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

  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 2, 2024
Longboat dog park receives turf upgrades with lighting on the way

The town paid $175,000 for artificial turf to be installed on the remainder of the Bayfront Park dog park. Overhead lighting is on the way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • November 21, 2025
Buccaneer Restaurant 'alive and well,' town manager says

The Longboat Key project may resume after a yearslong pause. The lot has sat untouched since the 2018 demolition of Pattigeorge's.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • October 21, 2025
Man claiming to know Trump threatens to throw a party

A man claiming to know the president was using his famous punchline at a golf club resort prompted a call to Longboat police this week. This and other Longboat Key police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2015
Forget global warming; data show next Ice Age is more likely

Constant change has been a part of the Earth’s climate history since the planet was formed 4.5 billion to 4.6 billion years ago. There has never been a long period of flat-line temperature in the history of the sphere.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 4, 2022
Longboat Key full-timers look forward to slower season

Although season gets longer every year, full-time residents look forward to less traffic and a lighter calendar.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 28, 2010
Cops Corner

July 15 Mysterious message 7:24 a.m. - 4800 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. A man told police that he believed someone entered his condominium, while he was sleeping in his recliner with the television on, and left a scrolling message on his laptop that read, 'Ah, love the beach, you should turn off your TV. It wastes so much electricity.' An open screen door and smudges on a sliding-glass door were also noted.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Michael Eng |
  • August 18, 2010
Thunder ignores echoes, focuses on future

One season ago, The Out-of-Door Academy, on the legs of running back AJ Strong, cruised to within spitting distance of a state title. Despite losing Strong to graduation, coach Brett Timmons has every reason to believe greatness is again within ODA's reach.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • July 18, 2012
EDIBLES: The beauty and bounty of basil

If there's an herb more strongly associated with summer than basil, I don't know what it is.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 16, 2012
Observed: Views of alcohol on beach remain in sharp contrast

It was inevitable that the death of Donna Chen would spark an effort to ban alcohol on Siesta Public Beach. What remains to be seen is how strong public support will be for that initiative.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • October 13, 2012
Could you live in a zero cost house? Me neither.

Could you live in a zero cost house? Me neither.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2013
SIDELINES

Braden River girls set new school records; Braden River prepares for sandbox tourney; Pirates to host 5K run/walk; Cardinal Mooney Cougars tame ODA Thunder

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 14, 2019
Pickleball continues to explode as a sport in Lakewood Ranch

Pickleball continues to explode as a sport in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 16, 2019
Opposites create comedy in The Players Centre's 'The Odd Couple'

The latest Players Centre production is a classic tale of friends challenged with the task of coexisting in the same space.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 14, 2017
Bird-lovers feed their hobby through laws of attraction

East County residents share tips for attracting wildlife.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 12, 2016
Powerful play sparks forward

Sarasota Military Academy freshman has aspirations of playing in the NHL.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 15, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 7.16.15

Cops Corner: Longboat Key 7.16.15

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 28, 2016
New sports writer takes over at East County Observer

A whole new ball game in East County sports

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 12, 2015
Living the cowboy way

Buffalo Chip and Sixgun Sam may not star in any old Roy Rogers films, but they’re still the leaders of a modern-day cowboy gang.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 19, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 8.20.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 15, 2015
Turn up the Heat

New managing editor lands in East County, needs your help

  • East County
  • News
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