Bay Park Conservancy's AG Lafley tells County Commission native Florida outperforms the built environment as The Bay park ...

From saving wildlife to rescuing residents locked in showers, Cops Corner proves it's never a dull day for Longboat Key ...

After two seasons, Sarasota Paradise has established itself as the soccer team in Sarasota. A pre-professional team playing ...

A veteran of community theatre stages in Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice, Melanie became a professional actress in mid-life.

But unlike the print version of the Observer, we can track what stories are read online, and after analyzing the data, the ...

Suspended since back-to-back hurricanes, the paid parking program on the barrier islands will resume Jan. 2, 2025.

Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Walter Gilbert will be speaking at Temple ...

A Sarasota institution, The Waffle Stop, is closing after 74 years. A sign in the restaurant, at 660 S. Washington Blvd., ...

Deputies arrested Joseph Burden, 41, and Jessica McNew, 42, on Dec. 17 after detectives say they tracked them to a home in ...

Carol Fox Hartz, of Sarasota, sold her Unit K-622 condominium at 100 Central Ave. to Patricia Bass, trustee, of Sarasota, for ...

Wider sidewalks, less parking and greater streetside activity are among the priorities as the city develops plans for a ...

Booker girls' varsity basketball Head Coach Ty Bryant and his team are here early on a Saturday morning, Chris Stapleton's ...