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Two visitors try to find their car in the Siesta Key Beach public parking lot on Saturday, June 4. Tourism rates as measured by tourism development tax revenues have continued to increase since fiscal year 2014.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • June 16, 2016
Siesta Key stays busy in the offseason

Tourism rates continue to rise, but they may level out into a new normal.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Left turns off U.S. 301 to Ringling Boulevard and Main Street are OK once again.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 2, 2019
Downtown left turns OK once again

Sarasota road project wraps up, returning flow to normal around U.S. 301, Main Street and Ringling Boulevard.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lynn Armstrong-Coffin takes some political jabs on the jaw from a couple of the puppets she creates.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 19, 2020
Punchin' Politicians bring a little good-natured liveliness to 2020 election

One Longboat artist is hoping to bring back political jabs of an unexpected sort to lighten the political mood.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Atypical Kitchen owner Zach Zeller (left) opened his restaurant in July. His chef, Evan Percoco (right) graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and once served as executive chef at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • October 28, 2020
EYE ON BUSINESS: Atypical start to Lakewood Ranch delivery restaurant

Delivery restaurants now serving food at Lakewood Ranch brewery

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tom and Ann Charters, Connie and Allen Carlson
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • December 1, 2010
'Men Who Cook' Kick Off Party

'Men Who Cook' Kick Off Party

  • Black Tie
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2014
News Briefs

County, city approve homeless spending; FDOT tweaks Stickney Point Traffic rules; Stabbing occurs Friday at Selby Public Library; Gulf Goast Senior Games kicks off 25th annual event; Fit2Run coming to Five Points areas off Main Street

  • Sarasota
  • News
Event co-chairs Elizabeth Moore, Marko Radisic, Jennifer Fox and President and CEO Elizabeth Melendez-Fisher Good
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 25, 2019
Selah Freedom surprises supporters at rooftop function

Several supporters were awarded for their work fighting sex trafficking Oct. 25 at The Westin Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 27, 2013
Candidates tell voters where they stand on issues

Town Commission candidates state their stance on some of the Key's top issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • June 27, 2012
June 27: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
“Five Palms” was recently rented via NonStop Staging for a house on the market in Lakewood Ranch Country Club under Realtor Holly Pascarella. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 11, 2019
Painter Christina Cook Lee works on the principle that home is where the art is

Unlike most artists, painter Christina Cook Lee often sells her work to temporary decorate homes.

  • Arts + Culture
A group of homeless people sit directly across the street from Tsunami Sushi & Hibachi Grill. The restaurant's owner, who was attacked by a man in July, says their presence has dropped his profits by as much as 60%.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 16, 2012
Sarasota: Homeless Havoc

City police say a mandated lapse in a city trespassing program is part of the reason for a rise in a rowdy downtown homeless population.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • June 12, 2018
Drawing Dad

Campers grab pencils, paint brushes and a healthy dose of creativity for Fathers Day.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Animal Network Inc. President Pam Freni and Kassandra Zess-Pagel, vice president of Friends of Manatee County Animal Services, are pictured with 13-year-old Oreo. They say the current Animal Services building is in disrepair.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 27, 2019
A funding drive begins for Animal Network, with help from Manatee Community Foundation

The Manatee County nonprofit hopes to help the county fund a new animal shelter.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
If the deal goes through, it would be the fourth major downtown property investment in the last two years for Jesse Biter.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • February 15, 2013
Entrepreneur plans obtainable rental units on an acre downtown

Jesse Biter plans to develop what he calls obtainable housing apartments on the site, with 180 units ranging from 500 to 1,000 square feet.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo courtesy ew.com
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 28, 2018
'The Miseducation of Cameron Post' shows hateful effects of conversion therapy

Chloe Grace Moretz is absolute perfection to watch in the latest film by Director-writer Desiree Akhavan.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2020
Cops Corner: Sarasota 1.30.20

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 6, 2010
Workers ask county to save their jobs

The McLeod family has been involved in a decade-long dispute with the county about its business operations on Clark Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Adrian Moore and Vittorio Natasi |
  • January 13, 2021
Florida’s response to COVID-19 could help address the looming physician shortage

Hospital staffing shortages and burnout are cause for concern.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Taylor Morrison's Southwest Florida Division President Cammie Longnecker said a focal point of The Heights will be a giant hill, inspired by the Celery Fields park in Sarasota.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 6, 2019
Field of possibilities for new development called The Heights

Taylor Morrison begins to build lifestyle community near Ward Lake.

  • East County
  • News
Commissioner Hal Lenobel, right, pictured with former Commissioner Bob Siekmann.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 9, 2012
Commission to pick Lenobel successor

The commission will discuss appointments for the at-large seat vacated by Hal Lenobel last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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