Green space vs. gray space. Birds vs. builders. It’s a tale as old as time in the Sunshine State, the plot of every Carl Hiaasen novel. In Sarasota County, residents cite overdevelopment as one of ...

If approved by county commissioners, the Smith Farm, near Celery Fields, would be rezoned from its current limit of five ...

The Gulf of Mexico has always been more than just a body of water for those of us living along its shores. It's a lifeline ...

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas County to northern Monroe County predict variable movement of surface and subsurface waters over the next 3.5 days.

Sarasota County has halted a plan to split the $28 million cost of a road extension with a huge development project called Hi ...

One lot is in the Sleeping Turtles South protection site near the Myakka River; the second is off Lemon Bay Drive along ...

Manatee waterfront restaurant has been named one of the best in the country. Here's what you need to know before you go.

Sarasota County wants its residents to weigh in on how to use federal hurricane relief funds. In January, the county received a grant worth over $210 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and ...

The Sarasota County school district is grappling with two controversial issues. Sarasota County's five School Board members, along with Superintendent Terry Connor, recently held discussions on ...

In the week's top commercial real estate news, developers buys Wimauma land to build 196 townhouses, a Sarasota theater is being upgrading, and a day care chain is expanding in Southwest Florida.

Sarasota County's bus service. Though SCAT buses offer many convenient routes – including to and from Sarasota–Brandenton International Airport (SRQ) – most do not operate on Sundays ...