Sarasota

The additional land will more than double the size of the existing Old Miakka Preserve, which is open to the public for hiking, picnicking and wildlife viewing.

Business owners and community members complain that the homeless and panhandlers are harassing visitors downtown.

Starting this week, patrons will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to gain entry to all indoor shows.

Safety measures like proof of vaccination will make customers feel more protected, the store's co-owner and legal counsel said.

On this week's episode, we recall President George W. Bush's visit to Sarasota on the day of the attacks, and hear from listeners about their memories of that day.

Bramwell Tovey will be just the sixth music director in the Sarasota Orchestra's 72-year history.

Joseph Smith, who was on Florida's death row for killing Carlie Brucia in Sarasota, died on Monday.

The Florida Department of Transportation has rejected plans to light bridges in St. Petersburg and Sarasota in honor of Pride Month, but went back on a similar denial in Jacksonville.

Doctors Hospital in Sarasota has a new line of defense against the coronavirus. Meet Buffy, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever trained to sniff out the scent emitted by a human with the disease.

The king tide is the highest predicted high tide of the year. It is above the highest water level reached at high tide on an average day.

In the past, all COVID-19 exposed students faced mandatory quarantines.

The red tide bloom comes within weeks of a major discharge of nutrient-rich water from the Piney Point phosphate plant into Tampa Bay.