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The crime scene at 3451 Cattlemen Road.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2017
Sarasota deputies make arrest after robbery

Credit union on Cattlemen Road was robbed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Vice President Kevin Cooper welcomes guests and members to the Power Hour Luncheon at Chart House.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • July 24, 2015
Chamber members catch up with Power Hour luncheon

July is Member Appreciation month for the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Annemarie Graff of Bank OZK and former LWRBA CEO Heather Kasten volunteer at the first annual Alliance Gives Back Volunteer Days in 2018.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • September 23, 2020
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's altruistic event survives

The third annual Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Gives Back Volunteer Days will be a hybrid of in-person, virtual sessions.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch pitcher Colton Zimring will help lead the Mustangs into the Sarasota Baseball Classic March 21.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 16, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out these top East County sporting events.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota resident Audrey Landers, best known for her acting role on "Dallas", will share her musical talent during a pair of local performances.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 4, 2018
Former 'Dallas' actress presents a new kind of pop

Actress and pop singer Audrey Landers will perform her own show with The Pops Orchestra.

  • Arts + Culture
Former Sarasota Memorial Hospital Gwen MacKenzie resigned from her position in May. David Verinder served as CEO in the interim, and will now take on the post permanently.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 25, 2014
Sarasota Memorial names new CEO

The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board named former Sarasota Memorial Chief Operating Officer David Verinder as CEO in a unanimous vote Friday. Verinder has served as interim CEO since the departure of Gwen MacKenzie in May.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch girls basketball coach Tina Hadley was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's overall District 16 Coach of the Year for girls basketball.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 10, 2016
FACA announces season awards

Area girls basketball players and coaches win top honors.

  • East County
  • Sports
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2020
Cops Corner: Sarasota 5.21.20

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Some residents expressed optimism about clearing a path for redevelopment at the shopping center, but others questions what a new project might look like.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 23, 2016
Residents ask for input on Ringling Shopping Center plans

The city moved ahead with plans to rezone the Ringling Shopping Center, but residents are worried about the property's uncertain future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
(Photo courtesy SPD)The Sarasota Police  Department headquarters was evacuated after an officer found a suspicious package Monday.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 16, 2015
Sarasota Police headquarters evacuated due to suspicious package

Roughly 200 people were evacuated from the Sarasota Police Department headquarters and an adjacent building after an officer found a suspicious package Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Brandi Ezell with Drayton Saunders. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 23, 2019
Real estate foundation gives out grants to 51 nonprofits

Among the recipients are Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee and the Wobbly Feet Foundation.

  • East County
  • News
Lemon Tree Kitchen's vegan pizzas come with a cashew cream in lieu of cheese.
  • By Su Byron |
  • January 22, 2020
Carnivores and vegetarians, meet (or no meat) and eat in peace

Plenty of quality dining options exist for the herbivores among us

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Riverview High seniors Arthur Brantley, Tavares Campbell, Cleve Grantley, Moose Griffith, Jamar Johnson, Brantley Seadrow and Aliyah Cunningham sign their letters of intent.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 7, 2018
Sarasota 2018 Signing Day roundup

The day high school seniors dream about is here once again.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 8, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Aug. 9

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment calendar events taking place this week in Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Joanna Parisi makes her role debut in the title role of Bellini’s Norma at Sarasota Opera. Photo by Rod Millington
  • By Edward Alley |
  • March 5, 2018
Bellini’s “Norma” is a rewarding evening at the opera

"Norma" opened the second half of the Sarasota Opera's 2018 Winter Festival Season March 3.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Sarasota County Commissioner Charles Hines discusses growth during a better Government Association of Sarasota County meeting.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 2, 2015
Hines to run for re-election to County Commission

Sarasota County Commissioner Charles Hines has filed to run in the 2016 election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 9, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, May 10

These are a few of our favorite arts & entertainment events taking place on our calendar May 10 through May 16 in and around Sarasota, Florida.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2017
Sarasota weather page photo: Nov. 16

Bruce Lehman photographed this chorus line of seagulls that seemed ready to dance at the bayfront by the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane briefs media daily on what residents can expect. On Wednesday, Sheriff Tom Knight, Superintendent Todd Bowden and County Administrator Tom Harmer joined him.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 8, 2017
Sarasota County issues voluntary evacuation for Zone A, barrier islands

Brookside Middle is the only shelter that's open, but more should be opening later Friday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cops Corner
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 26, 2018
Quick change artist is thief in Bradenton

Interesting Sheriff's Office reports in Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton and Sarasota areas.

  • East County
  • News
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