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Brenda Spatt walked Sarasota's Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11, 2022, in honor of her son, Leo Michael Puhaly.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2023
Veterans Day parade set for downtown Sarasota

The parade route will run along Main Street from Osprey Avenue to Gulfstream Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Uptown Boys will sing you a song, but don't call them The Piano Men. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • August 2, 2022
The best things to do around Sarasota for Aug. 4-10

There's a new exhibit at Selby Gardens taking center stage in Sarasota, and there are also interesting drama and theater options on tap this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A rendering of the planned Banditos Tacos & Tequila at the former Tavern on Main location at 1468 Main St., which the company plans to open in fall 2023.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 1, 2023
Banditos will bring its 'taco temple' to downtown Sarasota

Maryland-based Banditos Tacos & Tequila will occupy the former Tavern on Main Brewery location as it makes its Florida debut, featuring the chain's first rooftop patio.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Senior Kora Turner and junior Matthew Boudreau celebrate the orienteering's first state championship. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 7, 2021
Run to victory for Lakewood Ranch High

Lakewood Ranch High School JROTC's orienteering team takes home its first state championship.

  • East County
  • News
Nancy Castro and Dennis Larson have started End of Life Ready to help people deal with the many problems that follow the death of a spouse or a significant other.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 7, 2022
Locally founded website preps for responsibilities following partner's death

End of Life Ready, a nonprofit started by two Lakewood Ranch residents, goes through various information categories to help prepare for the death of a significant other.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Officer Jeffery Vogt was driving unit 83 in the collision with the Tesla driven by Charles and Marjory Barancik.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • April 5, 2023
Police department arrests increase in crime-free Longboat

The increase in arrests is attributed to the higher visibility of the department's officers under Chief George Turner's leadership.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 8, 2021
Manasota Track Club cleans up Gulf of Mexico Drive

The club adopted a stretch of the road leading into Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Greer Island lagoon between the Longboat Pass Bridge and the Gulfside beaches. The plan is to dredge sand from the canal feeding it this year. (File photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • June 14, 2022
Coastal engineers fight battle of Longboat Key erosion

The latest beach renourishment project came in early and under budget, but Longboat Key faces a long-term fight to alleviate the effects of erosion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 23, 2014
Discussion avoids 237-unit elephant in the chambers

The commission discussed possible changes to its nuisance procedure without mentioning the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Earl Larson, Brian and Natalie Davis
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 27, 2023
All Angels Church welcomes snowbirds back to Longboat

Its annual welcome-back street party included local food, fellowship and excitement for the upcoming season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The many costumes of Something Rotten! will soon take center stage at Florida Studio Theatre. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • November 1, 2022
The best things to do around Sarasota for Nov. 3-9

There's all kinds of live music in Sarasota this week, including jazz, funk and folk, not to mention opera, classical and even musical theater.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A 29-year-old Sarasota woman is in critical condition after she lost control of her car while entering an I-75 ramp off University Parkway.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 3, 2022
Sarasota woman seriously injured in one-car crash on I-75 ramp

The 29-year-old woman lost control when she entered the ramp from University Parkway in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
ODA baseball senior Jack Hobson.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 25, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Jack Hobson

The ODA baseball senior is hitting .457 with four home runs and 23 RBIs in 2023.

  • East County
  • Sports
On July 22, Volt Power Co. lineman Heston Braddock worked to remove a light pole from Birdie Lane. File photo
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 26, 2021
Verizon has plan to improve Longboat Key cell service

The Town Commission and P&Z Board are set to consider measures that would help improve north-end cell service.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mangrove forests are one of the most threatened tropical ecosystems in the world. Florida’s estimated 600,000 acres of mangroves contribute to the overall health of the state’s coastal zone in addition to providing some of the best kayaking experiences.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 5, 2023
An exploration of Lido’s mangrove tunnels reveals heart of our coastal ecosystem

Key Life’s intrepid reporter encounters Florida’s unique ecosystem on a kayak tour through Lido Key’s magical mangrove tunnels.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Art Uptown Gallery artist Elisabeth Trostli displays digital paintings of powerful women of varying races and ethnicities in 2018.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • August 18, 2023
Art Uptown Gallery to close after 43 years in Sarasota

Rising rents are forcing galleries out of downtown, but other artist spaces beckon.

  • Arts + Culture
Racelle Weiman
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • November 14, 2023
How to confront hateful speech? With 'brave talk'

A former Temple University professor led a workshop on Longboat Key about how to find the courage to speak up.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Amani Washington and Trinity Adams
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 21, 2023
Graduation 2023: Booker High School

Multiple students offered words of advice as students headed into the future.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Columnist Ryan Kohn got a personal experience with dragon boating in 2019. He knows what a workout it can be. File photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 2, 2022
How to stay cool in Sarasota while staying active

Every year, Ryan Kohn finds ways to avoid the summer heat. Every year, his ideas get a bit more out-there.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Vaccine deaths higher than COVID deaths, entrepreneur and author say
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 17, 2024
Vaccine deaths higher than COVID deaths, entrepreneur and author say

Here are shocking statements of late, from Steve Kirsch and Bret Weinstein, both early dissenters to the COVID vaccines.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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