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SMR CEO and President Rex Jensen says offerings in Waterside Place will take off in 2022.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 1, 2022
Southshore project in Waterside, Erickson Senior Living big stories for Lakewood Ranch in 2022

SMR CEO and President Rex Jensen says Waterside of Lakewood Ranch offerings will take off in 2022.

  • East County
  • News
The annual Sarasota holiday tradition features an appearance from Santa Claus.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 17, 2016
Downtown Holiday Parade marches on

The retirement of organizer Paul Thorpe threw the future of the event into question, but the annual parade down Main Street will be back in December.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioner Jim Brown leading efforts to fund Arts, Culture and Education Center
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 20, 2019
Brown: Longboat theater talk is encouraging

Commissioner works to find new strategies to raising $18 million privately for art center project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Workers with Forristall Enterprises Inc. are tearing down the Amore building. It's expected to last about six to eight weeks.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 26, 2019
Workers begin demolishing Longboat Key's Amore building

Work expected to take between six and eight weeks.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The county will seek to adopt a new district map for commission elections by Dec. 31.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 28, 2021
New district maps coming for Sarasota County

Two years after a contentious redistricting effort, the County Commission agreed to redraw boundaries again to create a more balanced map for local elections.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Proponents of narrowing this stretch of Fruitville Road say it is daunting to cross, and making the roadway two lanes instead of four would unite downtown with neighborhoods and commercial areas to the north.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 2, 2013
Fruitville stretch could lose two lanes

The concept would 'pedestrianize' the busy, four-lane roadway that cuts between downtown Sarasota and the Rosemary District.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 750 Penfield St. was built in 1977, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,710 square feet of living area. (Courtesy of Ian Addy, Michael Saunders & Co,)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 20, 2022
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $3 million

A home in Sleepy Lagoon tops this week's sales at $3 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota Charter Review Board District 2: Joseph 'Jody' Hudgins

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • March 15, 2013
"The Walkable City" -- an interview with Jeff Speck

"The Walkable City" -- an interview with Jeff Speck

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • May 13, 2010
Simply Spoiled throws helpful party

Hoping to raise at least $5,000 for charity to help bring clean and safe water to people in developing nations via wells, Vanessa Opstal, owner of Simply Spoiled Boutique, in downtown Sarasota, hosted a night of pampering May 6, complete with eyebrow shaping, massages and complimentary eats and drinks.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Harvey Vengroff at the Oakridge Apartments, formerly Sarasota Airport Hotel. Photo by Mark Wemple
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 10, 2015
Find a way to say yes

Capital flows where it is welcome. So Sarasota entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff is taking his capital to Manatee. City commissioners could change the story with leadership.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Vacationer Nancy Hack had a pleasant surprise when she ran into the Naked Cowboy on St. Armands Circle.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 20, 2016
Naked Cowboy makes brief St. Armands appearance

The Times Square icon, the Naked Cowboy makes shoppers on St. Armands Circle blush.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
County Commissioner Mike Moran said he expects public expenditures to produce measurable results — and he doesn’t believe the Economic Development Corp. is meeting that standard. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 7, 2021
Economic Development Corp. could lose county funding

Commissioner Mike Moran, a critic of the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County, wants to phase out the county’s local business tax and redirect existing reserves.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • April 19, 2013
Commissioner Turner seeks entertainment moratorium for city businesses

Commissioner Turner seeks entertainment moratorium for city businesses

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Kerry Kirschner’s colleagues and family said his willingness to work with people with varied philosophies and personal backgrounds contributed to his professional success.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 5, 2020
Kerry Kirschner, former Argus leader and mayor, dies at 73

Kirschner’s decades-long career bridged the public and private sectors, but always emphasized coalition-building and civic improvement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Unit 4 condominium at En Provence  was built in 2002. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,800 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 15, 2021
En Provence condo sells for $3.75 million

The home at 2151 Gulf of Mexico Drive tops all Longboat Key-area sales for Aug. 2-6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The four-way stop signs are already in place, west across Ocean Boulevard.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 23, 2022
Siesta Key gains a new four-way stop intersection

County commissioners OK extra stop signs in Siesta Village.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Small cell facilities were installed in downtown Sarasota in 2018.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 28, 2022
Longboat leaders approve cell-pole plan for north end

Nine small-cell facilities could be working by early 2023, Verizon official tells town.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kathy Whyte takes a bit out of her seafood paella at the inaugural Sarasota Seafood and Music Festival in 2016.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 19, 2017
Sarasota Calendar 01.19.17

See what's happening in Sarasota this week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key marine patrol officer Joshua Connors drives the town's police boat.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 16, 2021
911 operators roll out north-end Longboat map

The new map breaks Jewfish Key and Greer Island into eight different sectors to help first responders better understand where to go.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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