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Sarasota County Commissioner Mark Smith uses a table to illustrate a beachfront lot and a box to illustrate building size and height to argue for a Comprehensive Plan change for voluntary redevelopment.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 20, 2025
Siesta Key condo replacement measure denied by county

A proposed county Comprehensive Plan amendment would have permitted older, nonconforming condo communities to voluntarily rebuild at outdated density and other standards.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • April 2, 2026
In pursuit of a good laugh

From monorails to teeny-tiny garbage bins, we spread the jokes out last week in our April Fools’ issue. Readers were amused … mostly.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Drivers will need to come to almost a stop to negotiate a planned series of speed bumps on White Eagle Boulevard.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 1, 2026
APRIL FOOL: Road proposal due for bumpy ride in Lakewood Ranch

White Eagle raceway about to get major alteration to discourage speeders.

  • April Fools
Manatee County staffers flew DJI drones in 2021 to help the town of Longboat Key monitor red tide blooms in the gulf.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 23, 2026
Drone replacement costs add to Manatee County expenses

Chinese-made models are no longer allowed by state to fly for governments, prompting new purchases.

  • East County
  • News
Davin Davidson reeled in 20 offers from NCAA Division I FBS programs from Jan. 20 through 31.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • February 4, 2026
Cardinal Mooney quarterback's recruitment takes off

The demand for Davin Davidson is overdue following a triumphant junior season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Samara Siskind's "Strangers Off a Train" premiered at Theatre Odyssey's Ten-Minute Play Festival in 2025.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • January 5, 2026
The time is right for the Ten-Minute Play Festival

Theatre Odyssey’s annual showcase of new works by Florida playwrights returns to the Jane B. Cook Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Diners sit outside at Lazy Lobster. Owner Michael Garey said business really starts to ramp up in February before March, April and May, the busiest months of the year for the restaurant.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • March 4, 2026
Seasonal upswing back to 'normal' on Longboat Key

As spring break approaches, Longboat Key business owners are optimistic that business will continue to ramp up.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Perez may pull off an extraordinary feat
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 4, 2026
Perez may pull off an extraordinary feat

Plus: Why the Senate hasn’t touched the bill that would cut property taxes.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Julie Forestier
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2024
Charter Review Board District 1: Julie Forestier

Meet the candidate.

  • Elections
Heather Hackett, the founder of Local Relief, Inc., earned the 2024 C. John A. Clarke Humanitarian Award for her work with her nonprofit.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 11, 2025
Local relief nonprofit continues to draw attention in Lakewood Ranch

The weather disaster app grows into a third hurricane season.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Boards Brock Leach sat on in the Sarasota area include, with the Education Foundation of Sarasota County, the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition and Children First.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 29, 2026
Prominent Sarasota philanthropist, former Tropicana CEO dies at 67

Brock Leach reached the pinnacle of Corporate America. Then, right before he turned 50, he switched for a career in the ministry.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 8, 2020
Oyster Bay Landings home sells for $4.29 million

Sarasota-area residential real estate transactions for Oct. 26-30.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
A condominium at The Sound at Waterlefe sold for $785,000
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 7, 2017
The Sound at Waterlefe condominium sells for $785,000

Residential real estate transactions for May 22-26.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
This home on Bay Shore Road sold for $2.2 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 8, 2017
Bay Shore Road home sells for $2.2 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 22-26.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 12, 2015
Avondale home sells for $1.7 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between October 26 and October 30.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Blue Man Group comes to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Jan. 13-14.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2026
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Jan. 8-14

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
As much as SOS is an inviting place for people to behold birds — from pelicans to parakeets — the facility’s primary business is helping to revive ailing ones.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • May 3, 2023
Save Our Seabirds takes off on expansion plans for the nonprofit

Aaron Virgin, the new CEO of Save our Seabirds, has big plans for the avian sanctuary.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Benny Hedgepeth, a senior at Braden River High School, has played baseball since he was 4 years old. He looks forward to continue with his passion for sports at Florida State University.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 16, 2023
Braden River High senior pursues a dream job in sports

Benny Hedgepeth's love for baseball and sports in general inspires him to pursue a career in sports law.

  • East County
  • Schools
Lee County’s Terry Johnson participates in a preliminary round of the Special Olympics Stand-up Paddleboard Championship.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2023
What to do this summer in Lakewood Ranch

Check out the best things to do in June, July and August 2023 in and around Lakewood Ranch.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A white musicologist and a Black woman form an unlikely friendship in the middle of a struggle to record slave music for posterity in Florida Studio Theatre’s performance of "Black Pearl Sings!"
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • June 27, 2023
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for June 29 to July 5

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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