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FLORIDA — A 24-year-old Bradenton woman was killed Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 4 in Volusia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 1:49 p.m. in the westbound lanes of I-4 near Orange Camp Road in Lake Helen. Troopers said the woman was driving

The Sarasota Music Festival or SMF is back June 1, with the opportunity for musicians to exchange ideas, learn and perform as faculty and fellows, playing side-by-side. Audiences can attend chamber and orchestral concerts. Festival Artistic Operations Manager Olivia Steinman Deems said audiences can gain access to cham

A waterfront estate in Sarasota’s Oyster Bay Estates is on the market for $26.4 million, placing it at the top end of the region’s residential listings. Comparable properties in Sarasota are currently listed from the high teens to nearly $30 million, a range with limited inventory. The home...

Sand Key, Treasure Island, and St. Pete Beach will get fresh sand again in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after ending a decade-long stalemate Friday. The federal agency has been financially assisting Pinellas County to renourish its beaches since 1966, historically covering two-thirds of the cost. T

Welcome to the Catalyst’s Community Voices platform. We’ve curated community leaders and thinkers from all parts of our great city to speak on issues that affect us all. Visit our Community Voices page for more details. TO: The Mayor, City Council, and Development Partners of the Historic Gas...

Beachside Management founder Michael Holderness says buying the company’s longtime headquarters is both a business milestone and a pledge to preserve Siesta Key’s local character. For Michael Holderness, buying the building that has housed Beachside Management for the past decade was more than a business decision. It s

Construction Crew Discovers Human Remains SARASOTA, Fla. — A routine morning of construction work took...

A Monday morning crash on northbound I-275 in Pinellas County turned the drive into St. Petersburg into a slow-rolling headache, with multiple lanes blocked and traffic stacked up for miles. Emergency crews remained on scene for hours while frustrated commuters bailed out onto surface streets, clogging nearby neighborh

A home with a Longboat Key address, listed last week for sale at nearly $6 million, isn’t for everyone. Michelle Ward, of Compass Florida, who is teaming up with Jessica Dunham to represent seller Stephen Ellis, concedes that point. It’s not so much the $5.995 million price – there...

The Maine-based company transforms recycled sailcloth into handcrafted bags with maritime history and coastal flair. Sea Bags sailed into Siesta Key’s Siesta Village Plaza about a year and a half ago. Based in Portland, Maine, the company has built a national reputation for handcrafted bags made from 100% recycled sail