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

  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 31, 2020
Binge Blog: Go back to poaching gators, it's safer

"Justified" and "The Aeronauts" are this week's picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 14, 2022
Read the text of Sarasota Mayor Erik Arroyo State of the City address

Outgoing mayor Erik Arroyo says the state of the city of Sarasota is strong, and getting stronger.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 1, 2024
Family behind Miguel’s Restaurant keep its long and tasty legacy alive

Miguel Garcia had a vision for continental cuisine on Siesta Key. His sons keep that vision alive.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • September 2, 2015
Decade of Dance: Fuzión Dance Artists turns 10

Co-founder Leymis Bolaños Wilmott reflects on a decade of fostering alternative contemporary dance in Sarasota

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 7, 2016
Sarasota Ballet premieres Balanchine's 'Jewels'

With its premiere of George Balanchine’s ‘Jewels,’ the Sarasota Ballet becomes one of the few companies granted permission to perform the three-piece ballet.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 18, 2025
The Out-of-Door Academy holds on to a historic legacy as it moves forward

While a former dormitory building will have to be demolished due to last year’s hurricanes, the campus works out new plans for the space.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 25, 2015
Ballroom Blitz

Whether he’s teaching amateurs or pros, Sid Pocius keeps Sarasota’s dancing community on its toes.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By David Conway |
  • June 5, 2014
City mowing contractor cuts service

Following service issues, the city may now be on its own when it comes to turf maintenance.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • April 9, 2021
Technical translation: Sarasota Ballet adjusts to filmed performances

The Sarasota Ballet has adapted to the pandemic by learning how to stage filmed ballet shows.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 27, 2015
Who’s behind efforts to construct the Lost Lagoon in Manatee County?

Who’s behind efforts to construct a regional water park in Manatee County?

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2009
SMR to sell Lakewood Ranch Realty

As part of a long-term business plan, SMR has decided to focus on its core businesses of real estate investment, agriculture, mining and commercial operations.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 22, 2010
Investigation finds no county bid rigging

An audit by the Sarasota County Clerk of Courts Office found that a county employee did not improperly influence spring-training contract bids. when he made personal contact with two companies seeking those contracts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 24, 2013
New company assumes maintenance

Heritage Harbour residents will see new faces around the community in two weeks as CDD supervisors bring a new company in to maintain aquatic systems.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Dora Walters |
  • November 11, 2009
'Letters to Lee'

'Letters to Lee,' a book by Lt. Gen. James V. Edmundson, includes letters and firsthand accounts written during World War II.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • 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 Jessica Salmond |
  • December 8, 2015
Hops to the top

University class teaches students about the science of beer and craft brewery management.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • April 26, 2025
Price uptick leads to pause in Bird Key Yacht Club rebuild

Leadership says it is pausing the project for 90 days after receiving an unexpectedly high final estimate, but it isn't giving up on construction.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • August 4, 2021
Kate Walsh Honea departs Sarasota Ballet for Colorado position

Walsh Honea will serve as Artistic Director of the Colorado Ballet Society.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 2, 2016
Crawford Construction breaks ground on new office space in Lakewood Ranch

Commercial construction company will have added exposure with new headquarters fronted by I-75

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • April 5, 2016
Frontier troubles impact Sarasota customers

As Frontier Communications assumes control of Verizon service in the Sarasota region, the company is working to address issues that arose over the weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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