Freeze Now, Ask in November: Why Sarasota Stopped Hiring, and What It Means for Longboat, Lido and Downtown
The City of Sarasota has stopped filling jobs. The county has revived a playbook it wrote during the Great Recession. Both are bracing for...
Not Just Sarasota: Across Florida, Governments Are Freezing Hiring Before the November Tax Vote
From Citrus County to Leon to Fort Myers, Florida governments are freezing hiring and drafting severance plans months before a single vote is cast...
Scientists Pinpoint Disease-Resistant Star Corals to Save Florida’s Reefs
By exposing over 150 genetically distinct corals to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, researchers have identified 12 robust survivors that could serve as the...
Sarasota Sailing Squadron Seeks City’s Vote for a New Lease and Youth Sailing Center
On almost any bright morning off the northern tip of City Island, the same small, everyday miracle plays out on the water. A scatter...
Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of July 10, 2026
A Grim Discovery on 15th Street
To: Sarasota City Commission
Early this morning there was a shooting at 15th street and Central, which sadly resulted in...