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

  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2010
Cops Corner 02.25.10

A woman turned in half of a pair of dentures that she found on the shore. The dentures had barnacle growth on them and appeared to have been in the Gulf for a while.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • May 7, 2009
My View: 'Buy local' is a bad buy

In weak economic times - shoot, sometimes even in strong ones - the impulse to push 'buy local' programs overwhelms all common sense.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 6, 2010
SISTER ACT

Siblings Kaitlyn and Sarah Wolfe are a dual threat on the Lakewood Ranch High soccer field this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 10, 2010
For Sarasota muses, art imitating life is personal

Ann Z. Leventhal and Jon Newman open up about love after 70 and how it feels to see their romance played out on stage.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 7, 2010
Key Real Estate: Ritz-Carlton Residences unit sells for $3.85 million

The sale was the largest transaction for the week of March 22 through March 26, on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 28, 2010
Push for new center emerges

Key Club General Manager Michael Welly says the Longboat Key Club and Resort is willing to donate funds for a new town community center - on one condition.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • August 11, 2010
Ballet den mother

Not every ballerina wants to be a prima. Isabel Dubrocq skipped performing and went straight into teaching at the age of 15.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 15, 2010
Subcommittee makes final selections

A subcommittee formed to review operations at Town Hall selected six Longboat Key residents to interview department heads in September.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 14, 2010
Lucky Pelican plans sizzling Bayou Blast

The event will raise money to help seabirds affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Stuart Scheyer |
  • July 21, 2010
MY VIEW: Bob White is now walking in my shoes

Bob White, the leader of the Islandside Property Owners Coalition (IPOC), and I have walked parallel paths. In fact, the parallel is so close that you might say that he is walking in my shoes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Lainee Jennings |
  • August 25, 2010
Purvis pumped for Pirate prowess

With its third head coach in as many years, Braden River not only is familiar with change and adversity, but it also thrives on it.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 5, 2010
Reading partnership promotes hands-on learning

Lakewood students worked with students at Freedom during the annual Winnie the Pooh and Shakespeare Too program.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 21, 2010
Can County Commission underdogs prevail?

They're outgunned both in terms of finances and name recognition, but two candidates seeking to unseat incumbent Sarasota County commissioners are using different campaign tactics this election season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2010
Cops Corner

Oct. 10 No shirt, no shoes ... 12:28 a.m. - 1900 block of Hillview Street. Trespassing. A nightclub patron began to hassle other customers and was asked to leave. He did, but then returned later and began bothering people again. Employees asked him to leave once more. This time, he refused. He took off his shoes and starting arguing with the employees. Police were called. An officer tried to get the man's side of the story, but the man yelled and cursed at the workers and ignored the officer. He finally calmed down and was issued a trespassing warning.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 23, 2012
Standoff for improvements survives

Commissioner Joe Barbetta reiterated his plea to condense the four-phase beach improvement project to one to lock in lower construction costs.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 15, 2012
Siblings represent Team USA

Kiersten Varga,14, played beach volleyball for Team USA's U17 team this summer, while older brother Cameron made it to the final round of the 18U Baseball National Team Trials.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • March 8, 2012
Court, Legislature address term limits for commissioners

While the filing of briefs continues in a Florida Supreme Court case on County Commission term limits, two bills on the same matter are pending in the Legislature.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2012
Sidelines

Manatee Bearcats win state championship; BRSC to host tryouts; Extra Innings announces summer clinics; Bulldog Navy Wildcat team wins South Conference Championship

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 20, 2012
School Board budget projects surplus

Superintendent Tim McGonegal hopes to use the extra dollars to give district employees a 1% bonus.

  • East County
  • News
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