Sarasota’s Parking Revolt Boils Over as Ahearn-Koch Force a Showdown Vote
Nine speakers, a boycott, a viral video with 435,000 views and a restaurant now paying its customers’ parking bills. The July 20 commission meeting...
Sarasota Launches $8 Million Push to Underground Utilities on St. Armands & Lido Keys
Residents could see roughly $10,000 assessments over 20 years, with the first bills targeted for November 2027.
The utility poles of St. Armands and Lido...
How the Iran War is Shaping Life and Money on Longboat, Lido and Downtown Sarasota
For two years, the barrier islands measured trouble in storm surge. Helene and Milton tore through in the fall of 2024, the rebuild consumed...
One Page, One Signature, One Century-Old Building Converge at Heart of Sarasota’s Adagio Fight
City faces Aug. 5 deadline to rule on the Adagio site plan while a circuit court challenge hangs by a thread.
—The fate of one...
The Bungalows Fight Back as Fruitville’s Doomed Block Plots a Second Life a Mile East
The block everyone assumed was finished is refusing to finish. The Breakfast House has bought its own land, developers are donating cottages, commissioners are...
Sailing Squadron Secures Future on City Island
Some projects arrive at the Sarasota City Commission trailing lawyers, protesters and overflow seating. The Youth Sailing Center arrived trailing nothing but goodwill, and...
The Shore’s First Hearing Ends With One Unit to Prove and a Plan to Redo
Fifteen zoning comments, a height finding the city won’t bend, a flood reckoning, and an aging asbestos water main stood between the plan and...
Inside the $15 Million Sale at 1067 Westway Drive
The transaction underscores both the enduring appeal of Florida’s Gulf Coast and the shifting dynamics of the luxury real estate market.
—The sprawling waterfront...
Sarasota Business Owners Revolt Over Expanded Parking Hours
Facing a $2.8 million parking shortfall, the city chose longer meter hours over a 50% rate hike. Three months later, the landlords and restaurateurs...
State Probes Cause of Longboat Fire that Gutted Duplex
An early-morning fire tore through a two-story duplex at the Dock on the Bay condominium community last week.
—The blaze destroyed two units and setting...