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

  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2011
OUR VIEW: County right, policy still wrong

When Ken Sanborn asked Sarasota County for another $500,000 for his startup movie studio in Lakewood Ranch, it just highlighted an ongoing policy problem.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 14, 2012
K2 crisis hits close to home

An "herbal incense" known as K2 or K2 Spice is addictive and is causing worrisome side effects in those taking it. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration recently banned the product for six more months.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 9, 2013
Braden River student receives coveted prize

Senior Jordan Sanders, 17, a singer/songwriter and saxophonist, earns a partial scholarship to Berklee College of Music, in Boston.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • March 21, 2013
New economic steward evaluates downtown strengths

In an interview with the Sarasota Observer, Norman Gollub takes in the sights and offers his perspective on downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 29, 2020
Longboat Key leaders encourage mask usage

As of Monday, the town of Longboat Key is not mandating mask usage to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 25, 2018
Baseball clinic gets a standing "O"

The Baltimore Orioles hosted a clinic for Lakewood Ranch YCMA summer campers.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 30, 2019
When 'Outlaws and Angels' takes the stage, it's all good

Florida Studio Theatre revue tips its hat to the saints and sinners who transformed American country music

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By David Conway |
  • August 28, 2018
Sarasota School Board incumbents hold the line

The faces will remain the same on the Sarasota County School Board. Will the divisions carry over into a new term?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 11, 2019
Panama visit creates port insight for Manatee County

Commissioner Vanessa Baugh says Port Manatee should be ready for Panamax ships in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 21, 2018
Harmer hits the road to explain and listen

Town manager makes appearances to help voters understand whats on the ballot.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 29, 2017
County selling surplus land to add back to reserves

The county took $5.4 million from its economic uncertainty fund to balance the budget. Now there's a plan to put that money back.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 29, 2015
Town wagers on merit pay

Not all Longboat Key general employees are due to make the same wage increase. A new system doles out cash based on performance in the past fiscal year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • January 30, 2017
Developer plans high-rise condo on U.S. 41

Kevin Daves, the developer of the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, plans to construct a 49-unit, 18-story residential project on the edge of the Rosemary District.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 13, 2017
Riverview tennis player finds new ways to commit and excel

He'll attend Stetson University in the fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jack Short |
  • August 26, 2015
Patterson announces bid for state Senate

Nora Patterson said she will run for Florida Senate in 2016 if Detert vacates her seat.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 16, 2015
Wawa has arrived

With the grand opening of Wawa on State Road 64, and more on the way, the northern gas station invasion has officially begun in East County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 23, 2015
Upper Manatee River Road gets spooky with haunted trail

An East County family opened Delirium Haunted Trail to the public this year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jack Short |
  • February 11, 2016
Turning the compulsive into the conscious

Rena Greenberg has been helping clients tap into their subconscious to create awareness and mindfulness.

  • Health
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2015
Longboat Cops Corner 3.12.2015

Please enjoy this week's issue of the Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2014
Medical Moves

A boom has percolated in medical and health care commercial real estate. Brokers hope it lasts awhile.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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