Sarasota Rejects 50% Parking Rate Hike, Opts for Extended Hours, Fines to Offset $2.8M
—Facing a ballooning multimillion-dollar deficit in its parking program, the Sarasota City Commission voted unanimously on Monday, March 23, to extend paid parking hours...
Amid ‘Legal Gymnastics’ and ‘Jersey Beach’ fears, Longboat board rejects St. Regis arch in standoff
—The battle over the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort’s beachfront archway reached a boiling point on March 17, resulting in the town’s Planning and...
As National Parking Programs Profit, Sarasota Proposes Hikes to Plug a $2.8 Million Hole
—In cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and Miami, municipal parking is a lucrative, data-driven enterprise that pays for itself and funds local improvements. In...
Paradise with a traffic problem: What the 2026 Citizen Survey reveals about Longboat Key
—If you ask a resident how they feel about their island, they will likely tell you it is one of the safest, most beautiful...
Reaching for the Clouds Again: Inside Plymouth Harbor’s 151-Unit Sarasota Expansion Plan
—Sixty years ago, a young architect and a visionary minister dared to pierce the Sarasota sky, erecting a 25-story tower of unpainted concrete that...
“I No Longer Take The Free Press For Granted”: Legendary Editor Marty Baron Sounds the Alarm in Sarasota
—For decades, Marty Baron stood as the towering figure of American journalism, a quiet but fiercely resolute editor who steered the nation’s most storied...
To Protect, Serve, or Pull over? Longboat’s “High Visibility” Policing Sparks Taxpayer Revolt
—It is something of a policing paradox. For decades, the Town of Longboat Key, its residents, its businesses, and the local real estate industry...
Scaled-Back Sarasota Art Center Praised; Tax Threats Cloud Future
—The vision for the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center (SPAC) has been dramatically scaled back, brought down to earth, and given a much leaner...
Hurricanes, Tax Wars, and a $33 Million Sewer Crisis Define Longboat’s 2025 Victory Lap
—If you read the Town of Longboat Key’s newly released 2025 Annual Report, you might think the last twelve months were a breezy stroll...
From Comedy Stage to Concert Club: Inside Sarasota’s Live Music Renaissance
—Sarasota has long punched above its weight class as a cultural arts capital. For a city of its size and scale, the sheer volume...