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

  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 17, 2010
Owner asks commission to rezone historic property

The dual-zoned property at 5440 Gulf of Mexico Drive was built in 1946 by Longboat Key's first mayor, Will LePage.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 18, 2010
Online hacker targets referendum opponent

The creator of a political-action committee that opposedthe 1-mill, school-tax extension said his Facebook account was compromised. He thinks one of his opponents is to blame.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 5, 2010
News Briefs 08.05.10

The contractor building the Palm Avenue parking garage has taken a significant step. It began pouring concrete for the floor of the first elevated parking deck.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2010
Briefs 08.12.10

Bayflite responds to two Key accidents and Longboat police catch burglar.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 22, 2010
Signs of new law to pop up on Longboat Key

Many properties on the Key will be required to put up signs warning firefighters of light-weight constructions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2010
Briefs

Community news & notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 17, 2010
Homeowners say plant kills crossed the line

Sarasota County ordered an Osprey homeowners association to kill non-native vegetation that crept from homeowners' properties onto the community's nature reserve.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • June 17, 2010
Sarasota Small Business of the Year Awards: International Construction Consultants

Young Business of the Year -- Winner

  • Sarasota
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  • By June LeBell |
  • May 5, 2010
Music Review: Dick Hyman

From rags and stride to the blues, Hyman has a handle on style and technique.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 3, 2010
Commission to fight Longboat Pass relocation

The Town Commission discussed how a proposed relocation of the Longboat Pass channel will have detrimental effects to the north end of the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 1, 2012
Sarasota alliance to host annual historic home tour

The tour features five unique homes in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 19, 2012
Osprey celebrates the opening of its own chamber of commerce

For the first time in nearly 40 years, business owners in the Osprey area are basking in the benefits of their own local chamber of commerce.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 12, 2012
Dent, Thaxton spar at Tiger Bay

The two candidates for Sarasota Supervisor of Elections traded barbs about transparency at the Tiger Bay-hosted luncheon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 22, 2012
East County residents travel on mission trip

Four East County residents traveled to Africa, July 28 through Aug. 10, to visit orphans.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 15, 2012
Dogs still want a say on access to Longboat beaches

The dog beach feasibility committee is now the LBK9 Committee and will most likely report to the Longboat Key Town Commission later this fall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 3, 2012
FDOT, town on the road to safety study

The agencies will determine whether safety improvements are needed for the Key's roads.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 28, 2012
Tropical Storm Debby impacts City Island

Tropical Storm Debby forced four large boats to the City Island shore, uprooted a sea grape tree in Bayfront Island Park and caused damage to an island restaurant's dock.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 7, 2012
Community meetings to lend northern exposure

Three meetings have been scheduled to discuss the Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force-facilitated community-planning effort for the north end of the Key.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2012
Our View: Hudgins for city manager

An important name was absent - inadvertently, the consultant tells us - from the list of 104 candidates for Sarasota city manager: Sarasota banker Jody Hudgins.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2012
News Briefs

Former manager pleads not guilty; Commission moves zoning changes forward; Town Hall braces for summer storms

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