Sarasota FL

The Pachota family’s Venice Pier Group operates Fin’s and Sharky’s on the Pier. Host: The Bay park will soon get a restaurant, and the non-profit that manages the park’s development picked a politically connected family to run it. Gretchen Cochran has the scoop. Gretchen Cochran: Years...

The pilot of a plane that took off from Kentucky and crashed in Florida, killing all on board, was a Kentucky native. Spencer C. Arnold, 33, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was a Bowling Green native and attended Greenwood High School, according to his obituary at flyspencer.com. “After high school, his...

North Port police dashcam footage shows an officer rescuing child with developmental delays from U.S. 41 traffic, prompting safety resource sharing.

Armed with the Sarasota City Commission approval to develop a citywide traffic calming plan as part of the fiscal year 2025 adopted budget, the city’s transportation planning staff has brought forth a plan to lower speed limits throughout the city. A key component to the traffic calming plan is...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Experts at BayCare Outpatient Imaging say that new artificial intelligence technology could help cut the time it takes to complete an MRI scan nearly in half. At least one local patient, Allison Chess, says she has seen a difference. Chess says she tries to stay...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. - Traffic on Anna Maria Island was a bit backed up Wednesday morning, not because of tourists, but because of a house. It was a large undertaking to move the century-old beach cottage nearly a mile down the road. The home was spared from demolition and given new purpose.

Mater Academy Inc., a Miami-based charter school operator, has submitted notices to occupy three Sarasota County public school campuses, marking a sharp local escalation of the state’s newly expanded “Schools of Hope” law, which allows charters to take over public school facilities.

Two drivers said their vehicles were damaged by wet concrete while driving through a construction zone on Tyrone Boulevard.

SARASOTA, Fla. - When organizers at the 502 Gallery wanted an unforgettable and catchy name for an art exhibition, they thought of "Shopliftable". "The neat part about this exhibition is that they're all works that are small enough to steal," 502 Gallery Co-Owner & Director Tim Jaeger said. The backstory:

After 36 years in its South Palm Avenue location, Caragiulos Italian-American Restaurant just announced its final night of service there is Oct. 26. But fear not, Caragiulos loyalists: the restaurant is reopening in a new location on Ringling Boulevard in January. Founded in 1989 by patriarch Tony Caragiulo and his...