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Results for: Top HVAC service in San Diego comes from Reliable Standard Heating & Air’s commitment to excellence

  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 17, 2015
Countdown to the Oscars

With all of the controversy surrounding this year's Academy Award nominations, let's get real. We love to watch. It's an innate guilty pleasure. Stars strutting their stuff, directors squirming and the occasional faux pas draw us into the celebration of films and those who make them count. The envelopes, please ...

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • April 1, 2024
APRIL FOOL: FPL calls quits on undergrounding, will begin overgrounding utilities

After the undergrounding utility project faced one too many hiccups, Florida Power & Light decided to revert to overhead utilities.

  • April Fools
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 1, 2020
2020 word of the year: Make it a ‘Golden’ year

Given the past three years of strife in Washington, one word that comes to mind is ‘stop’ — as ‘Stop it!’ But a better approach is to take the high road: the Golden Rule.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 4, 2024
Riverview golfer learns lessons of a lifetime at First Tee Leadership Academy

Saanvi Parmar said she felt like a brand-new person after attending the Atlanta event.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 4, 2021
Lakewood Ranch veteran recalls imprisonment during Vietnam War

Lakewood Ranch's Leo Hyatt talks about being a Vietnam War POW as we approach Veterans Day.

  • East County
  • News
  • By John Ewing |
  • December 14, 2012
Welcome to Wal-Mart: bringing planned obsolescence to downtown Sarasota

Welcome to Wal-Mart: bringing planned obsolescence to downtown Sarasota

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 3, 2018
Cops Corner: All is well, no emergency here

Police reports from around Longboat Key

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 17, 2024
Controversial condo tower receives partial DRC sign-off

The luxurious Obsidian still faces administrative decisions on street-level adjustments while the Lofts on Lemon II public housing project faces scrutiny.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 8, 2011
Island Beat: Siesta Beach has had some creative 'campers'

Not only has Siesta Public Beach been attracting its share of regular tourists, but it also has had a number of homeless people camping out, Sgt. Scott Osborne, who heads the Key's Community Policing Station, has told Siesta Key Association members.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 12, 2024
Local politicians switch seats in search of a winning election spot

Candidates in Manatee County attempt to find their right election fit.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 25, 2012
Lady Pirates notch first win over Lakewood

The Braden River girls basketball team defeated Lakewood Ranch 48-32, marking the first time in history the team had beaten its East County rivals.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 9, 2012
Friday Night Clash: Nov. 9

Regular seasons close out tonight as match ups include: Braden River vs. Palmetto Ridge, Lakewood Ranch at Manatee, ODA vs. Cardinal Mooney and more.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Guest Author |
  • November 11, 2019
Letters to the editor

Letter writer hopes for improvement on dangerous Lakewood Ranch roads.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • May 29, 2019
Gem of a luncheon

Speakers discuss exciting area progress at Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance event.

  • East County
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  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 18, 2016
These Manatee County women live in harmony

Magic of Manatee singers are vocal about their love of performing.

  • East County
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  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 24, 2014
'Cabaret' prepares students for professional career

Students prepare for career in acting at Venice Theatre during the Summer Stock Program. Kaitlyn Terpstra, a graduate of the program who is studying theater, is the model they hope to achieve through the program.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By John Ewing |
  • January 3, 2013
Art Wars: a people's history of the “Going Vertical” mural controversy

Art Wars: a people's history of the “Going Vertical” mural controversy

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 9, 2019
Performers make way into Circus Ring of Fame

Four acts will be inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame on St. Armands Circle Jan. 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 14, 2016
Theater review: 'Legally Blonde'

'Legally Blonde: The Musical' explores the law and bad hair days at The Players.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By David Conway |
  • August 6, 2015
Despite skepticism, Vengroff pushes forward with affordable housing proposal

City leaders have called for the development of more affordable housing. Harvey Vengroff wants to build affordable housing. Why, then, is the future of his project so uncertain?

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