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Sarasota suspect arrested in 2006 child-sex case
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2025
Sarasota suspect arrested in 2006 child-sex case

A man was arrested Thursday in Tennessee on capital charges.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Erin Hogan Jones, her daughter Madeline Jones and their 5-year-old pup Arlee joined the second meeting of a brand new running club started at Sips coffee shop. The group meets at 7 a.m. Saturdays.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • August 13, 2025
New running club launches on Longboat Key's north end

Community members of all activity levels are invited to get moving Saturday mornings with the new running club at Sips coffee shop.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Fascist kings behead you
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 18, 2025
Fascist kings behead you

Calling Trump a fascist, dictator king is the Democrats’ new mantra to get you to hate Trump even more. The gullible protesters have no clue what a real king does.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Rose Canino sings at Town Square.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 28, 2025
Key Chorale serves seniors with health challenges through choir sessions

The Sarasota organization offers Local Come Together Choir for senior enrichment at Town Square Sarasota and Where Are My Keys? Chorale at Senior Friendship Centers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A 10-foot sidewalk runs along the west side of Bourneside Boulevard from State Road 64 to University Parkway. A 15-foot trail for the east side of Bourneside Boulevard between State Road 70 and University Parkway is being negotiated between Manatee County and Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 10, 2025
Roads take back seat to trails in Manatee transportation priorities

It costs four times more to build a road than a shared-use path.

  • East County
  • News
Land use attorney Bill Merrill (speaking) led a legal challenge to the Downtown Master Plan 2020.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 25, 2025
Attorney advises downtown plan committee on avoiding challenges

Land use attorney Bill Merrill recounts to members of the Sarasota Downtown Master Plan 2020 Update Committee how he successfully forced changes to Sarasota's current downtown master plan more than two decades ago.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Advertising Content Staff |
  • August 4, 2025
Go Ahead and Do It: Zota Beach Resort

Come have a look around the perfect local escape or a stunning spot to host your visiting friends and family.

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Sponsored Content
Residents in Summerfield Bluffs are rescued after the Braden River flooded their street following Hurricane Debby in 2024.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 15, 2025
Manatee County inches toward initiating stormwater fees

Despite public pushback in 2019, Manatee County is taking another shot at implementing a stormwater program.

  • East County
  • News
Volunteer Peter Bonk spools out line for the grid-based search for scallops in Sarasota Bay during the Great Scallop Search of 2025.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • September 12, 2025
Great Scallop Search yields 20 sightings in Sarasota Bay

Despite spotting plenty of healthy seagrass habitat, volunteer snorkelers said scallops remain fairly scarce in Sarasota Bay.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Business wanted attack bird removed from premises
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 17, 2025
Business wanted attack bird removed from premises

Staff attempted to block off a safe entry to deal with a bird that continued attacking customers. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Commissioner Jason Bearden wants money released from Manatee County's reserves that are nearing $1 billion.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 13, 2025
Manatee County moves to cut millage rate as reserves rise

Following three hurricanes in 2024, Manatee County has nearly $1 billion set aside for reserves in fiscal year 2026.

  • East County
  • News
Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused vegetative damage across Longboat Key, including killing or severely damaging large trees.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • May 6, 2025
Longboat passes tree ordinance exemption for storm-damaged properties

The amendment eliminates the replacement requirement for properties that need to remove dead or severely damaged trees caused by natural disasters.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Memorial Hospital has been rated five stars by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for each of the past 10 years.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2025
SMH maintains top federal government ranking

Sarasota Memorial Hospital has earned a five-star ranking for Medicare and Medicaid services in each of the past 10 years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Matt Baar is hosting the first annual Turkey Toss cornhole tournament in his Myakka City backyard Nov. 22 to benefit the Children's Dream Fund.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 8, 2025
Myakka City resident's dream is to help critically ill children

At 14, Matt Baar received a dream from the Children's Dream Fund. At 27, he wants to grant dreams in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ana Salmon receives a demonstration from Elyse Falzone, an intuitive energy healer and spiritual mentor.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 19, 2025
Bee Ridge Florist welcomes community inside for Feel Good Fair

The family-owned flower shop, which recently changed ownership to sisters Alex Wise-Brewer and Devyn Wise, hosted the Feel Good Fair.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
In 2018, East Manatee added a ladder truck that reached a maximum of 107-feet high.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 10, 2025
45 years of protection from East Manatee Fire Rescue

East Manatee Fire Rescue keeps climbing another rung with the community.

  • East County
  • News
The Meadows Country Club includes multiple golf courses as well as a Racquet Club, pool, fitness center and restaurant.
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 13, 2025
The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota files for bankruptcy

A Sarasota country club has filed Chapter 7 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sophomore Marley Bowen (left), junior Zoe Zondor (center) and junior Jasmine France (right) of Sarasota girls' cross country run together during a Sept. 29 practice at Payne Park.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • September 30, 2025
Cross-country runners in Florida learn to take heat in stride

Florida's potent mix of temperature and humidity constitutes an evolving challenge.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota couple arrested on child neglect charges
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2025
Sarasota couple arrested on child neglect charges

Found day drinking outside and testing positive for narcotics, SPD and state investigators arrest couple after finding a child locked in a room.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The public gathers at the entrance to Midnight Pass on Oct. 26, 2024, as boats make their way through the opening.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 11, 2025
Nature opened Midnight Pass. Sarasota County intends to keep it that way.

Fairly stable for its first 11 months, the waterway to the Gulf is critical for Sarasota County, commissioners say as they begin formulating short- and long-term policy to protect it.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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