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

  • By Amanda Morales |
  • June 9, 2016
Social experiment: Escape Rooms Sarasota

Puzzles and teamwork determine success rate of players at Escape Rooms Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • July 25, 2013
Big budget, questionable results for police

City police receive almost $30 milllion in the proposed 2013-14 budget, but the department has fallen short compared to other municipalities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 7, 2013
Low-cost annual home rentals grow rare on the Key

More property owners are opting to rent their properties seasonally, which makes yearly rentals tougher to find than ever.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 4, 2014
Key property values rise for second year

Preliminary taxable values show that the island's taxable values rose by an average of 5.4% from a year ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 7, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Chris McCorkle

The Cardinal Mooney High rising senior defensive back is committed to Indiana University.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • October 17, 2018
Sweat it out, chill it down in Sarasota

Purify an Urban Sweat Lodge and CryoXL at Hydr8 show the way in trends to boost your health by sweating or chilling your body. Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, businesses.

  • Health
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2014
Classroom Critic

Classroom Critic is a program for middle school students, in which they learn to appreciate the art of film and analyze it critically.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 23, 2024
Pickleball players learn injury prevention and skills for charity

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key hosted the event that raised more than $12,000 and taught players intermediate skills.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 11, 2024
Manatee County burn ban remains despite rain in forecast

Commissioners extended the burn ban for another week but hope the rainy forecast alleviates dry conditions.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 11, 2023
Firefighters prepare for chili cook-off

The 23rd annual Morton’s Firehouse Chili Cook-Off will be held Oct. 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 17, 2025
Morton's Firehouse Chili Cook-Off still going strong in 25th year

The event features over a dozen fire stations from Sarasota and beyond, competing for the awards for best chili and best booth.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 22, 2010
Key Real Estate: August sales summary

The following is a summary of key real-estate sales recorded for the month of August, at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses. Data from August 2009 is also listed for comparison.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 14, 2011
Mustangs top Pirates

The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team defeated Braden River 3-1 Jan. 13.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 8, 2010
Mustangs top Bruins

The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team defeated Bayshore 3-2 Dec. 7.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 11, 2010
Lady Pirates top Lady Tornadoes in preseason opener

The Braden River High girls basketball team defeated Booker 38-28 Nov. 9 in the first of two preseason games.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 18, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: USSSA Southeast Regional Championship

More than 50 youth boys and girls soccer teams from across the country and Brazil competed in the USSSA Southeast Regional Championship Jan. 14-15 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. The top four finishers in each age division are qualified to attend the 2012 USSSA Soccer National Championships July 12 in Overland Park, Kan.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 15, 2013
Rams top Pirates

The Riverview High boys basketball team defeated Braden River 54-40 in the final game of the Manasota Basketball Classic Jan. 12, at Lakewood Ranch High.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 22, 2013
SMA wrestler posts fifth-place finish

Sarasota Military Academy wrestler Connor Steinfeld finished fifth in the 126-pound weight class of the Ippolito Tournament Jan. 18-19, at Brandon High.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 17, 2018
Queens Harbour tops off season

On April 17, about 40 neighbors gathered for an end-of-season party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 23, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club has a ball

Bird Key Yacht Club members turned into jocks at the All Sports Ball April 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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