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

  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 29, 2023
Brendan Ragan takes final bow at Urbanite Theatre

The co-artistic director is heading to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, in the Chicago metro area.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Sidra Wali |
  • May 3, 2023
Personal Chef Bruno Wu serves colorful cuisine to Longboat clients

Chef Bruno Wu has more than 200 clients in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 11, 2022
East Bradenton students return to the stage for theater performances

After two years of not having in-person performances, Lakewood Ranch and Braden River high school students are thrilled to perform live.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 11, 2011
Mover and shaker

Retired Harvard dance Director Elizabeth Weil Bergmann brings her Ivy League moves to Sarasota's Carreño Dance Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 23, 2011
TALLAHASSEE: Political pension punt

If leadership is best conducted by example, a key Florida Senate committee on pensions is conducting downright pathetic leadership and having real trouble being serious about the state's long-term financial woes.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 9, 2020
Sweet hobby for Lakewood Ranch woman

Beekeeper in Lakewood Ranch will offer honey presentation for Temple Emanu-El in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 5, 2020
Extension vision finally realized between Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota

Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch gain another connection as the Lakewood Ranch Boulevard extension opens Monday.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 28, 2019
Gulf of Mexico Drive home turns heads on Longboat Key

Architect Jerry Sparkman's "Boathouse II," on the north end of Longboat Key, takes a different approach.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • January 25, 2018
Downtown high-rises remain in demand

Another 18-story luxury condominium is coming to the bayfront, a sign of continued interest in high-end downtown residences.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 23, 2014
'The Secret Garden' comes up roses

Sarasota Ballet's world premiere of Will Tuckett's 'The Secret Garden' is no garden-variety production.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 8, 2014
Killer Instinct

There's almost always a smart, strong leading character who has to save herself in the face of a killer in Mary Jane Clark's mystery thrillers.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 21, 2021
Retirees repair bikes for people in need

Sarasota resident Tom Ott leads a group of friends in repairing bicycles every week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 31, 2023
Lakewood Ranch sports scene should generate lots of excitement in 2024

Big-time national events and intriguing local storylines fill the calendar.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 9, 2024
Asolo Rep weaves a tapestry of lives in 'Intimate Apparel'

Compelling characters reveal their inward and outward selves a story set in the early 20th century.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 3, 2023
He tried to fix the Navy

Thomas Modly’s new book, "Vectors," gives the untold context to what was a national controversy in 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2010
OUR VIEW: The attack plan failed

The saying goes, "All is fair in love, war and politics." But as we have witnessed in this year's Republican gubernatorial election, "fair" does not equate with right and proper, and it certainly doesn't equate with integrity.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 1, 2020
Learning plan unveiled for Manatee County schools

School District of Manatee County recommends full return for elementary students and hybrid classes for middle and high school students.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 21, 2025
Florida Studio Theatre's 'Dorothy's Dictionary' defines redemption

The FST production is an odyssey set on the oceans of language.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2010
Our View

Rural red, urban blue

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 1, 2026
Sarasota's top moments of the year, in pictures

There were plenty of ups and downs in the past 12 months, and the Sarasota/Siesta Key Observer was there to capture it all. Here are some of our favorite moments of 2025.

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