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Entrepreneur Mike Evanoff recently revamped storefronts on Main Street in downtown Sarasota.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 21, 2015
Top Story — January: White Buffalo owner mulls plans for nearby property

Entrepreneur Mike Evanoff is considering an upscale gun range or gun shop near the successful White Buffalo Saloon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2020
Cops Corner: Sarasota 12.3.20

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 18, 2013
Competitors prep for Siesta Key paddle competition

Paddlers will compete in the first Siesta Key Classic for the love of the sport and for a chance to win a plane ticket to Hawaii.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Cafe BarBosso owner Joe DiMaggio
  • By Andréa Martone |
  • October 14, 2021
Art, music and grandma’s meatballs

When the pandemic struck, Cafe BarBosso added a new side dish to keep up sales and spirits: Live music performances.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 22, 2021
The silencing of dissent

Rattled by the citizenry’s outrage this summer, the Sarasota School Board majority responds, showing its disdain for the people it serves.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Olivia and Avery Davis attended the camp after moving from Indianapolis to Lakewood Ranch the week prior.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 20, 2018
Mustangs basketball camp a jam session in lessons

The Lakewood Ranch High basketball programs hosted a summer camp last week, and it was important for more than just the campers.

  • East County
  • Sports
Suzy Brenner
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 13, 2020
Paradise Center gains partnerships, inches toward opening

The island's medical center is on schedule to open in September.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 8, 2019
Joseph Nelson Zwearcan

Joseph Nelson Zwearcan, age 61, of Sarasota, Florida formerly of Raymond, New Hampshire passed away on Wednesday March 20, 2019.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Sarasota Bay Watch members gathering before the release of clams on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Ronda Ryan)
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • April 4, 2022
Sarasota Bay Watch releasing 1 million water-cleaning clams into bay

Organization first examines bottom Sarasota Bay to find best places for the shellfish.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarah Bikos of the Bradentucky Bombers Roller Derby team reaches out to Lakewood Ranch'   s Wayne Comegno, 5, who gets some beads.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 28, 2017
Tribute to Heroes Parade thrills Lakewood Ranch crowd

Thousands squeeze into Lakewood Main Street to honor veterans.

  • East County
  • News
Tom and Marilynn Cinquegrano and Steve and Laura Durie at last year's stone crab celebration.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 31, 2018
Bacchus on the Beach sips into 8th year

The two-day event kicks off with two dinners on Nov. 8 and continues with a wine and cheese pairing, barrel tasting and the stone crab celebration and winemaker auction on Nov. 9.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jaymie Klauber and 4-year-old CC. CC is one of 12 horses Klauber owns in Sarasota.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 16, 2020
Polo Ranches resident shares active lifestyle of horse owner, polo player

Polo Ranches resident never stops moving thanks to 12 horses

  • Health
Longboat Key Town Attorney David Persson recommended that the commission immediately address its code.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 16, 2012
Town to address codes at Thursday workshop

The planned discussion was triggered by a recent ruling in the challenge to the Longboat Key Club and Resort's expansion plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Carol Roman looks back at her art.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 26, 2019
Carol Roman captures the best of life wherever she is

Artist featured at All Angels by the Sea until October looks for different ways to present her works.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Brandon Thrift hit the Grand Canyon, the New Mexico desert, and countless other locales.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • July 6, 2020
Spreading the Love

Brandon Thrift spent three weeks leaving art installations across the United States.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Ardene Chodosh and Murray Margolis. Photo by Brendan Lavell.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • July 21, 2021
The Family Jeweler reopens five years after burglary

The jewelry repair store is now located on Lockwood Ridge Road after years spent in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Wellington Chase homeowners protested plans for an apartment complex on Sawyer Loop Road during an Oct. 27 Sarasota County Commission meeting.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 31, 2015
Palmer Ranch apartment plans advance

The Spanos Corp. has closed on the purchase of 20 acres in the planned community for $4 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 11, 2009
Variance settlement reached

The Town Commission, in a 4-3 vote, begrudgingly granted Peter Swain a variance rather than spend money to defend its zoning board's decision.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jay Daniel, Ric Romanoff and Steele Harris, with Connor Flick, her father, Dieter, and Martin Sobel
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • July 3, 2013
Building wings of experience

Sarasota teens with the Young Eagles Program and Experimental Aircraft Association members are building an RV-12 out of an airplane kit.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
"As Long As the Moon Shines" by Julien Freij. Photo by Cliff Roles.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 30, 2015
Theater Review: Theatre Odyssey's Ten-Minute Play Festival

Theater Review: Theatre Odyssey's Ten-Minute Play Festival

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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