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

  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 16, 2020
Myakka City couple wins 'LEGO Masters' competition

Tyler and Amy Clites, of Myakka, will have Lego art on display at future LEGOLAND New York Resort.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 2, 2019
Salvation Army red kettle accepting donations in front of Longboat Publix

The Salvation Army red kettle drive on Longboat Key, located in front of Publix, is open everyday through Christmas Eve from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. All $20 bills will be matched by a silent donor for the second straight year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • February 25, 2019
Child Protection Center rebrands Venice event

Billy Porter comes to Sarasota soon after making national headlines, Tomeika Hunter Koski becomes a grandma and more on the social scene.

  • Black Tie
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 4, 2018
An open letter to 2018 on the state of area sports

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 11, 2017
Sarasota High junior takes home the high jump state title

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • January 19, 2017
Three things about Sarasota living

One of a kind homes offer personality galore.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Nicole Thompson |
  • October 15, 2013
Surviving fall withdrawal in Florida

Surviving fall withdrawal in Florida

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 23, 2015
County commissioners consider $109 million referendum

The public safety campus would receive $95 million; the downtown central energy plant would get the remainder.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 2, 2020
Commissioners OK plans for a 200-bed jail diversion facility

The facility would service individuals suffering with substance abuse or those who have a mental illness in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 19, 2021
Longboat Key reestablishes mask requirement in town facilities

On Wednesday, the town of Longboat Key reestablished some of its COVID-19-related protocols.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2011
Our View: Budget needs more cutting

There is nothing easy about running a local government these days. Decisions that should have been made, or reversed, long ago are being forced now as property values keep declining and the economic future remains a general mystery. There is no more road to kick the can down.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 15, 2011
County more pessimistic than state on property values

Sarasota County staff projects taxable property values will drop 4% in fiscal year 2013, while the state is projecting a 2.7% increase. Moody's is even more pessimistic than the county.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • December 16, 2014
City leases land scrutiny from Chapman

Sarasota Vice Mayor Susan Chapman wants to re-examine city lease agreements with groups such as Mote and Save Our Seabirds. Many of the leases are $10 a year or less.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 2, 2024
Pickleball club growing with Lakewood Ranch

The club started in 2017 with 40 members and now has over 1,700 members.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Michael Eng |
  • May 9, 2012
Observed: In defense of Larry Bustle

It must have been a really slow news day for Fox 13 investigative "reporter" Doug Smith.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • July 19, 2024
Author honors late husband's fights for justice and safer air travel

Plymouth Harbor resident Ruth Kreindler's new book details attorney Lee Kreindler's legal advocacy for victims and their families in major aviation disasters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 5, 2021
Ringling College unlikely to partner with Longboat, president says

Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry Thompson cited several reasons why it's "not probable" for a partnership to resume.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • May 27, 2025
Escape the heat — and the news — with FST's Summer Cabaret series

Three musical revues will transport you to another world, if you turn off your cellphone.

  • Arts + Culture
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