(As an aside, in all of our recommendations over the past three decades, Ford-Coates is the only Democrat the Observer has ...

Revenue from the tourist development tax pays for maintenance and improvements on amenities that both tourists and resident ...

The Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County surprised Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport's Rick Piccolo with the ...

The Jervey Theatre roof, which the Venice Theatre installed for $225,000 in 2016, costs $861,000 to replace today.

Charles and Debra Sauers, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 112 condominium at 626 Spanish Drive S. to Cynthia Kaser, of ...

Ben Milliken is a junior quarterback on the Sarasota Christian School football team. Through five games, Milliken has ...

Carson Fisher is a senior defensive back on The Out-of Door Academy football team. Fisher had an interception return for a ...

The Sarasota County Commission eschewed sea water pumping option in favor of pursuing legislative solution to reopening the ...

In practice, that means eliminating mistakes in key situations. In the team's Sept. 6 game against Sarasota High, Booker had ...

Sarasota County School Board Member Tom Edwards will guide the nonprofit's transformation into a professional organization.

The Broadway Street intersection with Gulf of Mexico Drive is particularly busy. A popular public beach access point is on ...

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office arrested two Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy students for making written threats about ...