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

  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 20, 2012
IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Cheryl Gaddie

Cheryl Gaddie moved from Grand Forks, N.D., to Siesta Key in 2006 and quickly entrenched herself in the community.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Cathy Antunes

From baseball to term limits, one Sarasota citizen is doing her best to keep local government responsive to the people.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 23, 2015
Eclectic Eats

The Rosemary brings worldly inspiration to a neighborhood restaurant.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • June 18, 2014
Fitness industry sharpens focus on seniors

It is time again to share news items and research from fitness trade publications.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 2, 2010
Middle-schoolers create candy-coated cottages

Brookside Middle School students decorated gingerbread houses for the Community Youth Development Gingerbread House Village.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • May 7, 2024
Allan Goldfarb honored at Temple Beth Israel for board service

After 10 years of ensuring TBI's safety, Goldfarb is honored by synagogue members after stepping down from his official position.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • December 18, 2024
Spanish Main Yacht Club almost recovered from hurricane damage

Two months after hurricanes Helene and Milton, residents of the condominium community are still unable to live in their units, but the board said the recovery effort is turning a corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 22, 2009
Developer Pat Neal: "We are moving out of the recession"

Neal Communities has posted sales records despite a downturn in the economy. How is the local construction company doing it?

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 8, 2019
Longboat Key makes plans to fight Sarasota road proposal

Town leaders say their opposition to Fruitville Road plan focuses on evacuation safety, bias for pedestrian mobility.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Manatee Memorial Hospital |
  • November 27, 2025
A Christmas Miracle

On Christmas Eve 2023, newlyweds Lauren and Kahler Cox were headed home from an extended family vacation on Florida’s Gulf Coast when their lives changed forever.

  • Health
  • By Manatee Memorial Hospital |
  • February 26, 2026
Every Heart is Worth Fighting For

On Christmas Eve 2023, newlyweds Lauren and Kahler Cox were headed home from an extended family vacation on Florida’s Gulf Coast when their lives changed forever. While driving, Kahler, just 29 years old, began to feel what he thought was indigestion.

  • Health
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • October 6, 2014
Florida Power and Light repairs poles and lights along GMD

A Florida Power and Light maintence project on State Road 789, including Gulf of Mexico Drive, will take place from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. through Oct. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 14, 2013
County lifts boil-water advisory

Sarasota County has cancelled a boil-water advisory for residents affected by the water-main break near Pelican Cove Condominiums.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2011
Our View: He was good for Longboat

"He is a good man," said Longboat Key resident Michael Lendrihas as he exited Longboat Key Town Hall Monday afternoon.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 16, 2024
Some Siesta Key restaurants reopen after Hurricane Milton

Amid the impacts of two successive hurricanes, a glimmer of business activity is emerging on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Pam Nadon |
  • June 26, 2017
Film review: "The Exception"

"The Exception" is part thriller, part WWII drama and part love story

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Harry Sayer |
  • June 15, 2022
Sarasota RC Squadron trains locals in model aviation

The RC aircraft club has members flying their planes across Rothenbach Park daily.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • June 17, 2010
Sarasota Small Business of the Year Awards: Alex Miller

Woman Entrepreneurial Excellence -- Finalist

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 20, 2014
'Guiding Light'

As a part of the Light Chasers plein air painters, watercolorist Rita Rust always looks for the light. She strives for simplicity in her strokes.

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  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 25, 2014
Creditor downgrades district

Fitch Ratings says 'outlook negative' for the Manatee County School District's credit rating.

  • East County
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