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

  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 28, 2018
Lakewood Ranch clock tower getting new owner

Entrepreneur buys the base of the San Marco Plaza clock tower.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • May 20, 2021
Style: Made in the Shade

Embrace the outdoors and protect your eyes this summer with some stylish sunglasses.

  • LWR Life
  • By Donna Swan |
  • July 29, 2009
Deal Us In: Understanding strange bidding

Bidding strange hands is not easy, but understanding strange bidding is most difficult.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brian Gunnell |
  • February 1, 2012
Bridge Bites: It pays to count

Before seeing the auction, imagine that you are South, playing in 2â™ . Looking just at the N-S hands, how would you tackle the trump suit? The percentage play to avoid a second loser is to cash the Ace (a precaution against West having the singleton King), then cross to Dummy and lead toward the Queen.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Donna Swan |
  • August 31, 2011
Deal Us In: It's all in how you read the bid

When Debra Smith of Ocala sent me this hand with the bidding at her table, I knew it was best that I was not her partner sitting North.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Donna Swan |
  • September 14, 2011
Deal Us In: Loser-on-loser play makes winning easy

"You can easily see," writes Alma Jones, of Iron Mountain, Mich., "looking at mine and my partner's hands that a three notrump contract would have been better and easier to make but difficult to bid."

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Donna Swan |
  • August 17, 2011
Deal Us In: Opening bid shows vulnerability

The vulnerability makes an opening bid by the dealer a good choice. Having the 4-4-4-1 distribution, most North players will open the hand one diamond. Once the heart fit is found, North will bid the game.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 26, 2012
Male athlete of the Year: Seth McGarry

After suffering a tender elbow in the off-season, Lakewood Ranch High pitcher Seth McGarry spent much of the season serving as the Mustangs DH.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • July 28, 2021
Sarasota School Board adopts tentative budget, millage rate

The district's millage rate will decrease by 3.8%, but residents may still pay more in taxes.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 14, 2011
The Platters spin into San Marco

The concert will benefit the Humane Society of Manatee County and the Dan Toler Fund for ALS.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 23, 2011
News Briefs 02.24.11

Golden Apple Dinner Theatre owners Roberta MacDonald and Robert Turoff said the Golden Apple may pursue the build-out of its empty space in in San Marco Plaza in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 24, 2024
Sarasota County Commission proposes 37-year low millage rate

With assessed value still rising, Sarasota County staff is directed to craft a budget based on a rate of 3.30 mils on residential and commercial property.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 22, 2014
Commission to adopt budget, millage rate tonight

The Longboat Key Town Commission is expected to raise the millage rate to 2.1763 mills.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2017
Looking Ahead: Undergrounding utilities

The town of Longboat Key is taking the first steps toward the roughly $50 million undegrounding project in 2017. The Longboat Observer asked for a resident and town official for their take on the project in the new year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • October 6, 2014
Downtown merchants work to discourage panhandling

Led by the Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association, businesses in the heart of the city are preparing a campaign to direct funds to homelessness service providers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 19, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Stuart Fogleman

The Observer spotlights East County golfer Stuart Fogleman.

  • East County
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