Shore’s Plan Hinges on St. Armands Garage and a Meeting on Wednesday
The city says purchasing spaces in the St. Armands garage would violate the parking bond. The developer's new plans count 11 of those spaces...
Inside the Eight-Bedroom ‘Home’ Shore Wants to Build Above St. Armands
In July, the city told the Shore team to prove the third floor is one home, fix the height math, and add a loading...
Sound Study Says Revving Engines, Not Amplified Music, Rule Sarasota’s Nights
After a year of anticipation, a July Fourth weekend of microphones strapped to trees and balconies, and 1,456 residents pouring their frustrations into a...
Sarasota Quietly Bills St. Armands $270,692 for the Garage at the Center of Its Parking War
Every September, the most contested structure in Sarasota gets its bill approved in the least contested way city government knows: a consent agenda. This...
Howard Tipton: Longboat Key Says Goodbye to the Manager Who Carried It Through the Storms
On his last day on the job, all seven commissioners — one by remote — set aside Monday's agenda to thank Howard Tipton, the...
“I Think We’re Just Putting It Off”: Longboat’s Tree Code Rewrite Stalls at the Starting Line
One commissioner sat through a year of hearings and says it's ready. Another found "too many inconsistencies." All seven agreed on one thing: not...
Jordan-Branded Club Pulls Its Own Application After Parking Plan Collapses
Facing a board member with a tape measure, 99 angry neighbors and a bombshell phone call to Jupiter, 1000 North retreats to fight another...
Whitney’s Plans Tropical Dining Garden Where Longboat Bank Sat Empty for 16 Years
Before Whitney’s transformed its own site into a dining destination, that property was an abandoned gas station that sat empty for years. The restaurant...
Half the Trees, Double the Fee: Longboat’s New Tree Code Cuts Replacement Rule as Canopy Reels From Storms
When the Town Commission takes up Ordinance 2026-11 at its Sept. 14 meeting, it will be voting on the most sweeping rewrite of Longboat’s...
Michael Jordan-Backed Private Club Faces Its Final Hurdle Wednesday
With Jordan, Ernie Els and Serena Williams on the marquee and $6,000 annual dues on the menu, 1000 North seeks approval Wednesday amid a...