Sarasota Observer

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{{Infobox newspaper

| image = Sarasota Observer 21 March 2016 Front Page.jpg

| name = Sarasota/Siesta Key Observer

| type = Weekly newspaper

| format = Broadsheet

| foundation = 2004

| owner = Observer Media Group

| president = Emily Walsh

| founders = {{ubl|Lisa Walsh|Matt Walsh}}

| editor = Kat Wingert

| language = English

| headquarters = {{ubl|1970 Main Street|Sarasota, Florida}}

| publishing_country = United States

| circulation = 24,175 weekly{{cite web |url=http://flpress.com/civicrm/profile/view?reset=1&id=1599&gid=15 |title=Membership Directory - Sarasota Observer, The |website=Florida Press Association |access-date=October 15, 2018}}

| oclc = 1001988205

| website = {{URL|yourobserver.com/sarasota}}

}}

The Sarasota/Siesta Key Observer is one of seven community and business publications published by The Observer Group, which was formed in 1995,{{cite web|url=https://www.yourobserver.com/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=Observer Media Group|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.louiswery.com/directory/magazines-newspapers/the-observer.html|title=The Sarasota Observer|work=Local Connections|publisher=Louis Wery|accessdate=August 13, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013537/http://www.louiswery.com/directory/magazines-newspapers/the-observer.html|archivedate=March 5, 2016}} and whose headquarters are located in Sarasota, Florida. Established in 2004 to serve downtown Sarasota and Siesta Key, the weekly publication{{cite web|url=http://sarasota.patch.com/listings/sarasota-observer-2|title=Sarasota Observer|work=Sarasota Patch|publisher=Patch Media|accessdate=August 13, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130814115835/http://sarasota.patch.com/listings/sarasota-observer-2|archivedate=August 14, 2013}} joined the family of hyper-local newspapers in the region which in 2012 changed its name to the Observer Media Group.

As of 2024, the Sarasota/Siesta Key Observer has a circulation of 24,175 and is distributed weekly on Thursdays. The website is YourObserver.com and is updated daily.