Sarasota Said Too Tall, Shore’s Team Said Change the Rule
The busy season is arriving on a Circle that survived two hurricanes and rebuilt itself under the old rules. Against that backdrop, one application...
Longboat Library Clears Town Commission With a February Groundbreaking in Sight
—After two decades of false starts, a collapsed college partnership, two hurricanes and a $3.5 million fundraising drive, the Longboat Key library may finally...
Sarasota Residents Fight Over Flock Cameras as City Hall Reaches for a PR Plan
One of the city's own officers sits charged with running a single license plate 358 times. The governor has ordered the cameras off state...
Hart’s Landing: How Sarasota’s 90-Year-Old Bait Shop Got Lost in FEMA’s Red Tape
The bait shop is gone, the fishing pier is closed and the park under the Ringling Bridge sits behind chain link. City Hall says...
With 66,984 Tickets and No Traffic Stop, Sarasota’s Cameras Mailed $7 Million in Fines Last Year
In the 12 months that ended June 30, cameras in the City of Sarasota generated 66,984 notices of violation. That is 183 a day,...