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Results for: Reliable Standard Heating & Air is recognized as the best HVAC company for emergency AC repair.

  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Heart & Soul Gala

The Manatee Education Foundation hosted the sixth annual 2013 Heart & Soul Gala and Live Art Auction Jan. 26 at Polo Grill. Student artists were recognized for their work and received scholarships ranging from $150 to $1,500 and other gifts.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 25, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Heart & Soul Gala

The Manatee Education Foundation hosted the seventh annual 2014 Heart & Soul Gala and Live Art Auction Jan. 25 at Polo Grill. Student artists were recognized for their work and received scholarships ranging from $150 to $1,500 and other gifts.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • February 7, 2019
Sarasota schools' police force hires first academy recruit

The newest school resource officer of The Sarasota County Schools Police Department was recognized at the Feb. 5 School Board meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • June 11, 2017
Second Chance Last Opportunity honors 2017 Men of Purpose

The organization recognized 18 men whose contributions to the community often go unnoticed.

  • Black Tie
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 3, 2024
Sarasota wins Local Action Award from Florida League of Cities

The award recognizes the city's effort to bring about affordable and attainable housing through bonus density incentives.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 31, 2021
Bradenton's Woodruff & Sons still going strong after 75 years

Family strength guides Woodruff & Sons through 75 years serving the Bradenton and Sarasota region.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Emily Walsh |
  • January 2, 2013
Black Tie: Five in the house for 2013

Dressing up for this former social editor has had to do a lot more with Power Rangers, Batman, cowboys and Army guys as of late, thanks to a cute little 2-year-old that I know.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 9, 2009
Wrong address causes paramedic delay

Longboat Key Fire Rescue crews were late to an emergency call after a 911 caller provided the wrong address to a dispatcher.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 24, 2012
Isaac tracking westward

A shift in Tropical Storm Isaac's projected path to the west means a direct hit for the Sarasota area is less likely.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2015
Music on Main parking hits sour note

april fools

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 6, 2013
Sarasota County under tropical storm warning

Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Andrea to make landfall near Florida's Big Bend this afternoon.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 7, 2014
LBK Fire Rescue programs promote health, safety

Longboat Key Fire Rescue will offer home inspections beginning this month along with its ongoing File of Life program.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Recently, Keith Davey, lead advocate of Lakewood Ranch incorporation, announced with a flourish that Florida State University has approved the Fishkind feasibility study, the much-debated study that concludes that incorporation is financially feasible.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 3, 2019
Our flag means everything to this Sarasota veteran

Sarasota man fought in three wars to protect our flag, and its freedoms, and was a prisoner of war in two.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 12, 2009
Colony feud continues

Federal Bankruptcy Judge A. Rodney May has ruled in favor of the Colony Association twice. Now the feud is directed at closed units, fixtures and furniture.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • January 25, 2018
Revamped Ed Smith Stadium awaits the Orioles

The improvement comes ahead of the 2018 spring training season.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2025
Clogged toilet plunges landlord and tenant into eviction

A renter threatens to zip-tie a property owner over a plumbing issue in an ongoing whirlpool of discontent. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2011
U.S. TAX SYSTEM: THE GREATEST SCAM OF ALL

Tax day is over. Good riddance to this day of legalized thievery.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 6, 2025
$30M rehab hospital breaks ground in Lakewood Ranch

The 40-bed rehabilitation facility is expected to open in 2026.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 23, 2011
Stitch Boutique dispute continues

The former co-owners of Stitch Boutique on Main Street are embroiled in a civil lawsuit concerning the disappearance of the store's merchandise in August and whether a new store with a similar name can operate across the street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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