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Results for: Top HVAC service in San Diego comes from Reliable Standard Heating & Air’s commitment to excellence

  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • March 27, 2014
Your Neighbor | Kristen Kelly

Kristen Kelly puts a fun twist on the first- and second-grade classes she co-teaches at Waldorf Sarasota by incorporating jump ropes.

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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 25, 2014
UPDATE: Election Day vote counts are weak

Polls are open until 7 p.m. at Town Hall for Sarasota County residents and Longboat Island Chapel for Manatee County residents.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Taelor Scheuer |
  • September 15, 2013
Five tips for beautiful beach hair

Five tips for beautiful beach hair

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  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • January 16, 2014
Booker Middle parent creates first school app

Booker parent Jeremy Scott created Instant BMS, an app to help Booker parents access student grades, class assignments and school events from an Android smartphone.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 18, 2013
Tickets available for Fish Fry, Lawn Party

Buy your tickets today for two favorite Longboat Key events coming up next month.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 24, 2014
Weekend best bets: Friday, Jan. 24

Weekend best bets: Friday, Jan. 24

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 28, 2024
Christmas comes early for Myakka City nonprofit

The Sarasota Parrot Conservatory held a Christmas in July fundraiser to buy bird toys.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Janet Combs |
  • March 29, 2024
Southside School Foundation for the Arts draws a colorful crowd

The interactive dinner raises money for arts programs at the elementary school.

  • Black Tie
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 1, 2023
Attendees dress in costumes to impress for Fright Night on St. Armands Circle

Friends and families put in a group effort with their Halloween costumes for the trick-or-treating event.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 8, 2023
Annual Pumpkin Festival celebrates fall and supports the community

The festival entertained families with activities and a menagerie of animals, all while supporting local vendors.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Janet Combs |
  • February 5, 2024
Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast celebrates 20 years in paradise

The Party in Paradise fundraiser welcomed more than 350 guests to the land trust's headquarters.

  • Black Tie
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • February 26, 2024
Longboat Key Festival of the Arts brings unique artists to the island

Browsers found art made from surfboards and vintage buttons at the annual fest at Town Center Green.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 12, 2024
Manatee County releases early damage estimate from Hurricane Milton

Residential damage, with only half Manatee County's inspection completed, is estimated at $136,569,705.

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  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 17, 2026
Sarasota Yacht Club, St. Armands commemorate anniversary with century of cars

A parade and a car show featured machines that span the same time period as the two organizations.

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  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • March 31, 2026
Paid parking considered on Anna Maria Island

Manatee County Board Chair Tal Siddique said the idea is to reduce the tax burden of lot maintenance away from those who don’t utilize the beaches.

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  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 20, 2020
Sailboat debris removed from Longboat Key

Tropical Storm Eta dismantled what was left of Mark Sternal's sailboat.

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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 23, 2022
Longboat leaders tout demand for continued education during school board visit

Funding for a library and community center has gained initial nods from the County Commission, but school district participation was sought as well.

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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 15, 2015
A Conversation with Weldon Frost

Longboat Key resident Weldon Frost, 84, writes and taps out letters to the editor on his keyboard to the Longboat Observer when he feels important issues need to be addressed. He recently sat down with the Longboat Observer to discuss everything from oil

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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 27, 2010
Key Club reviews its options

Longboat Key Club and Resort officials will review alternatives proposed for its $400 million Islandside project this week, including a compromise offered by Key resident and commission candidate Phillip Younger.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 24, 2019
Up close with a golf legend at Waterlefe

Hall of Fame golfer Jan Stephenson brings her skill and wine to Waterlefe in Bradenton.

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