There are 27 schools within the district that can serve as shelters during hurricanes, and the district works closely with ...

All Faiths Food Bank and the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee are partnering to provide groceries to Hurricane ...

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation gives $500,000 from its Rapid Response Fund to more than a dozen local organizations.

Midnight Pass opened after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Sarasota on Oct. 9. The pass, which has been closed since 1983, ...

The Schroeder-Manatee Ranch crew will be back on Sunday at the Farmers Market at Lakewood Ranch for the food and supplies ...

Carter Weinhofer is the Longboat Key news reporter for the Observer. Originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, he moved ...