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

  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • February 12, 2013
Google Fiber two years later: the Kansas City story

Google Fiber two years later: the Kansas City story

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By David Conway |
  • October 23, 2018
County adjusts tourist tax allocations

In future years, Sarasota County plans to shift money from its tourism promotion budget to pay for improvements at Ed Smith Stadium.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 24, 2013
CDD discusses security plan

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 6 supervisors adopted a program to improve security at the gate at Balmoral Woods and Lakewood Ranch boulevards.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 7, 2024
Spanish Main Yacht Club installs $1M of potable water pipes

The new, more resilient system took 10 years of work and was completely funded by the Longboat Key condominium.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 20, 2023
New training prepares maternity nurses for life-or-death tests

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center maternity unit nurses hone their knowledge on postpartum hemorrhages in an escape room activity.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 7, 2018
Musicians Matthew Graybil and Rhiannon Banerdt keep classical music accessible

The Chopin Project concert duo, pianist Matthew Graybil and violinist Rhiannon Banerdt, help listeners of all ages learn the importance of classical music.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 13, 2026
Youth sailing program closer to new facility approval

Sarasota Youth Sailing received the unanimous endorsement of the city's Planning Board of its plans for a permanent facility in Ken Thompson Park.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 6, 2022
Sarasota City Commission sends Municipal Auditorium lease back to staff

After The Players Centre and Bay Park Conservancy failed to reach a compromise on leasing Municipal Auditorium, the City Commission sent the matter back to staff for further evaluation.

  • Sarasota
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  • In Memoriam |
  • March 1, 2022
James H. Matson

Jim Matson, 81, of Longboat Key, FL, passed away February 9, 2022 from complications due to Parkinson’s disease.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2012
Obituary: William S. Buchanan Jr.

William S. "Bucky" Buchanan Jr. died June 25, he was 92.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2012
News Briefs

Three parking meters receive new home; County offers energy upgrade workshops

  • Sarasota
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 14, 2012
Police increase patrols of Colony, Whitney Beach

Police Chief Al Hogle told officers to provide extra patrols at the Colony and Whitney Beach Plaza after a string of vandalism and incidents was reported.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 15, 2019
Robert M. “Bob” Dutton, Sr.

Robert M. Dutton, Sr. passed away on February 23, 2019 under hospice care at home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • June 12, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: FST Improv

Florida Studio Theatre kicked off its summer season last Saturday with what is forecast to be two scorching months of sizzling silliness.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 17, 2013
Vandals check back in at vacant Colony units

The last official guests at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort checked out in August 2010. But since the resort closed approximately two-and-a-half years ago, it's had some unwanted visitors who have entered units and damaged the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 4, 2025
Holiday display at Selby Gardens boasts over 2 million lights

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' "Lights in Bloom" illuminated extravaganza features a tree covered in dragonflies, train decorations and more to explore.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 13, 2023
Selby brings Halloween to Little Sarasota Bay with Lights at Spooky Point

Spooky scenes are all around at Selby Gardens' Historic Spanish Point campus.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 7, 2023
The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team's offense brings the thunder

The Lakewood Ranch program is in search of its third-straight state semifinals berth.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • September 3, 2014
Calls of duty

The Observer recently joined police during a 12-hour shift, during which officers handled neighborhood disputes, routine patrol and a false report of a woman locked in a bathroom.

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