SARSOTA COUNTY, Fla. — In Sarasota County, one commissioner says the jail population has reached an "emergency" level. Numbers given to Spectrum News by the sheriff's office confirm the situation: ...

Sarasota ranked No. 6 in Travel + Leisure magazine’s January list of the 10 best places in the South for seniors to retire. Athens, Georgia topped the Travel + Leisure ranking, followed by Dallas, ...

The Sarasota Downtown Master Plan 2020, prepared by internationally renowned urban planner Andrés Duany of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, was adopted exactly 25 years ago, in January 2001. It promised ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As soon as we begin the new year and January, we'll have notable concerts coming to the Sarasota area. Yet we'll start this week's ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA)— A Sarasota man was arrested after a search warrant uncovered more than 600 grams of cocaine, the Sarasota Police Department announced. The Sarasota Police Department SWAT and ...

Despite a rebound in tourism in October 2025, Sarasota County tourism was down for fiscal year 2025, which included the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton's landfall, compared to ...

The University of South Florida has three campuses. One is in Tampa, one in St. Petersburg and one in Sarasota-Manatee The deal would have major implications for higher education in the ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The mixed-use project is slated ...

Probably no arts institution has had an impact on more visual artists, art students and art educators in Sarasota over the decades than Art Center Sarasota—the area’s very first arts organization, now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. November will bring a stacked lineup of events to the Sarasota area, including live music. The first day of the month on Saturday ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (SNN) — Community members and state leaders are set to gather in Sarasota this weekend to honor the life of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The “Charlie Kirk Tribute,” organized ...