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Rancher Jim Strickland shows off one of two solar powered wells he uses to provide drinking water to cattle. Two more wells are planned.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 2, 2019
Myakka City rancher honored by Audubon, Manatee County

Myakka's Jim Strickland named Sustainable Rancher of the Year by Audubon Florida.

  • East County
  • News
Matt Holler
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Oct. 3

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Impro Theatre: Twilight Zone Unscripted
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 6, 2016
Organized Chaos

Sarasota Improv Festival spans three days and 27 performances. Behind the unscripted antics onstage, there’s a world of planning.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 19, 2011
P&Z sends north-end cell tower support signal

The Longboat Key Planning & Zoning Board voted 8-1 to recommend an ordinance for an Outline Development Plan for a proposed cellular tower at Longboat Island Chapel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 4, 2010
Save Our Seabirds sends out SOS

The bird-rescue facility needs supplies and volunteers to help out if its team is deployed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Through its previous two co-ops, Solar United Neighbors helped 100 households in Sarasota County install solar panels.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 3, 2020
Co-op encourages homeowners to go solar

Solar United Neighbors started its third solar co-op in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A crowd of more than 50 showed up to the meeting.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 5, 2019
Sarasota County School Board puts Bowden on 30-day notice

The school board will decide whether to do nothing, reprimand, suspend or fire Superintendent Todd Bowden at a special meeting at 9 a.m. Dec. 10.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Images" will be 8 p.m. Saturday. Artwork by Kim Anderson.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Nov. 14

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The building Golden Apple Dinner Theatre formerly occupied will include a mix of retail, office and restaurant space. Courtesy rendering
  • By David Conway |
  • August 28, 2014
Core Strength

Sarasota may slow down in the summer, but businesses downtown are busy making moves, with new merchants and developments preparing to open in time for season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Coastal Orthopedics President Dr. Arthur Valadie said Tuesday's groundbreaking was the first moment where the new headquarters felt "real." It is scheduled for completion in April 2022.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • March 15, 2021
Coastal Orthopedics breaks ground on Lakewood Ranch headquarters

Coastal Orthopedics celebrates incoming headquarters with Lakewood Ranch groundbreaking

  • East County
  • News
Emma Weyant qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 400-meter individual medley.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 30, 2021
The top-10 moments of the Sarasota sports season

The year featured multiple state championships and a few international medals

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The 2015 Orchid Ball was themed "A Ruby Affair: A Night of a Thousand Blooms"
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • February 1, 2016
Social Calendar: February 2016

Black Tie Social Calendar: February 2016

  • Black Tie
Sarasota commissioners are expected to vote today to clarifying the definition of a strip club to specifically prohibit full nudity.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 15, 2010
Final vote expected on strip-club rules

Some adult-business owners felt the vague wording of the current ordinance allowed them to have fully nude employees.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gracewater Community Development has proposed 620 homes that will be a mixture of affordable and market-rate housing.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • July 13, 2021
Affordable housing proposals advanced for north Sarasota County site

Commissioners selected two proposals to be moved forward for the site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County opened a new fire station on Apex Road.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 21, 2020
Sarasota County opens Apex fire station

The station, which is located adjacent to Celery Fields, is one of three new stations the county has planned.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 9, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Isn't he cute just sleeping there

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Fifth grader Jackson Bitsoff recreates “Portrait of the Artist’s son Jorge Mandel Theotokopoulos” by El Greco. Photo courtesy
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 14, 2020
Out-of-Door students get creative for annual arts tradition

Out of Door Academy students participate in the Getty art challenge and virtual lessons for Arts Day.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2013
Our View: One step forward

As we were about to go to press, we learned that Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Murf Klauber had filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 19, 2018
Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen misses the mark with 'Widows'

The script of the new action film, 'Widows,' is mediocre and the director's attempt at political commentary is overkill.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
This conceptual rendering depicts what a built-out Fruitville-Beneva intersection could look like. Buildings front the street, and bike and bus lanes encourage other forms of transportation. Courtesy rendering
  • By David Conway |
  • June 4, 2015
Urban Design Studio: The long road to fixing sprawl

The city’s planning team says widening roadways is a sign of tunnel vision, not a solution to congestion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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