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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 6, 2013
Sarasota Police investigate Rosemary stabbing

The Sarasota Police Department arrested a homeless woman who stabbed another woman during a fight in the Rosemary District Wednesday, June 5.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gopher tortoises prefer dry sandy soil. Their burrows average 15 feet long and 6.5 feet deep. Photo courtesy of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 20, 2019
Manatee County takes hard look at tortoise habitat

Rye Preserve restoration will help struggling gopher tortoise population.

  • East County
  • News
Read up on last weekend's black tie events with "Black Tie Untied!"
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • February 25, 2013
Black Tie Untied

There were plenty of cooks in the kitchen for the third annual Cooking for Wishes event, and many gentlemen showed up in suits while the ladies broke out slinky, shimmering dresses for the Sarasota Exotic Car Fest kickoff event, which was themed 'James Bond.'

  • Arts + Culture
Hoskinson often has social meetings outdoors to avoid too many smells.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • March 10, 2022
Woman's long-term COVID-19 side effects prompt far-reaching changes

Change in sense of smell means a new way to approach diet, lifestyle.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • October 10, 2012
Aerobic Grandma: News you can use: Beware of the chair

A recent study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise says that even minor bouts of physical activity can improve cardiorespiratory fitness.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 4.9.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
A proposed recycling plant outside the Celery Fields has united residents, bird-lovers and the environmentally minded against the planned facility.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 18, 2017
Opponents hopeful County Commission will deny recycling facility outside Celery Fields

Residents are pitted against business owners, and say they're all for recycling facilities — just not right outside the Celery Fields.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"God's love for us is a million times more," Fr. Dan Smith said. "I want to help (families) feel that love and get that love to the kids."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 30, 2011
Our Lady of the Angels welcomes new priest

Fr. Dan Smith now will lead the congregation at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Community.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2015
OBITUARY | Nancy Cadot

Nancy Jane Cadot, 81, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tasha Muhammad got a bar for now and for later.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 3, 2016
Willis Elementary staff screams for ice cream

Faculty and staff got free ice cream Tuesday, May 3, as part of teacher appreciation week.

  • East County
  • Schools
Longboat Key staff is looking into the possibility of banning gas-powered leaf blowers.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key considers banning gas leaf blowers

An ordinance is not drafted yet, but Longboat Key staff is looking into the possibility.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tay Peterson, Trinity Pitts and Todd Bellamy II rehearse “Sweet Georgia Brown,” one of the many iconic songs featured in the WBTT Stage of Discovery production of “Broadway in Black Jr.” Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 11, 2018
WBTT sets the stage for emerging young performers with Stage of Discovery

In its third year, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s summer theater program, Stage of Discovery, amps up the intensity — while still being a blast.

  • Arts + Culture
MJ McMahon.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 22, 2018
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 02.22.18

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 02.22.18

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Built in 1998, unit 113 at the Sarabande building has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 4,534 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 10, 2022
Condo in Sarabande sells for $4 million

A Sarabande condo on Palm Avenue tops the week's sales at $4 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Guest Author |
  • November 16, 2020
Letters to the editor: Readers question recent column on elections

Readers sound off

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The five-citizen Surtax IV Ad Hoc Committee recommended $10 million to extend Legacy Trail beyond downtown to University Parkway.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 2, 2022
Sarasota panel finalizes list for surtax projects

City plans on receiving about $191 million over 15 years if fourth iteration of countywide 1% tax passes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Ringling Trail concept design includes four different segments, all of which add protected bike lanes and enhanced landscaping to the road.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 2, 2021
City approves bike lanes on Ringling Boulevard

The city is moving forward with a plan to add protected bike lanes and reduce motor vehicle travel lanes, a project designed to capitalize on the Legacy Trail extension.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 27, 2019
Mental health scan seeks to transform mental health care in Sarasota County

The scan found that there are over 10,000 untreated youth in the county, costing more than $86 million annually.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Deputy Police Chief Pat Robinson will join interim City Manager Marlon Brown as the city transitions to a new top administrator following Tom Barwin's retirement. Image courtesy Sarasota Police Department.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 10, 2020
Brown appoints deputy police chief as deputy city manager

Pat Robinson will move from the Sarasota Police Department to City Hall to join the city's administrative team on an interim basis.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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