Sarasota FL

For a 1.5-mile stretch of Legacy Trail, with more to come, walkers and joggers may now more peacefully co-exist with bicycles, scooters, rollerbladers and operators of other wheeled means of conveyance. On March 31, Sarasota County cut the ribbon on the first phase of bifurcated trail, a parallel, 6-foot-wide strip...

If you’re a big Neil Diamond fan, perhaps you took in last year’s film Song Sung Blue, about a couple in a Neil Diamond tribute band, as the next best thing to seeing the now retired real singer-songwriter himself. Now you have a chance to learn all about Diamond in the touring production of A Beautiful Noise: The...

In the mid-’70s, Alvis Hunt wanted out of coal country. With his mind set on Florida, he persuaded his family to relocate from a middle-of-nowhere burg in western Virginia to sunny Sarasota. The migration included his daughter Aledia, and her husband, Lee Tush, both in their early 20s. Alvis had been a serial...

“Fueling Dreams One Cup at a Time,” the Daily Brew Station has been bringing coffee to locales like Sarasota, Parrish, Palmetto, and Bradenton for about a year now, and after building a following, the mother-daughter duo behind this mobile cafe is preparing to set up shop permanently. The Daily Brew Station will open...

Erhan John Er of Sarasota was sentenced Thursday to 52 months in federal prison on international firearms trafficking conspiracy charges after he bought firearms from dealers in Naples and Sarasota to be smuggled into Canada. Er, 35, 35, Sarasota, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven for his...

First-year teachers across the district could lose their jobs next school year as Sarasota County Schools plans to cut 180 instructional staff positions in response to funding shortfalls. The staff reductions come as the state diverts millions of dollars to school vouchers for families to pay private school tuition,...

Protesters take aim at expanding executive powers and war. One event focuses on direct action and winning elections. Host: Saturday’s third edition of “No Kings Day” mobilized millions to express their opposition to the expansion of presidential power, turning it into the biggest nationwide protest ever, by some...

PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA — Strong thunderstorms moved across the Tampa Bay area Thursday evening, bringing intense rainfall, lightning, and localized flooding concerns, especially across Pinellas County. Radar imagery around 7:00 PM shows a concentrated line of heavy storms stretching from Palm Harbor through...

In the world of ultra-luxury real estate, the term “unique” is often overused—but at 3990 Higel Avenue, it is the only word that applies. Represented by Adnan Dedic, this true “1 of 1” masterpiece is currently under construction and rising above a private acre of Sarasota’s most coveted Gulf-front shoreline.

Twenty-seven Ministers of fourteen Denominations will participate in the Good Friday, Stations of the Cross down the center of Main Street Sarasota. With four Ministerial Associations and Denominational Prelates participating, over 100 congregations are represented. This Good Friday, April 3rd, is the 25th year...