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

  • By David Conway |
  • October 29, 2020
Sarasota event organizers sort out COVID-19 strategies

Although the city is restricting special events through March, some local gatherings are still moving forward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • January 26, 2017
Meet A.G. Lafley, former Procter & Gamble CEO and bayfront planning chairman

He ran one of the biggest companies in the country. Now, he’s helping lead the redevelopment of Sarasota’s bayfront.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • March 25, 2020
Performing arts in the dark for the unforeseeable future

Organizations concerned about prolonged intermission from normalcy

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 29, 2021
Leaders express concerns about spotty wireless service

The town of Longboat Key is trying to partner with a private provider to improve service on the north end of the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 4, 2012
Sarasota County wants to shed land

Commissioner Joe Barbetta has made consolidating government services a goal since he was elected. Now he wants the free space created in private hands.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • June 26, 2020
UPDATE: City set to discuss proposed mask requirements Monday

As COVID-19 cases rise locally, the commission will consider an ordinance mandating face coverings in indoor and outdoor settings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 29, 2017
County selling surplus land to add back to reserves

The county took $5.4 million from its economic uncertainty fund to balance the budget. Now there's a plan to put that money back.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 24, 2015
Bullock bytes: Town manager sounds off

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock sits down with the Longboat Observer to discuss town issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 16, 2014
Drama unfolds at condo over unlicensed work

A legal battle has begun at a mid-island Longboat Key condominium complex.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andréa Martone |
  • October 20, 2021
Small makes Sarasota's Urbanite theater special

Black-box theater productions often aim to fill a niche left behind by region's bigger productions.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 3, 2010
$4 million beach project questioned

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis told the Town Commission Monday a north-end beach project is needed to protect Longboat residences.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2011
Letters to the Editor

A note of thanks and appreciation; Thanks to community for support of event; Longboat Key should widen its bike lanes; People should abide by dog-leash law

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 2, 2013
Year in Review: Delve back into '12

One year ago, we helped you 'Delve into 12,' when we summed up 12 issues in our first edition of the year that we believed would define 2012. Were there signs of progress? Or more of the same? You be the judge, as we delve back into 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Term limits

A Florida Supreme Court ruling later this year could bring faster, future turnover to the Sarasota County Commission.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 26, 2017
Van Wezel ushers share devotion to volunteerism

Three volunteer ushers at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall reveal what it takes to keep things running smoothly at the iconic bayfront venue.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By George Rauch |
  • December 29, 2010
Market Watch

New Year's outlook: The U.S. is bankrupt

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 18, 2017
Welcome, commissioners

New Commissioners Hagen Brody and Jennifer Ahearn-Koch say it’s difficult to determine a top priority. They should read Tom Barwin’s 2016 budget letter. That will sober them up quickly.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 29, 2016
Signs of the Times

“Children of a Lesser God” is a play with heart and serious technical demands. Its success was in Corinne Woodland’s hands

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • February 13, 2025
Cardinal Mooney volleyball star appointed to the Air Force Academy

Senior Zoe Kirby excelled in four varsity sports throughout her high school career.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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