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

  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 10, 2021
Town to consider ballot requests for density changes

On May 18, commissioners are set to consider three referendums.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 11, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

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

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 7, 2009
Blues clues

Sarasota Blues Festival's on-site coordinator, Sheyenne Michelizzi, talks trash, porta-potties and touring with The Allman Brothers.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 27, 2010
Hospital CEO completes 165-mile bike ride

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center CEO Jim Wilson biked from Miami to Key West during the Southern Most AIDS/HIV Bike Ride earlier this month.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • July 7, 2010
GALLERY AROUND THE CORNER: State of the Arts Gallery

'We are proud our gathering of artists is comprised entirely of local artists,' says gallery co-owner David Steiner.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 20, 2010
Backstage Pass: Practical Magic

The Players Theatre's Brad and Ellie Pattison share a backstage love story and kindred theater bonds.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 20, 2012
Scene & Heard

The Garbage-Men plan to rock New York City with trash jams; Rocker's memoir is a love letter to automobiles

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 20, 2011
Benderson focuses on retail growth out east

The existing University Town Center plaza is one tenant away from being fully leased, and Benderson officials say a deal may soon close on that location.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Marina Jack

A lawsuit, filed by Marina Jack to dispute a claim the restaurant owes $1.5 million in back property taxes, could be resolved in 2012.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 22, 2011
Neighbors: Jerry Knab

The 'Pied Piper' of Longboat Key makes fast friends during his walking routine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 22, 2010
Love in the Kitchen

Guest food editor Lois Scheyer shares her favorite recipes and cooking tips.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2011
Cops Corner 05.05.11

Unknown subject(s) entered the truck via its unlocked door and removed a cellular phone and a car charger. The total value of the stolen items is $120.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis and Roger Drouin |
  • February 21, 2013
Election: Lumpkin ready to help community unify to combat issues

Kelvin Lumpkin believes crime needs to be curtailed in areas such as Newtown before revitalization can take flight in that community and on the North Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • October 24, 2012
3 Things: Family-friendly homes

With so much of our housing stock built with retirees and snowbirds in mind, big family homes can be hard to find in Sarasota, particularly at a price that won't break the bank.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 29, 2020
Residents weigh in on proposed fish farm off Sarasota coast

The project would allow Kampachi Farms to place 20,000 Almaco jack in a pen suspended in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • March 19, 2020
Sarasota attractions switch to online presence

Many locations have closed amid the coronavirus outbreak. Here's what they recommend to stay busy.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • March 4, 2020
RCLA speaker delivers stark view of opiate abuse

Sam Quinones, Los Angeles-based freelance journalist and former L.A. Times reporter, was the fourth speaker in the RCLA series.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nathalie Kaemmerer and Sten Spinella |
  • September 6, 2019
Coyotes spoil at least four turtle nests, experts say

Turtle watchers report hard-to-mistake tracks, but town officials say no sightings have been reported.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Joseph Bartel |
  • May 15, 2019
My View: Reject the Sarasota Orchestra’s land grab in Payne Park

The group's argument that moving to the downtown-adjacent park is all about rising sea levels is absurd.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By David Conway |
  • October 25, 2018
Siesta residents seek short-term rental enforcement

Concerned about an increase in illegal rentals in neighborhoods, residents are asking officials to take action.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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