Manasota Key Group: Storming back to normalcy
In the beginning, leaving New York for sleepy Englewood was questioned.
Dec. 1 final day to pay property taxes with 4% discount
Tax Collector’s Office offers multiple options for payments. Sunday, Nov. 30 is the deadline to pay Sarasota county property taxes and receive a 4% discount, Tax Collector Mike Moran and his staff have announced. With the Tax Collector’s Offices closed Nov. 26 through Nov. 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday,...
Sarasota County, FL, Fruitville Library to close for renovations, portable branch to serve locals
The Fruitville Library in Sarasota County, FL, will close on December 18. 2025, for a major renovation project, with doors expected to reopen to the public in summer 2026, featuring expanded learning spaces and community areas.
Nik Wallenda aims to inspire audience with hometown holiday show ‘Wonderland’
Nik Wallenda and his family are known around the globe for their high wire acts. Wallenda has traveled the world breaking world records, and now he has established an annual holiday show in his hometown of Sarasota.
Hurricanes on the Horizon: How Police Gear Up to Protect Evidence and Communities
A Wake-Up Call from Recent Storms (Image Credits: Unsplash) Amid the relentless roar of wind and rain battering coastal towns, law enforcement teams spring into action, turning chaos into calculated defense. A Wake-Up Call from Recent Storms Storms like Hurricane Milton in 2024 exposed the raw vulnerabilities in...
30+ displaced after fire spread through Manatee County apartment building
At least 30 people were displaced after an apartment building caught fire in Cedar Hammock on Friday.
Florida mom sues hospital for $100K after medical delay, leg amputation
When a Palmetto mother lost feelings in her legs in July 2024, she was rushed to Manatee Memorial Hospital , located in downtown Bradenton on the riverwalk — the nearest medical center believed to have 24/7 vascular surgeons. Doctors determined that Hailey Van Dam had suffered from a blocked artery, preventing blood...
Englewood motorist dies after vehicle overturns
ENGLEWOOD — A 51-year-old Englewood woman died in a traffic crash early Friday morning.
Huge condo overlooking Sarasota Bay offers something different. Photos
A distinctive multi-million-dollar condo overlooking Sarasota Bay just hit the market. The 18-floor condo, located on the western edge of downtown Sarasota's Rosemary District at 988 Boulevard Of The Arts, is double the size of a typical Sarasota condo because a divider wall was knocked down years ago, according to...
Thousands more homes in East Manatee? County weighs in on developer’s plan
County leaders rejected a developer’s appeal to build thousands of new homes in East Manatee, well beyond the county’s development boundary line. The Future Area Development Boundary is intended to prevent urban sprawl from straying beyond where county infrastructure can support high-intensity development, as well as...
