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

  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 24, 2009
Key resident gives thanks for gift of life

Gulfshore of Longboat Key resident Charlotte Jensen received a kidney transplant six months ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 16, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

Read this week's social column, Black Tie & Tales.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2009
Cops' Corner 06.11.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Brittney Bouche |
  • May 20, 2009
PIRATES: Sarasota Orchestra performs at BRHS

The concert was the culmination of Braden River High School's first Arts and Communications Academy Week.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • August 19, 2010
MY VIEW: Why school accountability fails

The cuts in the Sarasota County School District's funding from the state and predictable tax hike by the School Board and school administration are the symptoms of a broad systemic breakdown in Florida education funding.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • June 24, 2010
MY VIEW: Impervious to common sense

The decision to spend $250,000 extra on paver sidewalks in a rural area is to save us from the environmental threat of ... a pond.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 8, 2012
Observed: Celebrate your rights; keep it civil

An East County resident had called to tell us we should get over to the State Road 70 Chick-fil-A location Aug. 1. The lines, he said, were extraordinary.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 3, 2012
Neighbors: Melissa DeMore

Melissa DeMore had always enjoyed fitness, but it wasn't until she opened a Pure Barre franchise that she became passionate about her job.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 22, 2012
Backstage Pass: Artistic Brilliance

The Ringling Museum's associate curator of European art teamed up with the Belgian city of Antwerp to pull together a fresh new exhibit on a revered old master.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 1, 2011
Chicks flock to beaches

Six snowy plover chicks made it to the flight stage this year on county beaches, but more than 80 black skimmer chicks achieved viability.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 10, 2011
Sarasota boaters denounce regulations

Sarasota boaters told city staff last week they don't want to be told when and how long they can anchor off the shores of Sarasota Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 6, 2011
Canal connection questioned

Longboat Key residents and property owners are debating whether a canal that was separated more than 100 years ago to build Broadway Street can be reconnected.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 19, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Back in the saddle; Baker Babes; Nutcracker - the next generation; Set for dinner

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 26, 2012
Familiar Role: Richard Russell

After a two-year hiatus, Richard Russell will return to Sarasota to helm the Sarasota Opera, for which he served as an apprentice artist more than 20 years ago.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 20, 2020
Sarasota County coaches cautiously excited for fall sports season

Practice begins Aug. 24 for all sports.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • September 13, 2019
Despite grassroots efforts, Longboat Key's Fidelity bank closes

Ameris/Fidelity withheld details regarding the impetus for closing.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 27, 2019
Mustangs may experience a power surge

The Lakewood Ranch High Mustangs football program may experience a power surge under coach Rashad West.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • December 5, 2018
Staying proper during season

Local philanthropists share their black tie event etiquette tips.

  • Black Tie
  • By David Conway |
  • October 23, 2018
County adjusts tourist tax allocations

In future years, Sarasota County plans to shift money from its tourism promotion budget to pay for improvements at Ed Smith Stadium.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 18, 2017
Bridge fills transportation gap in Manatee County

Student's project helped persuade Manatee County to build the Fort Hamer Bridge.

  • East County
  • News
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