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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 ...

We live near McIntosh Road and Tamiami Trail in Osprey and face the drag racing as well as exhaust pipes popping as the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Who can forget the view of the northern lights in May 2024? From Florida! New Year's Eve will see another dip in where the northern lights will be visible across the U.S. as a strong geomagnetic ...

You can check the hours for your local restaurant here. What is the coldest day in Florida history? Here's how close we will get this week Verizon administrative settlement payments are being ...

This Florida law (HB 3) will prohibit children under the age of 14 from becoming social media account holders. However, 14 and 15-year-olds can create accounts with parental consent. "Social media ...