For the Out-of-Door Academy coaching couple of Sue and John Kwon, volleyball is the family business. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

Longboat Key resident Patrick Manning, 62, is ready to walk the walk when it comes to supporting fellow veterans. Or rather, pedal the pedal all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

The home at 119 Avenida Messina on Siesta Key ⬇️ sold recently for nearly $5 million. It was built in 2023 and has seven bedrooms, seven-and-a-half baths and a pool. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

Soccer clubs and high school teams are still battling over athletes, but the influence of clubs is undeniable. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

There is a better way to cut property taxes than with Amendment 3. Believe it or not, California is a "whale of a model." yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

A Lakewood Ranch commercial development site has sold for $3.75 million, and the new owner plans to build a 7-Eleven store on the nearly 3.3-acre property. businessobserverfl.com/news/…

Sarasota Art Museum’s “Chie Fueki: Painting the Floating World” surveys 25 years of visionary work by this Ringling College of Art and Design alum. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

Gardeners Out East founder Carolyn Lowry-Nation says working outdoors is healthy and good for the mind, loving even pulling weeds. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

A Weston Pointe Court home ⬇️ sold for $2.8 million recently on Longboat Key, but a Lighthouse Point home was the week's top seller in the island community. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

City residents who have been piling up documents and electronics for disposal may visit the next session of Shred Stock on the morning of Nov. 7, outside of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

Knowing there is a lot more to success in swimming than, well, swimming, this senior at Riverview High understands that the mentality of the pool must also be developed. Meet Maddax Harlan, Sarasota’s Athlete of the Week. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

The Florida Department of Health-Sarasota County issued a public health warning after a confirmed case of locally acquired West Nile virus. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

Manatee County commissioners approved the purchase of two more properties through the Environmental Lands Program, spending about $16 million to save more than 700 acres. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

The just-opened Lakewood Ranch operation of Dogs Inc plans to be a visible location for the non-profit and will host training sessions for puppy-raisers there. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

With a showpiece such as The Bay park as an example of resilient design, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently awarded nearly a half-million dollars to extend a previously developed living shoreline at the 53-acre site. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

This Out-of-Door Academy senior gets that athletics can sometimes be a grind. But, there’s nothing in the rulebook that says a few smiles along the way are forbidden. Meet Zoe Gruber, East County’s Athlete of the Week. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

Longboat Key leaders took a trip inland for some insight into their county government counterparts' thinking about books, bus rides and more. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

Flood-proofing plans for the Shore's proposed circle back to St. Armands remain a point of contention. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

A political action committee, funded by a Bird Key resident to the tune of $200,000, is spending big to support two candidates in the City Commission election. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…

Longboat Island Chapel, which recently celebrated its 70th year, is getting $100,000 in repair funding from the National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Fund for Sacred Places. yourobserver.com/news/2026/o…