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Rick Piccolo, the president of Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, said more major airlines could be headed to Sarasota in the next year.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 27, 2018
Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

Better deals will land in Sarasota

  • East County
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch's Jacqueline Darby shares memories of going to Mixon Fruit Farms with Janet Mixon. Darby has been going to Mixon Fruit Farms for 40 years.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 29, 2023
Mixon Fruit Farms closes its doors in Bradenton

Patrons said goodbye to Mixon Fruit Farms after 84 years of memories.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 9, 2024
Jeffrey Michael Deane

Jeffrey Michael Deane, 77, of Annapolis, MD, and Sarasota, FL, passed away on April 4, 2024, at the Hospice of Chesapeake Rebecca Fortney Inpatient Care Center in Pasadena, MD, after a fierce three-year battle with metastatic prostate bone cancer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Addison Dempsey. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 21, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Addison Dempsey

The Cardinal Mooney High junior finished sixth (18:24.09) in the Elite Girls division of the North Port XC Invitational, held Sept. 16-17.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A look back at 2023 on YourObserver.com
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 25, 2023
A look back at 2023 on YourObserver.com

The past year was packed with news in our area. Here are readers’ favorite stories from YourObserver.com.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Pat Neal is chairman of Neal Communities.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2024
Pat Neal donates award, and more, to land conservation group

Neal Communities chairman makes $350,000 gift to the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mariachi Cobre will perform with the Venice Symphony on April 28 in a performance to benefit UnidosNow.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • April 24, 2023
'NocheUnidos' fundraiser melds new and old worlds

Mariachi Cobre will perform with the Venice Symphony at the Van Wezel to benefit nonprofit UnidosNow.

  • Arts + Culture
Sixth graders Jaliyh Tartt, Sara Downs and Lily Bertrand love getting colors all over them.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 9, 2023
Nolan Middle School raises funds for its students with Color Run

Students at the Lakewood Ranch school don't mind getting a little messy for a good cause.

  • East County
  • Schools
Jill Eisenbeis, a library assistant, is new on the staff and started her position on the library's first day of curbside pickup June 2. She previously volunteered for the library for two years.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 10, 2020
Braden River Library reopens with new policies

Manatee County Libraries open with new policies

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 22, 2023
Sarasota School Board approves $1.5B final budget

The Sarasota County School Board voted 4-1 to approve the budget, which decreases total millage.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
The town is working to accelerate the timeline for beginning construction of the roundabout.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • December 22, 2022
Town nears completion of design of north-end roundabout

Longboat Key town staff is hoping to accelerate the start of the project as much as possible.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ed Kolodzieski talking about his marine lifestyle store, Ultra-Marine.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • August 26, 2023
Summer Night Out wined and dined customers in Whitney Beach Plaza

This monthly event is hosted by several businesses to promote their products and mingle with other residents on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz helped the city transition to a form-based code, and he thinks Sarasota could benefit from the same changes.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 13, 2017
Conversation with Manny Diaz

The former Miami mayor talks about form-based codes, branding a city and habitual complainers at City Hall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Former Sarasota High Head Coach Brody Wiseman is now the offensive coordinator at Riverview High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 15, 2022
Sailors football believes togetherness, improved line play will lead to more wins

Sarasota Head Coach Brody Wiseman believes 2022 is the season the program can turn the corner and reach the postseason.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Mark Stackhouse, Barbara Richards Thomas Graff talk during a meeting.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 28, 2023
Project 180 turns life around for formerly incarcerated individuals

The nonprofit offers support to people starting over after serving a prison sentence.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2021
Cops Corner: Sarasota 7.1.21

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Friends of the East Manatee Library Fundraising Committee Chair Connie Farmer, President Sue Ann Miller, Vice President Regina Negrycz and Stewardship Committee Chair Janet Allen stand in front of the future East County Library.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • April 7, 2021
East County Library nonprofit books authors for fundraisers

Friends of the East Manatee Library adjusts to fundraising during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • East County
  • News
Loren Wanless, a resident at Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living, re-creates a photo of his father, Emery Wanless, from 1937.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 10, 2024
Lakewood Ranch veteran honors father in Dream Flight

Loren Wanless re-created a 1937 photo of his father with a World War II-era open cockpit biplane.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Although visitors can currently find short-term bookings in Sarasota on sites such as Airbnb, some of those rentals may not be legal — though Mayor Hagen Brody wants the city to reconsider its regulations. Image via Airbnb
  • By David Conway |
  • October 14, 2021
Commission to discuss hosted rental policy

After a yearlong delay, city officials will consider legalizing short-term rentals when the homeowner remains on the property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
In addition to 256 new apartments, the redeveloped Bath & Racquet Club will be a private club featuring tennis and pickleball courts. (Courtesy image)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 14, 2022
Effects of Hurricane Ian force Planning Board delays on three apartment projects

Hurricane Ian kept city staff from putting rezoning hearing signs at properties when required, forcing the Planning Board to continue applications of three apartment communities until November.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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