasota homeless issue stretches to Selby Library

Downtown Sarasota radio host Phil Grande says the city and Sarasota County need to work together to solve problems involving the homeless at both Selby Five Points Park and the Selby Public Library.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Local business owner Chris Brown, right, with business partner Mike Granthon, left, are prolific property investors.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 22, 2014
Brown buys downtown Sarasota Firestone

Prolific investor Chris Brown continued his Main Street acquisitions with the $1 million purchase of an auto repair shop near the center of downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Wicker Inn is an iconic vacation spot on Longboat Key.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • March 9, 2023
Short-term rental program to start in October

The program requires Longboat Key properties that are rented out for less than six months at a time to register with the town.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Boca Kitchen Bar Market plans to lease 2,500 square feet of space on Lemon Avenue.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 9, 2016
Tampa-based Boca Kitchen plans Sarasota location

The farm-to-table focused restaurant and market aims to open on Lemon Street in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A preliminary conceptual video rendering shows some of the project’s central features: brick streets, curbless sidewalks and new landscaping.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 18, 2018
Tree questions continue at Lemon Avenue meeting

Downtown residents still push for the inclusion of more shade trees in a streetscape project, but challenges remain.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Former Riverview High swimmer and Olympian Emma Weyant will compete in six events at the 2023 Toyota U.S. Open Championships, held Nov. 29-Dec. 2 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 18, 2023
Sarasota's Weyant sets example for sensible NIL deals

As NCAA sports become more money-driven, Emma Weyant shows how name, image and likeness rights should work.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The 10-story, 17-unit Sansara is the latest luxury development expected to break ground in downtown Sarasota.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 6, 2015
Buyers flocking to downtown Sarasota development

Sansara developer Matt Kihnke said activity has ratcheted up over the last month for the $11 million Burns Square luxury condominium building.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota daredevil Bello Nock went to great lengths to bring home the Ringling train car his circus performer parents lived in more than 50 years ago.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 17, 2022
Bello Nock hasn’t gotten to the top by accident

Still at the top of his game, hometown daredevil Bello Nock is leveraging his high hair and high jinx for a higher purpose.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Riverview High's Susan Lowther finished 10th in the U.S. in points (162) in 2024 according to MaxPreps statistics.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 22, 2023
Riverview girls lacrosse star leads nation in goals, total points

Rams junior Susan Lowther has 79 goals and 37 assists (116 points) through 13 games.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota Medieval Fair President Jeremy Croteau (right) discusses some features of the Medieval Fair site in Myakka City with Manatee County Deputy Administrator Charlie Bishop Friday.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • October 29, 2021
Manatee County inspects Sarasota Medieval Fair site in Myakka City with decision on the festival's special permit looming

Manatee County officials tour the site of the upcoming Sarasota Medieval Fair before deciding whether to issue a special permit for the festival.

  • East County
  • News
Sumner Chmielewski. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 20, 2022
Athlete of the Week: Sumner Chmielewski

The Sarasota Tsunami girls swimmer committed to Brown University on July 9.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Tangerine Bay Club's 10 buildings surround TBC’s ten, low-rise buildings are situated around the pool island. (Photo courtesy of Maureen Horn, Michael Saunders & Co.)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 20, 2022
Two properties each sell for $1.6 million

A Bird Key home and a Tangerine Bay condo topped this week's sales, each at $1.6 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The observation deck at Joan Durante Park was rebuilt with the boardwalk and overlooks Sarasota Bay.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 13, 2022
The boardwalk at Joan Durante park is open

The original boardwalk was lifted off its footers in November 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ron Turner
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 4, 2022
Longboat's Miracle on the Key group brings elections supervisor to town

Ron Turner will present on the coming elections on July 13 at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch veterinary hospital undergoes expansion
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 26, 2023
Lakewood Ranch veterinary hospital undergoes expansion

Dr. Wendy Ellis says the 11,790-square-foot expansion serves a need in the area by bringing together different area specialists.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Sarasota City Commission District 1: Kyle Scott Battie

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
St. Armands Circle merchants have expressed concern that the implementation of paid parking, set to take place in December, will scare away potential visitors if other commercial areas like downtown have free on-street spaces.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 12, 2018
Circle businesses question paid parking plans

Officials once planned to implement on-street paid parking citywide. Today, St. Armands is the only district where the plans have moved forward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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