On Monday, the Sarasota MLK Celebration Committee hosted their 44th annual celebration highlighting the life and legacy of iconic civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.It began with a ...

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A vibrant new restaurant is set to bring coastal seafood, creative cocktails, and a "fun setting" to downtown Sarasota’s dining scene.

Venice Mayor Nick Pachota filed to run in 2026 for the Republican nomination for the State House District 74 seat, in a bid ...

Are they reopening? 18 Sarasota-area restaurants, resorts, and shops temporarily or permanently closed due to damage from ...

Despite the flashing yellow sign warning of school zones, the Sarasota Police Department says thousands of drivers still speed through. People looking to swap the snow and cold with Florida’s sunny ...

Florida home insurance can be expensive and hard to find. Here are a few companies to consider. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate ...

The University of Florida can trace its origins back to the very start of publicly funded higher education in the state. In 1853, shortly after Governor Thomas Brown passed a bill offering financial ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Progressive is the cheapest home insurance company in Florida, according to a Forbes Advisor analysis of policies with a dwelling ...

A new year brings new laws, and several are set to take effect in Florida on January 1, 2025. At least 10 new laws will be introduced in the Sunshine State at the start of the year, including ...

WT Luxurious waterfront restaurantopens in downtown Sarasota A Sarasota and Bradenton restaurant named among Florida’s 12 best new dining destinations of 2024 Sarasota's Adeline and its sister ...

Andrew Warfield is the Sarasota Observer city reporter. He is a four-decade veteran of print media. A Florida native, he has spent most of his career in the Carolinas as a writer and editor ...