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Results for: Top HVAC service in San Diego comes from Reliable Standard Heating & Air’s commitment to excellence

  • By Maria Amodio |
  • March 25, 2010
Saunders sees recovery, return to values

Longboat Key real-estate maven Michael Saunders says today's buyers have 'frugality fatigue.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 28, 2014
Top Stories - Longboat Key: August

Daiquiri Deck's owners plan to expand the restaurant's St. Armands location to the first floor, but that's just the first course of their plans for growth

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2010
Eventful summer

This week, The Sarasota Observer welcomes back the area's seasonal residents with a recap of the summer's most significant news.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 27, 2025
Why $30 million listings have come to our area, and why they're here to stay

The high-end waterfront market in the area is getting pricier and pricier, with multiple homes listed for $10 million and up. A few top $20 million — and even a few more are hitting $30 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 5, 2012
Tech grant makes finalist list

A $28.7 million grant request by the Manatee County School District is one of 61 finalists being considered for funding.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Cell phone coverage is a matter of life or death; Town should mediate in Jim Armstrong case; Christmas bonus with tax dollars is wrong; Beer Can Island could be option for cell tower

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Bob Hendel |
  • July 27, 2011
My View: Incorporation reporting is unbalanced

In the June 22 East County Observer, the editors announced that the newspaper would launch a summer-long incorporation series. The goal was to provide residents with enough balanced information for residents to be more educated about the pros and cons of becoming a city. Our group, the Friends of Lakewood Ranch, welcomed that effort with enthusiasm.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2010
Pension purgatory

The town of Longboat Key has serious employee pension problems - and they're not just the $25 million in unfunded liabilities hanging over the town's taxpayers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 27, 2013
Ranch district may limit access

Some supervisors on Lakewood Ranch CDD 6 hope to make the Balmoral Woods Boulevard transponder-only access.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 18, 2015
Calendar for this week

Find out what's happening in your neighborhood.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 8, 2016
Braden River VFW members offer American flag lesson

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 5, 2020
Rams girls golf celebrates state title win

Riverview High took the title after finishing top-three the past two seasons.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2017
Top Story - January: Developer plans high-rise condo on U.S. 41

Catch up on the top news items of 2017 with the Observer's Digital Year in Review.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 25, 2020
EYE ON BUSINESS — Ellenton lands a waterside attraction

Whiskey Joe's gives Ellenton and Bradenton areas another waterside choice.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • September 25, 2025
Local football has won — a lot. It's time to take notice.

The Riverview, Booker, Cardinal Mooney and Sarasota high school football teams are off to commanding starts.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 4, 2019
Tour shows possibilities of Longboat's outdoor venue site

Commissioners, staff, public take a walk to see the three-dimensional reality of on-paper proposals.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 17, 2013
'Strong Commissioner': Paul Caragiulo

Commissioner Paul Caragiulo's style is to study a topic and take a stand. His latest fight? The noise ordinance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 21, 2020
Changing Times

Business leaders discuss their strategies to survive the COVID-19 shutdown and their outlook for the recovery.

  • LWR Life
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 2, 2011
City discusses budget cuts

City Hall received some good news with the taxable value estimates - property values declined less than expected. However, it still has to trim about $6 million from the budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • October 25, 2018
City considers park district proposal

The city of Sarasota may establish a special taxing mechanism for funding parks and recreation — but it’s unclear what form it will take or what, exactly, it would be used for.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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