Sarasota FL

The Manatee County School District has implemented new teacher training and reinforced hiring practices following a Suncoast Searchlight and Bradenton Herald investigation into staff misconduct toward students. At least a dozen incidents during the past two years have sparked arrests, costly lawsuits and outcry from...

The only notice Michael Panto gave that his new shop Johnny Longhots Philly Steaks Sarasota would have its soft opening on Jan. 16 was a handwritten note taped to the front door — they sold about 600 sandwiches that day. The pace has barely slowed since the store opened for good the following Monday, in the same...

A federal bankruptcy judge approved the $5.5 million auction sale of Big Storm Brewing, one of the largest remaining assets tied to Pinellas County businessman Leo Govoni, who faces federal fraud and money laundering charges. Prosecutors say the sale is part of a broader effort to recover money Govoni allegedly...

MANATEE COUNTY — A proposal by global terminal operator SSA Marine to build a private cruise port near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County has sparked intense public opposition, particularly from environmental groups and residents concerned about its proximity to the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve. While no...

BRADENTON, Fla. — A cruise terminal proposal has generated pushback from Manatee County residents and raised concern from environmental groups. A cruise terminal proposal in Manatee County raises environmental concerns. Enironmental advocates say the project could impact coastal wetlands, mangroves, and seagrass...

"I couldn’t do anything," dog owner Andrew Nibley said while recalling the moment two pit bulls attacked his pets

For many young professionals in Sarasota, the challenge isn’t ambition, it’s forging a clear career path without leaving the region. That’s the gap Brad Hannon set out to fill when he launched Signature Medicare Solutions (SMS) just a few years ago. Based in Sarasota, SMS advises clients...

A chronology of Sarasota’s artistic history is now available for the public to see in downtown Sarasota. On January 16, Michael Saunders & Company unveiled a new public art installation, A Legacy in the Making: Sarasota’s Visual Arts History 1945-65. A Legacy is a 200-foot mural wall that can be seen through the...

For more than a year, a proposed 18-story, glass-and-concrete tower in Sarasota moved through the city’s review process as a residential development that would bring nearly 300 condo units to a modest lot downtown. That’s four times more than city codes would normally allow. In exchange for the...

Crews recently broke ground at The Reserve Sarasota, which will be a seven-story senior living facility downtown. When complete, the community will offer independent and assisted living residences as well as memory care units, supported by what its creators call “upscale amenities.”. Experience Senior Living — which...