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

  • By Shirley Fein |
  • February 9, 2011
My View

My mountain love affair

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 27, 2020
Chipping in: Local organizer scrambled to make youth golf tour happen

Boys and girls golfers from East County participate in the tour.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Jack Ogren

Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Army veteran has always had protecting freedoms on his mind.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 9, 2017
Lakewood Ranch business types take shot at connection

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 9, 2025
Priced at nearly $19 million, Sarasota home offers a touch of California style

The Sapphire Shores property includes a collection of features alongside Sarasota Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 12, 2017
Sarasota resident takes baby steps toward fitness

At a crossroad in her life, Ashley Murphy decided to shake things up.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 11, 2017
In Asolo Rep's 'The Originalist,' agree to disagree

Using the late, controversial Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, ‘The Originalist’ makes its case for a return to civil discourse.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 16, 2025
Nathan Benderson Park boathouse, events center begins to take shape

Nathan Benderson Conservancy board member says 2026 will be an important fundraising year for the $60 million to $70 million project.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • October 27, 2025
Billy Horschel Invitational shows why The Concession is ready for a greater future

The Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour event was held Oct. 20-22 at the Lakewood Ranch-based golf club.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 15, 2021
Lost in the Funhouse

Brendan Ragan’s 'Safe House' enters a terrifying funhouse maze of digital manipulation and misinformation. It’s hard to find your way out. Knowing whom to trust is the secret.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • December 22, 2024
The top 10 stories of the Sarasota sports scene in 2024

These moments and victories stood out among the rest this year.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2015
OUR VIEW | The May referendum

The May 12 vote is not a referendum giving the Resort at Longboat Key Club the approval to expand. But it is a vote that will determine the future prosperity of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • August 30, 2023
Cafe L'Europe builds on tradition for 50th anniversary

The St. Armands Circle restaurant has served the area for 50 years and trained many local restaurateurs.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • January 27, 2025
Hall-of-famer Judy Thomas reflects on a career spent on the ice

The celebrated ice skater and show recruiter looks back on five decades of career spins, flips and jumps. "It’s not designer brands or Olympic medals that define you," she says. "It’s your experiences, relationships and work ethic."

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 30, 2021
Riverview football shut down by Venice

The Rams failed to generate enough offense in a 42-7 road loss

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 8, 2023
Red tide levels persist at local beaches

Longboat Key Beach and Bird Key Park have been added to the list of Sarasota County beaches where red tide is detected at low to medium levels.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 12, 2021
Slime adds up for math teacher in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch High School teachers get slimed for the senior class.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 10, 2022
Red tide detected on all 16 Sarasota County beaches

Most concentrations are categorized as low to medium, but one spot was found to have high concentrations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 8, 2009
East County - Greenfield Plantation sells for $400,000

Greenfield Plantation tops this week's East County real estate transactions.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 5, 2009
River Club South home sells for $500,000

River Club South home sells for $500,000

  • East County
  • Real Estate
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