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

  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 13, 2014
Pet Care 911

Creekwood resident Cheryl Brady's Vet Care Express Animal Ambulance company struck up a partnership with East Manatee Fire Rescue this week that will soon expand countywide.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 18, 2014
All Faiths, Big Cat roar for support

The Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary and Bonfire Jam Band have partnered for a fundraiser benefiting All Faiths Food Bank's Campaign Against Summer Hunger, an effort to feed more than 2,000 children in Sarasota this summer.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 3, 2014
Grand Prix celebrates 30 years of fundraising

In 1985, five Sarasota men founded the successful boat race that continues strong today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Peter Fanning |
  • July 3, 2014
My View: Charter proposal: unlike others before it

The proposed charter deserves to be on the ballot. It's not what opponents say it is. It's a charter for effective leadership that's different from prior referendums on the issue.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By David Conway |
  • July 31, 2014
VIDEO: North Palm businesses seek action on flooding

Merchants say that their street, prone to flooding and other issues linked to an adjacent palm grove, is neglected by the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 11, 2013
Longboat Key Hilton unveils $24 million project

Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties Ltd. seeks to close the resort for 16 to 18 months for a project that would add 85 tourism units.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 8, 2014
Issues to Watch 2014: How we will grow

Manatee County leaders are setting a new vision for growth.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2014
Letters to the Editor

The Observer's readers weigh in on local issues.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 22, 2014
Ranch leaders discuss enhanced police patrols

Recent home burglaries have caused neighborhoods to consider extra security from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 29, 2014
SMR submits amended Villages' DRI

Lakewood Ranch officials hope to start work soon on the first village-style project approved under Sarsota's 2050 plan.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 15, 2024
City embarks on logo redesign, reconsidering David silhouette

The city of Sarasota looks at three options in updating its logo, which has featured Michelangelo’s David statue since the 1990s: refresh David, modernize David or eschew David.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 7, 2024
Lakewood Ranch loses an altruistic force

David Fink says he feels he has left the area in a better place.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • May 9, 2025
Willis Elementary principal leaving for new challenge

Price said Willis has become her home away from home, but she was in need of a change.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • April 8, 2025
Lakewood Ranch Library to host Garden Fest

The Lakewood Ranch Garden Club's Garden Fest will have 50 vendors, educational speakers and crafts for kids.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • March 12, 2024
St. Armands Market offers accessible groceries and essentials

Residents and tourists can grab on-the-go meals and stock their pantries without fighting traffic to leave St. Armands Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • December 20, 2023
From Santa to Wonder Woman, Longboater spreads cheer in costume

Rotarian Nancy Rozance is a costumed crusader who brightens smiles across the Key as Wonder Woman, Josh the Otter, the Easter Bunny and Santa.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lakewood Ranch Medical Center |
  • November 14, 2024
Hip Replacement Gives Patient New Lease on Life

“It’s amazing to watch someone’s life change," Roland V. Askins, III, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 14, 2025
Longboat Kiwanis presents check to Children's Guardian Fund

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key has long supported the Children's Guardian Fund, a Sarasota nonprofit supporting children in the juvenile dependency care system.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 5, 2023
Sarasota events encourage eco-friendly living

The Bay and Science & Environment Council partnered for environmental-themed events in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 30, 2023
Local chef teaches Longboaters the importance of eating clean foods

Kimberly Knox hosts a luncheon at the wellness center demonstrating a recipe from her cookbook and the science behind why what ingredients we put in our bodies matters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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