Hurricanes Helene and Milton reopened the long-closed inlet in 2024, and boaters, manatees and county engineers are all paying attention now.

SAACC wants a 250-seat hall and rooftop terrace in Newtown, but the city hasn't set a timeline yet.

Investigators worked the eastern Sarasota County scene, and officials said the public faces no ongoing threat.

Skye Isle residents, who live mostly on Social Security, will stay put through a floor-by-floor rebuild wrapping up in 2027.

The Glacier-made robot picks cans and bottles up to 60 times a minute at Circular Services' Sarasota plant.

Kyre Wright allegedly watched his former partner through her own apartment camera and threatened her new partner too, police say.

The Venice Pier Group's planned 10th Street restaurant at The Bay passed its first city review, but a buried brine line still blocks the building footprint.

Protect Siesta Key says the county is handing public parkland to a developer while adding $400,000 in cash.

Comptoir - The Counter Café opens Monday across from Ringling College, with a century-old flag anchoring its new Sarasota dining room.

The Venezuelan arepa favorite is leaving its Foodie Labs roots for a 1,070-square-foot spot on 4th Street North.

The $61 million widening between U.S. 41 and I-75 adds wildlife underpasses and bike paths alongside more evacuation capacity.

A federal jury convicted Kelvin Cokley II after agents found over 200 grams of fentanyl mixed with xylazine and a loaded machine gun in a Sarasota stash apartment.

Diamond Phillips, 29, posted bond the day after her arrest; the gun was in a purse on the kitchen island.