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

  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 11, 2014
The center of the storm: a look back at the 2004 hurricane season

A decade ago, four storms threatened the Key in the span of 45 days. The island was spared - but Longboat might not always be so lucky.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 10, 2014
Pat Pettit: Shape shifter

Furniture maker Pat Pettit is turning her old wood scraps into art.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 24, 2014
Will to win

The Braden River High football team captured its first victory over rival Lakewood Ranch since 2009 with a 21-6 victory.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 7, 2014
Going for Gold

Siblings Connor and Heather Park began taking trampoline and gymnastics lessons at Kids Supergym about three years ago.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 25, 2013
Developer proposes $60 million project

Sarasota developer Jay Tallman has plans to build one of the first two new luxury residential condominium projects on Longboat Key since 2007.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 15, 2024
School zone speed cameras coming to Sarasota

Speeds around six schools in the city will be monitored in a new program authorized by the Sarasota City Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 27, 2024
East County sports alums begin their fall seasons at the college level

These athletes are ones to watch over the next few months.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Su Byron |
  • November 8, 2024
6 sensational don't-miss shows this arts season

The arts scene is packed with captivating performances and cultural experiences in the coming months. Here are a few of our favorites.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • May 13, 2025
County should study traffic before buying admin building

Give animals on University Parkway a brake, one Observer reader says.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • November 1, 2023
Folksy Fogartyville offers an eclectic mix of music, art and film

The Rosemary District arts venue Fogartyville is a grassroots operation with a mission to be the center of community engagement.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • November 7, 2023
Oldest resident of Club Longboat turns 99 years old

Charlie Resnick is a pillar of his condo community and is "full of positive energy."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 14, 2024
Defamation lawsuit filed against Sarasota City Commissioner Kyle Battie

The complaint seeks damages of more than $50,000 from Kyle Battie after public racism allegations against city hall critic Kelly Franklin.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 19, 2024
Community speaks up on Longboat Pass Bridge alternatives

The Longboat Pass Bridge project is still a ways out from construction, but public input will drive the next step in selecting an option.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 6, 2024
Manatee County calls Hurricane Debby a 100-year storm

Some spots in Manatee County, including Lakewood Ranch, received as many as 18 inches of rain in a two-day period.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 29, 2020
2020: Sarasota's top real estate transactions

Siesta Key home was the area's top seller.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 10, 2010
Lincoln: Between build or bust

Robert Lincoln is a trusted backer of developers and their legal rights throughout the Gulf Coast. He even despises Hometown Democracy. But for Longboat Key, he's the man standing between build or bust.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 27, 2010
TOP STORY, MAY: Jaleski Resigns

Commissioner Gene Jaleski resigned from the Town Commission Tuesday, May 25. In his resignation letter, he apologized to the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee, which he offended in an e-mail he sent Saturday, May 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 28, 2010
TOP STORY, JUNE: Dead or Alive?

The Town Commission approves a plan the Key Club rejects. Welly: 'There is no plan B.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 15, 2012
La Bellasara condo tops weekly sales

A condominium in La Bellasara tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Kathryn and Brady Skinner, Sarasota, sold their Unit 602 condominium at 464 Golden Gate Point to S.E. Kretz, trustee, Sarasota, for $1.93 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2013
Our View: Recommendations

Three competitive races with six candidates vying for the Longboat Key Town Commission are a sign of community engagement. It's healthy.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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