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Results for: Top-rated AC repair is provided by Reliable Standard Heating & Air in San Diego.

  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 25, 2011
Friends with vision

The Five Points Collective is redefining what it means to be artists and gallery owners in downtown Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 5, 2011
Summer Roundup: A Trip Around the United States in Music

We seemed to spend our summer holiday in the footsteps of dozens of Sarasota Orchestra musicians.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 5, 2017
In 'Human Tales on Refrigerator Doors,' a uniquely American storytelling platform

The Center For Architecture Sarasota exhibit examines the kitchen appliance’s role in sharing the stories of our lives.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 19, 2018
'Rocky Mountain Fast Guy' film proves a little movie magic goes a long way

John McElroy turned a devastating life change into something positive with the film "Rocky Mountain Fast Guy."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 19, 2016
Two density questions mark Nov. 8 Longboat Key ballot

The questions will determine whether the owners of Whitney Beach Plaza and Harbour Square can add density.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 3, 2024
Former football pros give lessons at free camp for Sarasota youth

The camp is the first of its kind put on by Truly Valued, Inc., in the hopes of uniting the community.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 20, 2025
Those who want to join the Lakewood Ranch Big Band need to sound off

Polo Run's Chuck Huffine is seeking interested musicians.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 17, 2013
Home in Harbour Walk sells for $1 million

A home in Harbour Walk tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Robert Kral and Katherine Peters, of Park Ridge, Ill., sold their home at 548 Fore Drive to Cynthia Murphy, of Bradenton, for $1 million. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,539 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $900,000 in 2009.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 12, 2023
Family beachside debate spills over into hotel lobby

A dispute over a 10-year-old incident ruins a day at the beach. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • June 12, 2021
Fireworks On the Lake at Benderson Park returns to normal

SANCA said live music, food and the 4-mile race will return to its annual holiday event.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 9, 2020
Longboat extends mandatory mask policy through March

While the town of Longboat Key can't issue individual fines, it can enforce its mandatory mask policy against private businesses.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 19, 2023
Affordable apartment community inches closer to approval

Eight years and several revisions after it first surfaced, affordable-priced apartment community Sarasota Station enters the late stages of Development Review Committee approval.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 26, 2023
Lakewood Ranch veterinary hospital undergoes expansion

Dr. Wendy Ellis says the 11,790-square-foot expansion serves a need in the area by bringing together different area specialists.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 24, 2022
Walk to End Summer Hunger returns to Sarasota after two-year hiatus

A major All Faiths Food Bank fundraiser returns to Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 29, 2009
Club issues tennis response

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's lawyers dispute the town's claim that all 18 of the Islandside tennis courts must remain intact.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2009
Philanthropist donates $2 million

Lawrence E. Ruf, a retired accountant who died last October, gave $2.1 million to the Manatee Community Foundation.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 23, 2009
UPDATE: Town attorney addresses O'Connor

Town Attorney David Persson told Commissioner Peter O'Connor that candidates who accept donations of more than $100 within two years prior to any vote on the Islandside project must be disclosed prior to a vote being taken.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 8, 2010
Manatee to put brakes on trolley

A grant that's helped fund Longboat Key's Manatee County trolley route expires in September.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 13, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: AllSports Uniforms

East County residents Rob Arakel and Brian Hedgepeth opened AllSports Uniforms in May.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 2, 2012
Wandall legislation generates $2 million

The Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act, which regulates the use of red-light cameras in Florida, has generated more than $2 million for researching spinal cord injuries.

  • East County
  • News
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