USF Sarasota-Manatee's Fate Will Be Decided Soon | City of Sarasota Commissioners Reject Palm Avenue Tower—Again

USF Sarasota-Manatee's Fate Will Be Decided Soon | City of Sarasota Commissioners Reject Palm Avenue Tower—Again | Grants, New Hires, Awards and More

Education

The Fate of USF Sarasota-Manatee Will Be Decided Soon

Community leaders are urging lawmakers to save USF-SM instead of handing the campus to New College. Read More »

Palm Reading

Sarasota Commissioners Reject Controversial Palm Avenue Tower Again

City commissioners voted 4-1 to reject a mediated settlement for the 1260 N. Palm Residences. Read More »

Fast Track

Sarasota Chamber VP Named FACP ‘Professional of the Year’

Plus, Gulf Coast Community Foundation announces its 2026 Gulf Coast Leadership Institute class, and more. Read More »

Grant Report

Bishop Museum Receives $450,000 Grant to Support Manatee Rehabilitation Work

Plus, Laurel Civic Association receives a $100,000 grant from Plantation Community Foundation, and more. Read More »

Parking Pain

Sarasota Moves Toward Longer Paid Parking Hours

City commissioners approved advancing a plan that would extend meter enforcement to 8 a.m. through midnight, seven days a week and raise many fines. Read More »

Flock Is Watching

The City of Sarasota Is Experimenting With Surveillance Technology

Is the loss of privacy worth more safety? Read More »