Sarasota FL

Homeowners associations and resident groups eager to have the state’s transportation department pay for landscaping upgrades on adjacent state-maintained streets or highways might someday have to pay those maintenance costs themselves. Sarasota County commissioners last week asked legal staffers to look into the...

Military flags removed as organizers plan repairs and improved security following incident. On Saturday night, Feb. 14, less than two weeks after the new Patriot’s Pier flagpoles were dedicated on Feb. 3, they were vandalized and broken. The following morning, when Wayne Bundy, who manages the daily military flag...

On a late December morning on Triangle Ranch, Elizabeth Moore, blonde hair grazing her shoulders and wearing a sunny yellow tennis outfit with matching rubber boots, hops aboard a side-by-side (a souped-up, all-terrain, gas-powered golf cart and tractor hybrid) alongside her property manager Jason McKendree and his...

There’s a version of Italian-American dining that has become so thoroughly predictable that you could walk into almost any strip mall in America, order the chicken parm and the tiramisu, and receive something technically correct but emotionally hollow. Scarpino’s Classic Italian (6062 Van Dyke Rd., Lutz), which...

In less than a year since residential construction began in the mixed-use community of SeaFlower located along Bradenton’s coastal mainland, homebuyer interest has been strong prompting the release of 784 of the 1,063 homesites planned for Phase One. SeaFlower is reporting more than 238 homes have sold as of...

Tucked away at 3580 17th St in Sarasota, Florida, the Sarasota Toy Museum is the kind of place that stops you in your tracks the moment you walk through the door. With a jaw-dropping collection of over 500,000 vintage toys spanning from the 1800s all the way to modern times, this family-run gem brings childhood...

The poet T.S. Eliot famously wrote that “April is the cruelest month,” but we think that’s because he didn’t live in Florida. April is one of the best months to hang out outdoors, thanks to its warm days, pleasant nights and lack of summer humidity. So why not give your patio, lanai or pool deck the same attention as...

In a surprise announcement this week, the Florida Department of Transportation declared the ongoing construction along Fruitville Road a “Permanent Heritage Project,” citing its unique contribution to the city’s urban rhythm. According to officials, the project will never be truly finished, ensuring that future...

Sarasota County’s tech scene is buzzing with opportunities this month. From AI innovation to airport network management, there’s something for every IT pro ready to level up.

Sarasota, FL – Florida’s technology story is no longer confined to Miami headlines and South Florida buzz. Sarasota is now entering that conversation in a bigger way. TENEX.ai, the AI-native cybersecurity company building its headquarters at 2407 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota, has raised $250 million in Series B...