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By Jay Heater |
May 6, 2022

Becoming a Brain Health Initiative scholar is a no-brainer

No matter what eventually comes out of the Brain Health Initiative, the scholar program should be known as its first stroke of genius.

East County
Opinion

By Harry Sayer |
March 8, 2020

Asolo Repertory Theatre brings Bollywood to life

A Bollywood Ball was held March 7 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

Black Tie

By Brynn Mechem |
August 3, 2021

Schools need improvements in Title IX compliance, hiring practices, study finds

The Sarasota school district showed strides in advanced class enrollment, but still needs to improve equity in staff and sports.

Sarasota
Schools

By Harry Sayer |
June 6, 2020

Rain doesn't stop Sarasota-Manatee Black Lives Matter march

Protesters marched down Dr. Martin Luther King Way on June 6.

Sarasota
News

By Brynn Mechem |
February 1, 2021

Kingsley retiring from Sarasota Schools

Assistant Superintendent Laura Kingsley will retire in June after 35 years with the district. The district also named Harriet Moore as the new Director of Equity and Innovation.

Sarasota
Schools

By David Conway |
May 7, 2015

DID eyes Rosemary, condos for expansion

The Downtown Improvement District is honing in on new areas of the city to incorporate into its boundaries.

Sarasota
News

By Cassidy Alexander |
August 28, 2017

Sarasota man dies in flood-related crash; county officials watching for more rain

A man died early Monday morning after a car crash in a parking lot near the Sarasota Kennel Club, and as rains continue county and local officials continue to respond to other flood-related problems.

Sarasota
News

By Alex Mahadevan |
July 13, 2015

County seeks plans for Main Street property

Sarasota County has released another invitation to negotiate to buy the county-owned parcel at the intersection of North Washington Boulevard and Main Street.

Sarasota
News

By Observer Staff |
August 30, 2012

Our View: How to fight vagrants: privatize

Everywhere you go in downtown Sarasota, the subject of "the homeless" surfaces.

Sarasota
Opinion

By Jay Heater |
April 12, 2020

A Grand Living Easter parade

A Grand Living Easter parade brings joy to Lakewood Ranch

East County
News

By David Conway |
October 27, 2016

Residents, city staff focus on wider sidewalks

What are officials doing to make Sarasota more pedestrian friendly? (And what the heck are the sidewalks at the Vue going to look like?)

Sarasota
News

In Memoriam |
July 15, 2019

Janet Suzannah Hunter

Janet Hunter, 86, passed away on Friday morning July 12, 2019, at Doctors Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, following a year of illness.

Sarasota
Tributes & Obituaries

In Memoriam |
July 19, 2019

Mary Lilla (Mary Elle) Hunter

Mary Lilla “Mary Elle” Hunter died July 12, 2019, in Sarasota, where she had resided for 40 years with periods of out-of-area residency in Pinehurst, N.C.; Washington, D.C.; and Bismarck, N.D.

Longboat Key
Tributes & Obituaries

By Brendan Lavell |
February 24, 2021

Manatee County Sheriff's Office investigating Commissioner Vanessa Baugh

Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh under investigation after complaint filed by Michael Barfield

East County
News

By Molly Schechter |
January 5, 2011

The question was, "What is your favorite restaurant when you want to eat something light (like right after the holidays)?" The varied answers celebrate the diversity of eating places with which our community is blessed. Â