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Carl Shofstall
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2022
Sarasota City Commission, At Large: Carl Shofstall

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Senior Jordan Post receives his sign.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 23, 2020
Cardinal Mooney surprises seniors with signs

Staff members delivered yard signs to all 133 seniors.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 20, 2018
Sarasota Seafood Festival serves up fish and fun

The festival continues until 6 p.m. Jan. 20 and again from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
7340 Points of Rocks Road in Siesta Key
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • August 14, 2023
Siesta Key listing voted overall winner in HGTV Ultimate House Hunt

Three listings by Michael Saunders and Co. placed in the annual online luxury home competition.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Sumner Chmielewski. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 20, 2022
Athlete of the Week: Sumner Chmielewski

The Sarasota Tsunami girls swimmer committed to Brown University on July 9.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells rides in a Ferrari during the 2023 Exotic Car Show on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch March 25. Legendary circus performer Bello Nock follows in the next car.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 31, 2023
Main Street at Lakewood Ranch is still the place to be

The Waterside Place hub is spectacular, but crowds continue to flock to Lakewood Ranch's original hub.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Kaytlyn Fleming, who is 7, makes the most of her time in the YMCA pool. Fleming says swimming is her favorite activity at camp.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 20, 2023
Swimming, reading just two activities offered at the YMCA summer camp

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA provides plenty of activities to keep children entertained during the summer.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 11, 2014
Debate reveals candidate similarities

Four Longboat Key commission candidates, for the most part, expressed a need for updated codes, a town center and a new Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Forrest, Steve and Doreen Schield with Savannah and Aaron Cobb, Zach Schield and Kala Klemenc.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 11, 2020
Longboat Key wedding goes on as scheduled, though not where it was scheduled

The wedding went from 180 guests to about 12, but the couple was happy to tie the knot.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch's Mike Fetchko has been the driving force behind the Bradenton Area River Regatta, Manatee County's biggest one-day event.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 9, 2022
Lakewood Ranch man helps make the Bradenton Area River Regatta the area's premier event

Lakewood Ranch's Mike Fetchko is the driving force behind the Bradenton Area River Regatta.

  • East County
  • News
Progress at University will be located next to the former Sarasota Kennel Club, which may be developed into another apartment complex.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 23, 2023
One SRQ-adjacent apartment complex progresses while a second remains on hold

The City Commission gave the go-ahead for the 280-unit Progress at University apartment development. Meanwhile the legal battle over Aventon apartments next door will go on at least through the spring.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The city of Sarasota has formally adopted a master plan for redeveloping 53 acres of bayfront land surrounding the Van Wezel.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 13, 2018
Building the bayfront: Officials plot master plan implementation

The city has a grand design for revitalizing the bayfront. It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build. How, exactly, will the vision become reality?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 4, 2022
All Angels hosts secondhand art gallery on Longboat Key

The church is hosting its New to You sale for the second year in a row, with a big response from the community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
What affect does TV really have on us? FST's "Network" pierces the veil between television and reality.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 6, 2023
'Network' pierces the veil of the 1970s-era boob tube

Paddy Chayefsky’s "Network" satirized the TV titans of the 1970s. Florida Studio Theatre Director Richard Hopkins tells us why it’s not old news — even in the 21st century.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 26, 2022
How a nurse practitioner saved COVID-19 lives without vaccines

Vanessa Hamalian and her new Latitude Clinic have treated 1,092 COVID-19 patients with ivermectin and the FLCCC protocols, none with vaccines. Of those, 1,091 have recovered.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Gallery director Donna Maytham has her favorite pieces at the exhibit.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • July 16, 2021
Arts Advocates opens gallery for fine art

The new space opened at the Crossings Mall on July 17.

  • Arts + Culture
When a driver on the road is driving recklessly, law enforcement often turns to a helicopter so it's mobile units can back off.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 12, 2022
Fatal crash illustrates pursuit's difficulty

This particular accident was quite different in nature.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 27, 2016
Commissioners approve comp plan update

Sarasota County finished its comprehensive plan update, leaving some residents concerned about how citizens will navigate the changes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Aviana Ritchey, Kayden Joseph, Nahla White, instructor Alicia Richardson, Jaylon Phelps, Kyrie Smith, Taniyah Sloan, Camila Juan Lopez and Giovanna Mosca
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 19, 2023
Suncoast School for Innovative Studies students write letters to Santa

The second and third graders told Santa what they hoped to receive and what they were thankful for.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
The district contracts with local agencies like the Sheriff’s Office for security. As early as next year, the district plans to hire its own officers.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • April 18, 2018
Sarasota Schools still faces budget deficit with plan to instate own police force

Although the district will save some money with the choice to start its own internal police force, it's not enough to cover the security-related deficit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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