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It's "The Mole," baby! Photo via Netflix.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 8, 2021
Binge Blog: Pluto TV is your new nostalgia hit

A Sarasotan lands on CBS reality show "Big Brother," and is competition show "The Mole" being revived?

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Mary Russell, 24, takes a bite of her gold medal at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games. Russell won the women's 100 yard freestyle (1:30.34). (Courtesy photo)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 22, 2022
Del Webb swimmer makes a special memory at Special Olympics USA Games

Mary Russell, 24, won a gold medal in the women's 100 yard freestyle (1:30.34) at the event, which was held Jun 5-12 in Orlando.

  • East County
  • Sports
Criticism of administrative approval has pointed to the maligned Vue Sarasota Bay development as evidence the current process is suboptimal.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 9, 2017
Administrative approval opposition gains momentum

The resident activist group STOP! is gathering support for its proposal to change the city’s development review process, which has one former city official concerned.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort has been abandoned for almost a decade.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • March 12, 2018
Colony plans dump existing units, seek all of Longboat's tourism pool

How the development at the site of the former Colony Beach and Tennis Resort fits within town codes and what happens to the 237 units now standing at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Steven and William Ladd have been collaborating on art for their entire adult lives. (Photo by Spencer Fordin)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • September 21, 2022
Brothers instill love, family memories into art exhibit at Sarasota Art Museum

Steven and William Ladd spend their lives doing what they love, and they make sure their artwork reflects that.

  • Arts + Culture
Pierre Folliard and Linda Britt-Smith. Photo by Liz Ramos.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 13, 2021
Dressed tastefully for Oktoberfest in Lakewood Ranch

Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living celebrates Oktoberfest.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
As of summer 2020, Mote announced it had raised more than $75 million toward the aquarium project — less than 60% of the $130 million goal the organization set in 2018.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 27, 2021
Mote works to get aquarium project across finish line

Still shy of a $130 million fundraising goal and awaiting development approvals, Mote Marine officials say plans for a destination attraction remain on track.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rendering of indoor dining area at proposed Lo'Key Island Grille.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • April 26, 2023
'Quaint' restaurant concept plans approved on Longboat Key

After Tiki bar plans were rejected in 2022, the Lo'Key Island Grille proposal earned approval by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
The new DalMoros location in St. Armands Circle.
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • November 29, 2022
Takeout pasta concept opens in St. Armands

Passersby will notice a mural created by local artists and watch the signature DalMoros pasta machine at work on St. Armands Circle.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The Shore announced on social media it was conducting a soft-opening this weekend at its new Longboat Key location.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 30, 2019
Shore restaurant in Longboat Key holds soft opening

The restaurant still hasn't received its certificate of occupancy, but the town amended its temporary certificate to allow the eatery to serve food.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • December 8, 2019
Designing Women Boutique celebrates the past and future at 17th annual gala

The "Forever Young" fundraiser was held Dec. 8 at Michael's On East.

  • Black Tie
Rock Lee plays the keyboard during his 30th anniversary party.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 1, 2023
Marina Jack pianist Rock Lee celebrates 30 years of making music

The "piano man" at Marina Jack, beloved by patrons, celebrated his 30th anniversary with the bayfront restaurant in May.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 23, 2018
Bayfront raises dilemmas

The grand vision for the Bayfront presents multiple dilemmas for the community — where to put a new performing arts hall and deciding this crucial question: What comes first?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Su Byron |
  • August 19, 2021
Art and About: The Arts Scene is Back!

It’s fall, but it feels like spring. The once-dormant area art scene is finally making a comeback. Here’s a glimpse of what’s happening.

  • LWR Life
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2020
Manatee School Board District 3: Richard "Rick" Murphy

Meet the candidate.

  • East County
  • News
Future Ringling College Library Association Executive Director Stephanie Grosskreutz hosts a Q&A with Dr. Ben Carson in 2013.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 22, 2016
Ringling College Library Association names executive director

Visit Sarasota County Managing Director Stephanie Grosskreutz will manage the Town Hall Lecture Series in the newly created role.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mary Ann and Kirt Bopp, who are from Missouri, still get their 5-mile walks in every day despite the cold. Kirt Bopp said he was really only bothered by the wind, but Mary Ann Bopp was cold.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 31, 2022
Longboat Key residents compare and contrast feelings on winter

Former northerners are split on how they weather the tiny winter in Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Officials discuss the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 at a special City Commission meeting Tuesday, July 13.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 14, 2021
City set to lower property tax rate in 2022 budget

City Manager Marlon Brown hopes his first budget will serve as a model for long-term financial management.

  • Sarasota
  • News
See the box below for the key to the buildings at the Quay now and in the future. Rendering courtesy GreenPointe Communities
  • By David Conway |
  • November 5, 2021
Quay development plans come into focus

The owner of the bayfront site is putting together the last pieces of what’s been pitched as a destination district. When will Sarasota residents get to see the final product?

  • Sarasota
  • News
 Larissa Green reads the Wall Street Journal while her daughter Ann Green West talks on the phone at Booker High School on Saturday. The pair arrived with Howard Green on Friday night.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 9, 2017
Booker shelter braces for Hurricane Irma

Booker High School has never had to open its doors as a hurricane shelter before. It’s now home to more than 1,200 evacuees.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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