11+ hour, 47+ min ago   (636+ words) Key takeaway: A proposed master-planned community with 5,700 homes and more than 1.4 million square feet of commercial space at the Interstate 75 interchange and State Road 681 called Palmer Ranch East is moving forward, with a unanimous vote by Sarasota County commissioners. Core…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (331+ words) Shifting time frames, not necessarily changing priorities, have resulted in the transfer of nearly $16.5 million in Surtax III and Surtax IV capital improvement funding for projects throughout the city. The Sarasota City Commission approved the moves in a single batch…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (739+ words) Anyone old enough to remember has a story to tell about their experience on Sept. 11, 2001, but perhaps none more insightful than the man who was responsible for getting President George W. Bush and members of his senior staff off the ground…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (336+ words) It has taken decades for a project to be proposed to reclaim and develop a blighted site in the heart of the Newtown community. And, in a matter of inconvenient timing, plans for commercial projects on a city-owned brownfield site…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (321+ words) 1:49 p.m., 5000 block of Stevens Drive Civil dispute: A woman called law enforcement because a contractor she hired to restore tile floor beneath her vinyl flooring was refusing to complete the job. There was no signed contract and no money exchanged hands,…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (439+ words) On Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush was reading to a second grade class at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota. My dad was at a meeting in New Jersey that had originally been scheduled for the World Trade Center. My mom…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (522+ words) Your Observer Man who complained of lobster presentation has cops called on him A frustrated diner cussed at wait staff, prompting a visit from Longboat police. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner....

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (730+ words) North-end residents are most likely familiar with the glass building that neighbors Whitney’s restaurant near Broadway Street. If plans submitted by the new owners of the building are approved, the 5,400 square foot former bank building will soon be demolished to…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (454+ words) Longboat Key's town commissioners might not get paid, but they do get recognized. Most recently, the Florida League of Cities awarded Vice Mayor Penny Gold and Commissioner BJ Bishop with gold certificates of excellence and Commissioner Sarah Karon with a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (318+ words) A home that sits at the mouth of New Pass in Sarasota has hit the market for $7.99 million. At 1475 John Ringling Parkway, the property provides Gulf access with no bridges between its private dock and the open water. “John Ringling…...