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

  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • April 19, 2023
Longboat Key Town Commission sets its goals for the future

Commissioners' focus includes community character, fiscal sustainability, environment and resiliency, infrastructure, and services.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • October 7, 2009
Braden River teacher earns U.S. citizenship

French teacher Doriane Rencker became an American citizen during a ceremony Sept. 28.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • July 8, 2009
Iconic Installation

New York-based iconographer George Filippakis is installing artwork in the dome at the center of St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church's sanctuary.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 12, 2012
Colony Association preps for next meeting

Development officials, including Colony owner and developer Andy Adams, are expected to be in attendance at a Sept. 24 meeting to answer questions about the the Colony's rehabilitation plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 20, 2012
Closing date set for new Ranch maintenance facility

With county approvals in hand, Lakewood Ranch CDD 2 is ready to close on land and financing for a new maintenance facility.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 11, 2020
Longboat Key church submits plan to state to address drainage issues

Christ Church hired Claybrooke Engineering Associates, Inc. to try to resolve the matter.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • April 30, 2013
Fantasy Island – our Sarasota 2050 wish list

Fantasy Island – our Sarasota 2050 wish list

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 11, 2019
Volunteers keep Longboat Key boating channel open

Buttonwood Harbor organization has kept boaters from running aground since the 1960s.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • April 18, 2018
Students speak on scholarships at New College Luncheon

Scholarship donors and recipients got together April 12 at the New College Foundation's Keating Center

  • Black Tie
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • April 12, 2017
Lakewood Ranch collector hits jackpot

Inoperable Japanese slot machines provide new challenge.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • December 17, 2015
Will the city invest in Bobby Jones?

An advisory committee is recommending $14.5 million worth of improvements to Bobby Jones Golf Club, but city officials will ultimately decide the future of the course.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 7, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Osprey revitalization

Bisected by U.S. 41, Osprey sits in the center of Sarasota County, edged by luxury areas such as Palmer Ranch and Casey Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 11, 2015
GOING IN CIRCLES: Does Siesta Key need a roundabout?

The Midnight Pass Road/Beach Road intersection experienced 11 accidents in the last five years. The No. 1 concern for Siesta Key residents is pedestrian safety.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 18, 2015
County seeks vendors for Jiggs Landing

A vendor would provide canoe/kayak and other rentals, as well as boat tours of the river.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 2, 2013
Town wary of Long Bar Pointe project

A large project that calls for more than 2,500 residences and a 300-berth marina has Longboat officials worried.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • September 5, 2013
Big Cat Habitat issues 'claw' for help

Flooding at the Big Cat Habitat, a popular area tourist attraction, has been on Sarasota County's radar for three years, but owners say little has been done.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2023
Police escort pot-smoking loiterer from St. Armands restaurant

A man who identified himself as "Ziggy Marley" refused to leave an eatery on St. Armands Circle. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2025
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Jan. 30-Feb. 5

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

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2015
OUR VIEW | Tennis Center Dilemma

If the public tennis center is to be subsidized on par with other parks, what is the right amount? You cannot deny this: Longboat Key is a tennis town, and the supporters of the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center are probably the most passionate, united

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2022
Longboat approves initial requests to build on long-empty land

The condo project is proposed for land that was once owned by Mote Scientific Foundation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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