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

  • By David Conway |
  • April 11, 2019
Sarasota's fight against red tide takes many forms

Sarasota finds itself in the center of the search for answers as scientists and policymakers work both sides of the question to improve water quality in the region.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • August 23, 2023
Sarasota performer launches her own theater company

As her theater company, Tree Fort Productions, becomes a nonprofit, actress Katherine Michelle Tanner emphasizes: "The best way to support a theater company is to buy a subscription."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • September 16, 2025
LRHS instructor nominated for Yale award by former student

Samantha Biggs, now the assistant principal at Lakewood Ranch High School, received the 2025 Yale Educator Award.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 1, 2018
Binge Blog: Back in the habit

"Sharp Objects," directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and starring Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Eliza Scanlen and Chris Messina, and "Baby Driver," written and directed by Edgar Wright and starring Ansel Elgort, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and Eiza Gonzalez.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 10, 2019
School vouchers and choice for all

Think back to the GI Bill and how those college vouchers gave our veterans total school choice.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 15, 2012
Maestro Victor DeRenzi: Man of the opera

Maestro Victor DeRenzi wields more than just a baton - he wields power. For 30 years, the uncompromising artistic director has brought Verdi, verve and distinction to the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 29, 2012
Year in review: August 2012, 'Key Club partners with Hilton owner'

General Manager Michael Welly said the club always intended to find a hotel development company to assist in its redevelopment plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • October 29, 2012
Test the waters Tuesday night with The Bilderberg Jazz Arkestra

Test the waters Tuesday night with The Bilderberg Jazz Arkestra

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 31, 2017
Lesa Silvermore releases debut full-length album

After transitioning from a solo act to a full band, the Sarasota musician releases ‘Dopplegänger.’

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • June 2, 2025
Students begin high school early with Lakewood Ranch Prep Soar program

Students in the Soar program have the opportunity to earn as many as 60 college credits during their five-year high school career.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • August 6, 2025
Lakewood Ranch author writes about blazing path through childhood trauma

"Rising Above Adversity: Healing and Nurturing your Inner Child” documents Arelis Calkins' personal struggles and how she overcame them.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • April 9, 2026
Brothers fundraise in their father's memory

Chase and Drew Smith held their third annual track and field fundraiser for pediatric cancer research.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 18, 2023
Asolo Rep play tells classic tale of a clash of swords and words

Ken Ludwig’s "The Three Musketeers" is a heavy metal show. Director Peter Amster and fight director Geoffrey Kent share why it’s still as sharp as ever.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • September 7, 2022
Do not hand your power to politicians

An initiative on the November ballot could abolish the Constitution Revision Commission, which meets every 20 years to consider changes to the state constitution.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 6, 2012
Beach project price tag reviewed

The cost estimates for the Siesta Key beach improvements have more than tripled over the past four years. Stakeholders want to get the project to a feasible price.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 30, 2010
OUR VIEW: Wish list for 2011 ...

OUR VIEW: Wish list for 2011 ...

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 18, 2020
Lipstick Lex makes her mark with makeup

Working mom, struggling artist found her signature style with lip-print portraits

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 17, 2019
For HS students, athletic trainers are more than a medical professional

Athletes and non-athletes go them for everything — including knowledge.

  • Health
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 10, 2018
SMR breaks ground on Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch

SMR breaks ground on Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2016
Affordable housing myths

Wages don’t tell the whole story about barriers to housing.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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