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

  • By Edward Alley |
  • September 18, 2019
Critic's picks for the 2019-2020 music season.

From new collaborations to renowned conductors, there's a great deal to look forward to this music season.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 12, 2019
Sarasota's overall strategy: Whack-a-mole!

Monday’s City Commission meeting agenda — with votes on the Bay Park and Fruitville Road — illustrates a helter-skelter strategy, which is no strategy. Table the Fruitville Road vote.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • June 29, 2016
Remembering Pattigeorge’s, a Longboat Key icon

In its more than 40 years, Pattigeorge’s has become a well-known Longboat establishment and hangout for locals.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • August 24, 2017
'Bedsheet Man' made without deep pockets

Locally produced short film hopes to generate widespread attention.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 18, 2018
Random Acts turns propaganda into comedy in 'Reefer Madness: The Musical'

“Reefer Madness: The Musical” confronts a burning issue in edgy Random Acts comedy at The Starlite Room.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 18, 2025
Big projects to keep an eye on in Parrish

With bulldozers and (lots of) building permits in tow, a pair of communities a short car ride away from Lakewood Ranch are in boom mode. "Coming soon" signs dot the landscape.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • June 17, 2010
Sarasota Small Business of the Year Awards: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast

Non-Profit Organization of the Year -- Winner

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 12, 2010
THE GREAT DEBATE: Fishkind says Lakewood incorporation feasible

The Incorporation Study Committee will hold a public forum on the analysis and its results at 7 p.m., May 25, at The Polo Grill and Bar.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 14, 2017
The Players Centre finds laughs in Ken Ludwig’s “Moon Over Buffalo"

“Moon Over Buffalo" isn't very well-written, but the Players actors still delivered plenty of laughs.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By David Conway |
  • May 8, 2014
Commission OKs above-ground lift station building

To protect Lift Station 87 from storm surges, the City Commission approved a new design that will place a building on the site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 2, 2023
Declare fentanyl a WMD

President Joe Biden’s ineptness at stopping fentanyl from China and Mexico has fueled Florida’s fentanyl death toll — second highest in the U.S. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody makes a case for decisive action.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 24, 2020
Binge Blog: Everything we do is an echo

"Giri/Haji" and "Everybody Wants Some!!" are this week's selections.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 20, 2025
'Bad Jews' treads a minefield of identity issues

Joshua Harmon's edgy comedy caps a sell-out season for Sarasota Jewish Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • August 30, 2018
Siesta Key businesses feel the financial toll from red tide

As customers stay away, driven by beach conditions, cutbacks in operating hours and staff layoffs begin to mount.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • October 23, 2018
Lido beach project could help New Pass boaters

New Pass being dredged for Lido renourishment

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff and Katie Johns | Staff Writer and Community Editor |
  • April 11, 2018
Another Longboat season in the books

With temperatures rising and snowbirds migrating, here’s a wrap-up of this year’s season in five different arenas.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Paragon sets the record straight; ZBA approved variance over residents' opposition

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • December 20, 2021
Longboat Key's new sea turtle regulations take effect in 2022

The rules officially take effect on Jan. 2, 2022, but are applicable during sea turtle season from May 1 - Oct. 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 20, 2022
Lakewood Ranch schools receive funding for visual, performing arts

The 1-mill property tax referendum is providing $2.5 million for visual and performing arts programs, offering more opportunities for students.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Niki Kottmann & Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 8, 2017
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Episode 2 Recap

The second episode of MTV's 'Siesta Key' was full of love-triangle drama, girl fighting and some lewd sexual comments.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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