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

  • By Dora Walters |
  • February 23, 2011
Sharkey reflects on lifetime of duty

Deputy Chief Sharkey, who was been with the Longboat Key Police Department for 30 years, will retire April 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 28, 2012
Art Scene & Heard

SeaFair art yacht drops anchor in Sarasota; Jersey Shore musician rocks on in Sarasota; New Opera House name a noted tribute; Downtown bayfront embraces diversity

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 15, 2013
Mending Broken Hearts: Nels Matson

Lakewood Ranch High assistant wrestling coach Nels Matson will run 1,200 miles in 35 days to help fund open-heart surgeries for children in Cambodia.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 9, 2013
Hall of Famer: Dave Moates

Lakewood Ranch High physical education teacher Dave Moates will be inducted Jan. 18 into the State College of Florida Hall of Fame.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 26, 2012
Sand structures move forward

Longboat Key commissioners believe a north-end beach project may be necessary to save condominiums sitting dangerously close to rising waters.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin and Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 21, 2012
$1 million wetland restoration planned

Sarasota County seeks contractors to restore wetlands in Red Bug Slough Preserve.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • July 8, 2018
Lionfish Derby takes a stab at invasive species population

The Fifth Annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby organized by Mote Marine Laboratory raises awareness about the invasive species.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • October 17, 2019
The Bay Sarasota fields questions on phase one plans

At a community workshop Wednesday, residents living along Boulevard of the Arts continued to raise concerns about the layout of the park project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 18, 2019
Turtle season ends with record numbers

Nesting has been on an upswing for several years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • December 3, 2019
Van Wezel shares progress report on venue planning

Plans for a new bayfront performing arts center include a 2,250-seat main hall, but details on cost estimates are still forthcoming.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • September 19, 2018
Longboat applies for five north-end groins

Longboat Key, groins, erosion, beach nourishment

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 28, 2017
The Space Race: Longboater's precise engineering helped John Glenn fly high, return safely

Frank Cona and his team worked to develop a thermometer that could measure the temperature of the fuel to help Glenn return to Earth.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 17, 2019
Director Laura Braza brings the odd odyssey of ‘Theophilus North’ to Sarasota

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training's Dog Days Theatre production teaches that writing is truly an adventure.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By David Conway |
  • December 6, 2018
Big Pass legal expenses mount for Siesta, Lido

Resident groups on both sides of the contested project have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to make their arguments.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • September 26, 2018
Longboat considers 3-year commission terms

Longboat Key Town Commission considers changing term limits from two years to three.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 27, 2018
Asolo Conservatory's 21st-century 'Tempest' is magical in its own right

FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training ’s touring production of “The Tempest” is a brave new world.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • July 28, 2016
State agency pursues heightened protection for bird habitat

Bird enthusiasts want to protect the colony on the Roberts Bay Islands. They just disagree on how to best protect it.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 21, 2016
Theater review: 'Last Rights'

'Last Rights' puts last things first at Florida Studio Theatre

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2016
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