Sarasota

A couple is fighting a plan for thousands of new homes near their rural northeastern Sarasota County neighborhood.

After 40 years of obscurity, comic novelist Bob Plunkett is finally getting the attention his devoted fans thought he deserved. His novel “My Search for Warren Harding” was recently republished after 40 years to acclaim...

New College of Florida has 3 finalists for a new president and the Sarasota school’s Interim President Richard Corcoran is one.

After 2 weeks without new malaria cases, Sarasota County and CDC officials spoke out regarding the outbreak.

At an ALEC conference Gov. Ron DeSantis shrugged off reports about high faculty turnover at his remade New College of Florida.

Helene Gold said over the past three weeks, she felt “increasingly out of the loop.” So, the librarian wasn’t surprised when she received a call on Monday, requesting her immediate presence in the library conference...

Listen: New College of Florida trustees are set to defer or outright deny tenure to five faculty members at their next meeting. This comes as the Governor seeks to transform the college. New College’s interim...

The Sarasota County School Board voted yesterday to reject a $28,000 consulting contract with Jordan Adams, through his new consulting firm Vermillion. Nearly 80 speakers voiced concerns during an almost four-hour public comment, mostly in...

Florida travel advisory Last week, Equality Florida issued a travel advisory to people coming to Florida. It warns of the risks posed to the health, safety, and freedom of traveling or relocating to the state....

A part of Sarasota’s Lido Beach is under a no-swim advisory. High bacteria levels were shown in water samples taken from a Sarasota Beach.

Local conservatives are outraged about the City of Venice’s Pride Festival last weekend in Sarasota County. 

Often when people get arrested for minor offenses that arrest stays with them forever. Sarasota religious leaders are seeking alternatives.