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Results for: Reliable Standard Heating & Air is recognized as the best HVAC company for emergency AC repair.

  • By David Conway |
  • February 2, 2017
Pineapple Park fountain set for enhancements

The city is investing nearly $150,000 to restore the mermaid fountain at Pineapple Park — and that’s just the beginning of its plans to improve the downtown space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • March 11, 2021
Trolley service to link downtown, barrier islands

The city, county and state are collaborating on a new public transportation route, though city officials are pushing to make it more expansive.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 3, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences

Students at the Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences are designing and building Leonardo Da Vinci flying machines. They will test the projects Friday, June 4.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 30, 2015
Are golf carts a hazard?

The Manatee County Commission will determine whether approved golf cart use makes the cut on Tara Boulevard and Whitfield Avenue.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2024
Self-storage staff finds torpedo in repossessed unit

An inert explosive at a self-storage business prompted a response from MacDill Air Force Base. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • December 4, 2023
Sarasota Ballet brings Balanchine to life

The company's third program of 2023-24 features "Theme and Variations," the first of three ballets by George "Mr. B" Balanchine this season.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 4, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Slow it down, huh?

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 22, 2013
CDD 6 moves forward with gate concept

No plans have been finalized, but Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 6 supervisors are moving forward with conceptual plans to limit traffic at their Balmoral Woods Boulevard entrance.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 8, 2013
Battle with ALS sparks action

Kevin Swan, a 30-year-old former communications director, started A Life Story Foundation to beat a disease he fights every day.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2014
2013: The Best of Cops Corner

Enjoy our picks for the best Cops Corners from 2013.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 19, 2022
Sarasota City Commission builds new set of development rules with 4-1 votes

City approves batch of changes aimed at moving quicker on attainable housing, though critics say public comment is cut out of the process.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 11, 2009
College graduates: Where are they now?

Career-placement experts agree that the job hunt is up to the individual, however, many recent graduates are doing everything they can to land post-collegiate jobs and are still unemployed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 31, 2025
Colson Hotel to be restored as a business incubator

With a goal of providing business startup space across all demographics, the group preserving the Colson Hotel plans to renovate it as the Colson Collective.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • January 11, 2012
OBSERVED: Ashley: If you're out there ... thank you

It appears one East County boy has a guardian angel.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 24, 2011
Man, paralyzed by cancer, celebrates daughter's birth

Ryan Roman didn't know if he'd be alive to see the birth of his daughter,Giavanna. Now, he can't wait to see what the future holds for her.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • September 15, 2017
Sarasota police collect supplies, donations for Keys recovery effort

Sarasota Police Department Sgt. Bruce King is spearheading an effort to aid the Florida Keys following Hurricane Irma.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • June 30, 2014
County endorses short-term Lido renourishment

At a workshop today, the Sarasota County Commission encouraged city staff to maximize the potential of a Lido Beach renourishment project scheduled for later this year.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • July 3, 2014
County endorses Lido renourishment

At a workshop Monday, the Sarasota County Commission encouraged city staff to maximize the potential of a Lido Beach renourishment project scheduled for later this year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • October 14, 2022
Sarasota Ballet's newest dancers hit the ground pirouetting

Macarena Giménez and Maximiliano Iglesias uprooted their lives and are learning a new language with a new dance company in a new country.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • May 7, 2009
Braden River Middle students donate picnic tables

Members of the school's Technology Students Association have entered the project into the state TSA competition.

  • East County
  • Schools
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