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Results for: Top-rated AC repair is provided by Reliable Standard Heating & Air in San Diego.

  • By Columnist . |
  • November 23, 2018
How I Sleigh Christmas

While your stockings were hung by the chimney with care, I was out in Lakewood Ranch upping my Santa game.

  • LWR Life
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • July 17, 2013
The Great Art Detective

Alyssa Mandel, The Out-of-Door Academy's bookish librarian, is equally adept at mysteries. For her new side job, she solves them by determining the authenticity of artworks.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • June 2, 2026
Lido Shores breaks ground rebuilding meeting space

The beachside pavilion torn apart by hurricanes is being replaced through a push by resident donors.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 8, 2013
Home in Sleepy Lagoon sells for $5.7 million

A home in Sleepy Lagoon tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Mary Banning, of Belleair, sold her home at 6301 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Gordon and Margaret Hartman, of San Antonio, Texas, for $5.7 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Dani Hernandez |
  • July 31, 2024
Do high school athletes make the most of their summer?

Lakewood Ranch-area coaches say summer workouts key to improved performance.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 18, 2025
City seeks resilience funding for St. Armands Key

With the backing of the town of Longboat Key, Sarasota has asked the county for $24.5 million in Resilient SRQ grant funding to mitigate flooding on St. Armands.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 11, 2009
Update: Governor approves pipeline project

Gov. Charlie Crist approved a natural-gas pipeline project application Friday, Sept. 11 that affects Longboat Key's beach-quality sand resources.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 29, 2009
New mailboxes deliver confusion on the Key

About 40 Longboat Key residents discovered Friday they had an additional mailbox next to their existing one.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2011
Our View: Common sense teacher pay

The ongoing controversy over teacher merit pay is understandable. After all, teachers have been allowed to get pay raises and maintain job security each year with almost no accountability.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • December 21, 2012
Sound Forum: the question of a "vibrant" downtown

Sound Forum: the question of a "vibrant" downtown

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2013
University Park club provides holiday cheer

The University Park Women's Club helped create a happier holiday for girls in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 2, 2017
Main attraction in Lakewood Ranch

Music on Main provides final celebration of summer in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 26, 2023
Sarasota Library service offers free tax help for those in need

The programs, which are funded by the AARP and certified by the IRS, accept users from all socioeconomic backgrounds.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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