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

  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • May 23, 2019
‘Just write it’: FST holds 28th annual Young Playwrights Festival

Sarasota’s Florida Studio Theatre encourages the creativity of young playwrights from around the world with Write a Play program.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 29, 2021
Longboat Key to hold public meetings on its new sea turtle protections

The town is planning to hold meetings to discuss changes beachfront property owners will need to make.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 1, 2024
New museum to feature model railroad and vintage toys

Lakewood Ranch's Richard Pierson expects to open Sarasota Toy Museum and Moosehead Toys and Comics, with space dedicated to an HO scale model train layout, in July.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • August 26, 2024
Urbanite's Modern Works Festival 'is like Christmas every day'

The five-day playwriting festival sparks joy for artistic director Summer Dawn Wallace.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 2, 2023
Meals on Wheels prepares for 2023 after seeing increased demand in 2022

The nonprofit says community support has been crucial to meeting the increased demand for food and services.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Take Care Home Health |
  • May 8, 2023
Take Care: Here for Your Family, and Their Own

"It takes a village" is so true in many aspects of life and family.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 2, 2009
Post office delivers more maintenance

Longboat Key's postmaster is working to expand a maintenance contract that will keep the building's bushes and weeds under control.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 11, 2009
County leaders address taxpayers' questions

A 'virtual' town hall meeting broadcast live Monday, June 8, allowed Sarasota County residents to ask how their tax dollars will be used for next year's county budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • August 24, 2011
My View: Privatization future is here

The future for local government operations is to privatize or outsource a whole lot more functions than is currently thought reasonable.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2010
Letters to the editor

Amendments 5 and 6 are sensible and logical; Town tax hike to almost 26% is an abomination

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 19, 2012
East County mourns loss

Sierra Johnson, 17, died Sept. 13, after sustaining life-threatening injuries.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2018
Cops Corner: Sarasota 7.19.18

Cops Corner, Sarasota

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • In Memoriam |
  • November 5, 2018
Pauline Breault Feole

Pauline Breault Feole, 91, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Oct. 30, 2018 at The Arbor at Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, N.C., she was born March 14, 1927 in Lewiston, Maine. Her obituary tribute is publishing in the L

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 25, 2014
New reserve program adds volunteers to police force

Police Chief Pete Cumming recently implemented a new volunteer program for experienced law enforcement officers.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2013
Letter to the Editor

Place Longboat Key ahead of tomorrow's technology trends

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 18, 2013
Pomello Park home sells for $699,000

A home in Pomello Park tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Nabil and Hana Hatoum, of Bradenton, sold their home at 21209 69th Ave. E. to Panther Group Management LLC for $699,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 4, 2022
Longboat Key millage vote sets up tax cut for some

Town's property gained more than 14% in value, tax assessors say.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Harry Sayer |
  • July 25, 2022
Sarasota pays tribute to MLB legend Buck O'Neil

The historic baseball player and MLB's first Black coach was recently honored with a mural and a key to the city.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 29, 2021
Longboat Key due to receive $3 million in COVID-19 federal relief

Town Manager Tom Harmer said he anticipates Longboat Key will receive of half the federal funding in 60 days.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 2, 2009
Longboat Key vs. Sanibel

The city of Sanibel raised its millage rate from 1.7291 mills to 2.5 mills for three years to build up its disaster reserve in case of storms.

  • Longboat Key
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