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Results for: AC repair in San Diego is led by Reliable Standard Heating & Air’s certified technicians

  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 20, 2024
Manatee County agricultural tour celebrates Farm-City Week

The tour bus visited McKeithen Growers, Taylor Cattle & Citrus, Blackbeard’s Ranch and Mariposa Nursery.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • September 2, 2025
FDOT removes Gulf of Mexico Drive signs, town to talk renaming

Longboat Key officials will hold a public meeting in October to discuss a potential renaming of the town's main thoroughfare.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • December 2, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Anquan Polynice

The junior guard for Braden River boys basketball enters 2025-26 as the team's second-leading scorer from last year.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • November 11, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Donovan Plakyda

The junior for Lakewood Ranch boys' golf tied for fourth at the FHSAA Class 3A Region 3 championship on Nov. 4 as the Mustangs advanced to the state tournament.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • November 8, 2025
Asolo Rep costume shop wins second at Bette Midler's Hulaween

A Sarasota team dressed by Asolo Repertory Theatre won second place in the costume contest at Bette Midler's annual fundraiser for the New York Restoration Project.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 15, 2025
Lakewood Ranch community rallies to support seniors with shoebox event

Community Holiday Shoebox Collection Drive heads toward another record year in donations.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 6, 2025
Manatee County 'only' granted $253 million for hurricane recovery

Unmet needs from the 2024 hurricane season total over $1 billion.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Sammi Fisher |
  • June 6, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, June 14

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 27, 2022
Sarasota Hospital Board Central District, Seat 2: Thomas Dart

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • November 15, 2022
The best things to do around Sarasota for Nov. 17-23

The best of British ballet comes to Sarasota, which will also play host to comedy, live music, tribute acts and world class theater this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 14, 2022
Observer recommends: State constitutional amendments

A key measure for voters to consider: do the amendments limit your freedom?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • February 28, 2025
Tara residents armed with life-saving knowledge

Residents got hands-on training in CPR and in using an automated external defibrillator.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Emma Burke Jolly |
  • August 21, 2023
Get smokin' with the best barbecue in town

These Sarasota and Manatee hot spots are un-grill-lievable.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 27, 2023
Pickleball gets its hooks into a younger audience in East County

The sport is catching on with high school and young adult athletes in the area as it explodes nationally.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 20, 2022
Manatee County borrows money to move up infrastructure projects

The County Commission will borrow $232 million to accelerate 19 infrastructure projects, including nine in East County, with the $1.2 billion Capital Improvement Plan.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 26, 2021
Doctors Hospital staff reflects on one year with COVID-19

Doctors Hospital became the first in Florida to diagnose COVID-19 Feb. 29, 2020.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 18, 2009
The Dish on Pumpkin Pie

In The East County Observer's quest for the perfect pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving, we asked five of our community's top chefs to share their culinary tips.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2009
Our View

Get on with it

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2012
Don't give up; lessons learned

It's probably human nature to engage in that old cliche, 'Monday morning quarterbacking' - second-guessing how and why your team lost.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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