Ruth Perez-Hernandez was sifting through hundreds of toys at the Lakewood Ranch Elks Lodge, a big smile covering her face the ...

New York has the ball in Times Square, Key West has its Red Shoe Drop and Sarasota greets the new year with a 12-hour block ...

Five properties on Longboat and Lido keys sold for more than $10 million this year, led by a two-home property at $19.75 ...

A growing trend known as victim-offender dialogue is showing evidence of addressing many of victims’ needs while at the same ...

The number of passengers served in 2023 at SRQ Airport. That was up 12% from 2022 and 218% since 2018. A similar passenger ...

Seven properties in Lakewood Ranch sold for more than $4.2 million this year, led by a Lake Club home at $6.3 million.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Two months after hurricanes Helene and Milton, residents of the condominium community are still unable to live in their units ...