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Results for: Reliable Standard Heating & Air is the best HVAC company in San Diego.

  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • August 18, 2023
Art Uptown Gallery to close after 43 years in Sarasota

Rising rents are forcing galleries out of downtown, but other artist spaces beckon.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • May 26, 2011
Couple stays connected through virtual reality

Susan Lorenc-Haluska and Michael Haluska fell in love over dinner, drinks and long conversations - via their computers. after nearly two-and-a-half years of marriage.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 10, 2011
Crowd brawls at Overlook Park

Although those involved in the brawl gave police differing accounts of what happened, parties agreed on what started the incident - talking trash.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 2, 2019
Cops Corner: They're not suspicious, they're just fine

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 5, 2018
First-rate actors playing funny, compelling characters make 'Arcadia' a success

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training production explores the brilliant, hilarious and heartbreaking paths of Tom Stoppard’s piece.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2023
Phantom loogie claim appears all wet

Police find no evidence of spittle in an ongoing dispute between two teen girls. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 15, 2025
Check out what's coming soon to UTC

From Tesla to Trader Joe's, the University Town Center districts that straddle Manatee and Sarasota counties just outside Lakewood Ranch have redefined the region's retail scene.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 25, 2020
E-learning access concerns East County families

Lakewood Ranch-area parents have concerns over e-learning

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • September 18, 2023
Observer Media Group executive editor, co-owner Lisa Walsh dies at 69

Lisa Walsh was a pillar in the Sarasota-Manatee community; a trusted and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter; and the backbone of one of the most successful media companies in Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 2, 2023
Sarasota football players find new homes for their talents

A breakdown of the notable football players who changed high schools for the 2023 season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 15, 2024
Sarasota High football hopes this rebuild is the final one

The Sailors have a new coach in Amp Campbell after a 1-10 season in 2023.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Emma Burke Jolly |
  • March 25, 2024
3 great restaurants serving delectable pasta around Sarasota

I couldn't let National Noodle Month pass by without giving you a penne for my thoughts.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 21, 2011
GALLERY: Gene Witt Elementary Father-Daughter Dance

Dressed in their Sunday best, dozens of girls at Gene Witt Elementary School enjoyed an evening with the special men in their lives during the school's annual Father-Daughter Dance March 18. The girls danced the night away with their dads, got their pictures taken and enjoyed ice cream sundaes and other tasty treats.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Rat Pack Re-Imagined, Part II

All the Daddy-Os and cool cats of Longboat Key packed into the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design on March 13. The lights were low, the men onstage were decked in their best, fitted dress shirts and suits and the audience grooved to the sounds of '50s and '60s.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Rat Pack Re-Imagined, Part I

All the Daddy-Os and cool cats of Longboat Key packed into the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design on March 13. The lights were low, the men onstage were decked in their best, fitted dress shirts and suits and the audience grooved to the sounds of '50s and '60s.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 25, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Kiwanis Club Pirate Gala

Siesta Key Kiwanis Club members had a swashbuckling good time at their annual fundraiser gala Saturday, March 23, at the Sarasota Yacht Club. The theme of the 12th annual gala was 'the mighty pirate invasion,' and guests showed off their best pirate garb while raising money for the club.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2013
Weather 8.8.13

James Smith submitted this sunset photo, taken near Jiggs Landing.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • October 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Firehouse Chili Cook-Off

Sarasota County firehouses battled it out for Sarasota's best chili in the 14th Annual Firehouse Chili Cook-Off, Sunday Oct. 20. The cook-off was held in front of Morton's Gourmet Market on Osprey Ave. and had over a dozen stations competing. Stations got creative with both their chili and booths.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • September 18, 2024
Venice Theatre raises the roof for its 75th birthday

The theater celebrates its diamond anniversary as it continues to repair Hurricane Ian damage.

  • Arts + Culture
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