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

  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2013
Obituary: Dr. Donald Eugene Taggart

Dr. Donald Eugene Taggart, 78, of Osprey and formerly of Longboat Key, died Sept. 22.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Jack Nelson |
  • November 18, 2025
Coach brings high energy and intensity to Lakewood Ranch boys basketball

The former Florida State graduate assistant looks the part of a program-changing leader.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: April 27, 2017

Mary Lou Robinson, Aflred Bremble, Jr., Katherine Brooks and John Spalding died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 5, 2015
East County veteran remembers his 'career in the air'

A paratrooper of the 101st Airborne Division, Dieter Zoellner spent weekends jumping from 900 feet.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 15, 2014
Superintendent builds support for leniency

Although the Manatee County School District tops the state's list regarding poor recordkeeping and overspending, district reps received compliments on their fiscal recovery plans.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2013
Our View: The Godfather of LBK

With Art Falls' death this past Saturday in Sarasota - exactly one month shy of his 87th birthday - Longboat Key lost one of its community godfathers and a man who spent 30 years making Longboat Key a better place for everyone - residents, visitors and businesses.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 11, 2022
Windward at Lakewood Ranch launches latest salvo in amenities race

The Neal Communities property shows how middle- to upper-middle-class families are living the country club lifestyle.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 14, 2023
St. Armands drainage system can't keep up with 'perfect storm'

Designed for a 25-year rain event, St. Armands Key's pump and baffle network was overwhelmed by storm surge combined with king tide from Hurricane Idalia.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Child Protection Center |
  • November 18, 2021
Your Gift of Healing Will be Doubled

Join the fight against child abuse.

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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 28, 2009
TOP STORY, May: Sign code irks business owners

Longboat Key business owners urged the town's planning board for a review of the sign code they said could be bad for business.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 30, 2009
10 to Contend: Murf Klauber

Dr. Klauber, chairman and owner of The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, promises that the Longboat resort will once again rise to the top of the tennis world.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 3, 2010
Going the Distance

Lakewood Ranch High sophomore Olivia Ortiz captured the individual Manatee County Championship Oct. 27 at G.T. Bray.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • October 5, 2011
Easy does it: cured salmon with herbs and cracked pepper

There are some dishes that make a cook look good with remarkably little effort and no special skills. This is one of them.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2012
SIDELINES

Mooney runners earn regional berths; Lady Thunder fall in regional quarterfinal; Sarasota Crew wins top honors; ODA wins Headmaster Cup

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • June 26, 2018
Voices of Patriotism: Katy Cartlidge

Student activist, 18

  • Sarasota
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  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 12, 2018
Sarasota sheriff asks School Board for decision on security plan

A new bill requires all schools to have security presence on campus, via three options. Sheriff Tom Knight is asking the School Board to pick one so he can make it happen.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 19, 2014
Source for Success

Cardinal Mooney High volleyball coach Kristen Batt recently founded SOURCE Volleyball Academy, which will officially launch this fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Su Byron |
  • March 28, 2025
Add these 5 sizzling arts events to your spring calendar

Theater, art and a walk in a musician’s garden highlight our top arts picks.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 23, 2023
Sarasota High hires Manatee defensive coordinator as football coach

Josh Phillips played football and ran track at Yale before embarking on a coaching career.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 2, 2009
Tennis Gardens wins USTA honor

The Tennis Gardens at the Longboat Key Club and Resort was named one of 12 winners of the 28th annual United States Tennis Association Outstanding Facility Awards Program.

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