Sarasota FL

Ben Quartermaine to provide ‘direction, transparency’ for new county stormwater department. The 2024 hurricanes proved the importance of a healthy, updated stormwater system in Sarasota County. Formerly a component of the public works department, the new stormwater department was established in July to intensify...

Audubon credits conservation while urging residents to protect nesting and resting sites. Siesta Key’s beaches and shoreline are home to a great variety of shorebirds who live amongst us. Shorebirds, as their name implies, live along the shoreline. To find their food, they dive into the water for fish...

Some St. Petersburg residents are gathering to bring back color to some of the removed murals.

Mote Marine Laboratory has received $250,000 from the state of Florida to support its Strategic Snook Stock Enhancement Initiative, just weeks after releasing a record number of juvenile snook into Sarasota waters. State Rep. Danny Nix presented the check to Mote on July 21, calling the program an investment in...

Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants routinely inspects restaurants, food trucks and other food service establishments for public health and cleanliness issues. The reports are public information. During recent inspections, a food, drink and ice cream stand at a Manatee County park was briefly shut down after...

The U.S. Coast Guard and Manatee County Sheriff's Office said they are searching for a swimmer who disappeared near Anna Maria Island's Bean Point Beach on Sunday night.

They do so overwhelmingly. A new Florida law forces public employee unions to undergo annual recertification with at least 60% of the vote. Host: SB 256 is a new Florida law that forces public employee unions to be recertified every year with at least 60% of the vote of eligible employees. Ahead of Labor Day, City of...

Join us on Saturday, September 13, from 10 to 11am at the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse, 880 Belcher Road, Gasparilla Island State Park, Boca Grande, for a fun, family-friendly program all about Florida’s native gopher tortoises, nature’s architects and community builders! Discover how these fascinating creatures play...

GUTWRENCHING audio has revealed the horrific moments after a 5-year-old girl was swept into a storm drain in a deadly accident. Zaria Miller's grandma desperately sobbed as she told the 911 operator the water "sucked her under," but she was too late. The young girl died in the hospital days...

Cortez, FL – On Sunday, October 20, 2025, the community is invited to come together for a heartwarming and powerful evening of music, compassion, and unity at the Swordfish Grill and Tiki in Cortez, Florida. The event, titled “Giving Back: A Night for Charlee & Nova,” is dedicated to raising funds and awareness for...