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

  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2015
OUR VIEW | Change and hope

The election of Liz Alpert and Shelli Freeland Eddie (surprise: two Democrats) to the Sarasota City Commission makes the statement voters no longer want the anti-everything status quo.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By David Conway |
  • November 12, 2014
WELCOME BACK: St. Armands Events

The city crafted new regulations for events at St. Armands Circle Park after clashes between residents and art show organizers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 10, 2015
$42.1 million: The cost of undergrounding

A town-wide utility undergrounding project will cost taxpayers $42.1 million according to a draft report. Now commissioners can pick a project and let the voters decide in November if they want to pay for it.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 2, 2014
Application seeks Moore rezoning

A new request from Moore's co-owner Alan Moore seeks to revert the restaurant to its original commercial zoning and redevelop with Mark Caragiulo and Tom Leonard.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 14, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Dancing Lessons'

Who's normal, anyway? Mark St. Germain's 'Dancing Lessons' considers the question in the current production at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 8, 2013
Partnership rebirths concession

Builders soon will break ground on models in the second phase of The Concession.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • May 8, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Blooming babies; Tea and poetry; Da capo a fine ... ; Cooking for the cook; and Tidbits

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 2, 2014
Officials conspired to jam traffic

APRIL FOOLS' - The season's traffic woes began when a town official sent an email reading: 'Time for some traffic problems on Longboat Key.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • November 7, 2013
Barwin awaits new process

For Tom Barwin's first evaluation since taking over as city manager, commissioners will have to navigate a different process than the one used for his predecessors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • November 14, 2013
Holidays arrive early with ornament sale

Avid collector Michael Nitzsche prepares to pass on the sparkle of his 60,000 ornaments to benefit his church.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 12, 2014
Liquor store on tap for Whitney Beach

North end residents could get a liquor store within 60 to 90 days, leaving just one question: What about the bar?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • December 17, 2021
Hopes draws positive reviews from Manatee County commissioners

Commissioners asked to evaluate administrator's first seven months and all were favorable.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • January 5, 2022
Siesta Key incorporation stalled after bill fails to secure majority vote

County legislators voted against Siesta Key incorporation bill in 3-3 tie, killing the bill and citing budget concerns.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 12, 2022
Legislative politics fells Siesta incorporation

To all those people who worked so earnestly on the Siesta Key incorporation efforts: Good try.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 18, 2024
1943 wisdom shows how things don’t change

"The God of the Machine," written by Isabel Paterson in 1943, certainly could help save the United States today. Everything she wrote then is still relevant now.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • January 19, 2025
Lakewood Ranch Prep students explore science of the modern world

Projects on AI, Wi-Fi and cellphone radiation show how far science fairs have come.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 1, 2023
Groundbreaking held for Sarasota’s first veterans housing development

The community celebrated the project, a collaborative effort that involved the Gulf Coast Community Foundation and St. Vincent de Paul Cares.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 28, 2023
Newest commissioners graduate from first step of elected official training

Longboat Key commissioners Debbie Murphy and Gary Coffin recently attended the first of two sessions of the Florida League of Cities' Institute for Elected Municipal Officials.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 19, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Youth Opera's 'The Hobbit'

June LeBell reviews Sarasota Youth Opera's performance of "The Hobbit."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By JL Bainbridge |
  • September 25, 2025
Do You REALLY Know How Your Investments Are Performing?

What your financial statements might not be telling you - and how to finally get clarity.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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