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The 10th Street Canal within The Bay has been dredged. A floating day dock is planned along the south (left) side of the canal.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 6, 2025
Floating day dock is coming to The Bay

To make the Sarasota's The Bay park accessible to boaters, the Bay Park Conservancy secures waivers to permit the construction of a floating dock with 18 slips.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Corcoran's success at New College can be attributed to low-hanging fruit
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • August 18, 2025
Corcoran's success at New College can be attributed to low-hanging fruit

There are many questions that remain unanswered regarding curriculum changes and total leadership, an Observer reader says.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Rendering of proposed parking garage.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • June 6, 2023
St. Regis parking changes denied by Town Commission

Commissioners will vote on a written order of denial June 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Bayfront Park Recreation Center remains structurally sound, but new plans may be discussed in the future.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 28, 2023
Conceptual planning nears for Longboat rec center replacement

Money is set aside to begin preliminary planning for the Bayfront Park Recreation Center, but the question remains as to whether the idea will stick.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The location in Fort Myers provides an idea of what to expect in Lakewood Ranch if the project is approved.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 11, 2024
Proposal for dining, entertainment spot worries Lakewood Ranch residents

Residents fear plans for Backyard Social will threaten the hours and character of the Lakewood Ranch community.

  • East County
  • News
This empty city-owned lot along Laurel Avenue between Payne Parkway and South Washington Boulevard could become home to a new theater to be developed by the Sarasota Players.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 17, 2024
The Players' new theater heads to South Washington Boulevard

The Sarasota City Commission instructs staff to draft a lease that moves the proposed project outside Payne Park but still includes Payne Park Auditorium.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This is a rendering of the outdoor patio for the proposed Backyard Social off of Professional Parkway in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 20, 2024
Mixed reviews for proposed dining, entertainment spot in Lakewood Ranch

A revised application for Backyard Social will be reviewed by the Sarasota Planning Commission on Oct. 3.

  • East County
  • News
A worker helps repair the thatch roof of Captain Curt's Crab & Oyster Bar.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 16, 2024
Some Siesta Key restaurants reopen after Hurricane Milton

Amid the impacts of two successive hurricanes, a glimmer of business activity is emerging on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Construction on the Athletics and Aquatics Center is underway at Premier Sports Campus North.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 25, 2025
No hotel at Premier Sports — yet

Another 126 acres was rezoned to build out the now 236-acre campus.

  • East County
  • News
Joan Durante Park entrance.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • November 25, 2025
Storm repairs wrapping up for Longboat green spaces

Longboat Key has seen its share of preservation wins from Sister Keys to Quick Point to Durante Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A second charter school company has sought campus space at Brookside Middle School in Sarasota.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 14, 2025
New Schools of Hope requests double up in Sarasota, Manatee

A second South Florida company seeks space and says it's casting a wide net for 2027-28 school year.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
The green rectangle on the top is where the homes would be clustered.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 21, 2026
80-home project gets thumbs down from the Manatee Planning Commission

Bradenton Estates II is being proposed near the intersection of 18th Avenue East and Morgan Johnson Road.

  • East County
  • News
The proposed site of a city-owned attainable housing development across First Street from City Hall. The red X marks the location of the city's credit union office, which is now being considered for purchase by the city.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 18, 2024
City OKs purchase of parcels to build downtown workforce housing

The proposed apartment complex would consist of two 10-story buildings with rents priced for the labor force.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Conceptual rendering by Renzo Piano Building Workshop of the north elevation of a new performing arts center as viewed across the 10th Street boat basin.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 25, 2026
Performing Arts Center 'Concept 2.0' set for public debut

The Sarasota City Commission will receive the reimagined vision for a new performing arts center at its March 2 meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering of the planned Pilatus Aircraft facilities at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 28, 2026
Global aircraft maker breaks ground at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

Switzerland-based Pilatus Aircraft has begun construction of its $200 million investment at SRQ.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The 7-Eleven planned for 44th Avenue West and White Eagle Boulevard will look similar to the 7-Eleven on University Parkway near Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 21, 2026
7-Eleven planned for Lakewood Ranch fuels outrage

A gas station and convenience store on the corner of 44th Avenue East and White Eagle Boulevard is anticipated to be under construction before the year's end.

  • East County
  • News
Is the only way to protect kids online for all of us to give up our data?
  • By Adrian Moore, Nicole Shekhovtsova |
  • May 6, 2026
Is the only way to protect kids online for all of us to give up our data?

Legislators are passing laws to verify the age of social media users — but does it inadvertently require these sites to keep more data than necessary?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A rendering of the 12U baseball/softball fields five-plex that will be built at UMR Sports complex in East County.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 23, 2026
Expansion 'gets real' at UMR Sports of Bradenton

A wealth of sports fields and amenities are being added to the former Moore Dairy Farm property.

  • East County
  • News
Rob Robinson and Karl Raffurty pledged that the operations of Raffurty's Bar and Grill wouldn't change if the city approved a new liquor license for the business. Image via city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 29, 2020
Plans advance for Main Street bar

The city’s Planning Board was split over a proposal to allow Raffurty’s Bar and Grill to operate with a new liquor license.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mark Stevens, president of Stevens Construction, Greg Bartoli, PopStroke founder, and Bryon Bell, president of TGR Design, get busy with shovels at the PopStroke groundbreaking at UTC in Sarasota.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 18, 2021
Tiger Woods' PopStroke breaks ground at UTC in Sarasota

PopStroke, designed by Tiger Woods and his TGR team, breaks ground at Sarasota's University Town Center.

  • East County
  • News
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