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Results for: Reliable Standard Heating & Air is recognized as the best HVAC company for emergency AC repair.

  • By Nicole Thompson |
  • February 25, 2014
TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Eat Here

TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Eat Here

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 6, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'White Christmas'

Christmas comes early at the Players with 'White Christmas,' which runs through Dec. 22.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By None |
  • August 21, 2024
Nude woman found sleeping it off near Marina Jack

All-night drinking binge leaves a woman naked and lying beneath a tree. Read this and more tales from the files of the SPD in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 24, 2025
Williams sworn in as new Longboat Key vice mayor, Schneier remains mayor

Debra Williams will serve as the town’s new vice mayor until 2026 after taking over the title as Mike Haycock reached his commission term limit.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2010
OUR VIEW: Next big debate - beach equity

OUR VIEW: Next big debate - beach equity

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 25, 2023
What is ‘effective’ notice?

Florida’s Republican lawmakers hate the daily newspapers and for 25 years have sought to end laws requiring public notices in newspapers. Their answer: Let government control public notice. Ha!

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2012
2012 Best of Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy the year's best Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2024
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Dec. 19-25

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By David Conway |
  • July 25, 2019
City Commission, Planning Board clash over code compliance

Questions about procedures for enforcing city codes has caused tension among Sarasota officials.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • December 22, 2024
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The Best of 2024

From saving wildlife to rescuing residents locked in showers, Cops Corner proves it's never a dull day for Longboat Key police officers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 1, 2025
East County road projects to watch in 2025

The 44th Avenue East extension project will be wrapping up as work on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard begins.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 2, 2011
MY VIEW: Anti-growthers reliably wrong

Local governments have wisely been reducing or ditching new home taxes known as impact fees to spur the economy. Opponents are spitting mad.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 7, 2019
La Norma brings Sicilian spirit to Longboat Key

The Italian restaurant has settled into its tenure on the island after opening several months ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2016
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor 1.13.15

Underground utilities; Colony; Trump

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By David Conway |
  • February 9, 2017
Advocates work to boost engagement in city politics

Can an eclectic eight-person field — and an increased push from outside groups — help drive up voter turnout in the city election?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 9, 2025
Lakewood Ranch nonprofit offers a sound night's sleep

Beds for Kids delivers up to 50 beds a month throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2009
Our View

The public interest

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 14, 2022
City Commission candidates address questions of downtown residents' groups

In agreement on many key issues, the three candidates for two Sarasota City Commission seats tried to separate themselves from the rest before two downtown groups.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2021
Welcome Back: Remembering our Longboat friends

Longboat Key friends and neighbors we lost.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 13, 2020
Bradenton woman tells story of perseverance during MS Awareness Week

Bradenton woman tells her story of triumph over multiple sclerosis.

  • East County
  • News
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