• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for:

The home at 4300 Higel Ave. has six bedrooms, six full baths and three half-baths, a pool and 8,623 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 11, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for March 25-29 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home in Fiddler Bayou tops the week's sales at $15 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sarasota Bay Watch will be releasing a million clams into the bay in 2020.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 3, 2020
Sarasota Bay Watch gears up for a clamtastic Scallopalooza

At the event's 10th anniversary, more of the community than ever is getting involved.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The city's year-round tree lights are maintained by the Downtown Improvement District, an expense the group expects to total $60,000 in fiscal year 2022. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • August 26, 2021
City leaders consider options for downtown lights

Mayor Hagen Brody is determined to bring enhanced holiday lighting to downtown Sarasota. Do other officials share his passion for that cause?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Maxx McInerney
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 31, 2020
Spring clean your health

Out with the old and in with the new for these healthy habits.

  • Health
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 18, 2019
Lakewood Ranch Block Party & Club Day draws huge crowd

Lakewood Ranch Block Party and Club Day offers residents a look at communities to live in, clubs to join and businesses around the area.

  • East County
  • News
City Manager Tom Barwin offered a positive assessment of his time in the top administrator position, stating the local government took a major step forward in terms of centering community-building as a priority. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • December 8, 2020
Commission finalizes Barwin’s retirement plan

Following the city manager's exit agreement, the board selected Marlon Brown as interim city manager and moved toward making him Tom Barwin’s permanent replacement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Employee trustees also discussed figures that suggest their plan is in better shape than the other plans, with an average unfunded liability of $77,000 per member compared to the firefighters' $343,000 per member.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 3, 2012
Employees seek union protection

Forty-two general employees are eligible to join a new union being sought to halt possible changes to town employee pension plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lincoln Clauss stands center stage as the Emcee in Asolo Rep's 'Cabaret.'
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 3, 2022
Asolo Rep's 'Cabaret' turns the context inside-out

The musical’s songs remain the same in this Asolo Repertory Theatre production. In Josh Rhodes’ bold reinterpretation, its story is now based on respect.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Tara and Natalie Segedi take the Polar Bear Plunge while visiting from Minnesota.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 6, 2023
Seaplace plunges into a new year

The Polar Bear Plunge is an annual tradition at the Seaplace condominiums on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 19, 2019
Stellar casting makes 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' pack a big punch

At times Richard Linklater's film, "Where'd You Go, Bernadette," is a bit too whimsical, but a talented cast, beautiful cinematography and brilliant scoring make up for it.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Stevenson Tose’-Rigell
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 7, 2023
Former Booker student remembers Bush’s 9/11 visit

At 10 years old, Stevenson Tose’-Rigell stood on the school stage with President Bush at a turning point in U.S. history.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The home at 426 Cleveland Drive sold for $4 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 21, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Feb. 5-9 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Lido Key home on Cleveland Drive tops the week's sales at $4 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
An aerial shot of The Bay shows its position alongside Sarasota’s iconic bayfront.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2023
The Bay wins pair of landscape architecture awards

The Frederic B. Stresau Award honors project innovation and design excellence by the American Society of Landscape Architects.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Braden River High seniors Phung Tran, McKenna Upthegrove and Natalie Valentine are grateful to have a graduation ceremony.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 2, 2021
Hats off to Braden River High seniors at graduation in Bradenton

Braden River High seniors are thankful for graduation after a year of lost memories.

  • East County
  • News
Orlando-based vendor Betinha Murta had several "Alice in Wonderland"-styled designs.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • January 19, 2022
Crafters show inch-high designs at miniature festival

The Sarasota Fun in the Sun festival was held Jan. 14-16.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 27, 2012
Ocean Club meets code

A Siesta Key business veteran plans to roll the dice on a business some critics label as 'legalized gambling.'

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Several boaters dock on the weekends on the north end of Longboat Key. Photo courtesy of James Haft.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 2, 2021
Longboat Key passes emergency ordinance to quiet loud boat music

Commissioners felt the need to make changes ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The cast of Asolo Rep’s production of “Rhinoceros” will be dressed in ’30s attire and rhino heads that the director is keeping secret. Photo by John Revisky
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 7, 2018
Asolo Rep shares the dangers of joining the herd in 'Rhinoceros'

Asolo Repertory Theatre’s latest play is an absurdist piece of theater that aims to get audience members thinking about mob mentality.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson briefs Siesta Key Village Association members on government affairs during a July 3 meeting.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 3, 2012
Code enforcement update for SKVA

Sarasota County planning and development staff will chat with the Siesta Key Village association

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Beverly Miller is one of ten vendors participating in the Gulfshore Marketplace on Saturday.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 7, 2023
Gulfshore Marketplace to sell handmade and homegrown goods

Residents will be selling everything from cookies to artwork on March 11 at the mobile home park's annual craft market.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
« 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.


Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free