23 Dec 2022


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New County Commissioner Smith casts lone vote against development with 94 townhomes planned in Longwood Run in Sarasota


Sarasota mayor, city manager collaborate on letter with Van Wezel Foundation to try to rebuff effort to save Van Wezel as city’s performing arts venue


Siesta Key Association urges FDEP to consider barge option, instead of just trucks, for transport of sand to southern part of island for 2023 beach repair project


Red Tide Advisory lifted at all county beaches


Jan. 31, 2023 public hearing scheduled for proposed amendments to county’s Grand Tree provisions to facilitate development


Kuether elected chair of Sarasota County Democratic Party on Dec. 14


18 ‘best of the best’ architectural firms invited to submit proposals for Sarasota Performing Arts Center in The Bay Park


Filling in sidewalk gaps in proximity to schools and Legacy Trail remains priority for County Commission


75-year-old Sarasota man shoots girlfriend and then apparently kills himself, Sheriff’s Office reports


COVID-19 positivity rate dips to 10.35%, but Sarasota Memorial admissions exceed 60 in one report this week


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OTHER NEWS (free):

More than $2 million in hurricane relief provided to more than 50 nonprofits in Sarasota County


City and county administrative offices’ and facilities’ holiday schedules announced


Sarasota Memorial among world’s ‘Most Wired’ hospitals


2,468 gifts collected by Sheriff’s Office during annual Holiday Toy Drive


Sarasota Police Department warning against celebratory gunfire and impaired driving during holidays


Conservation Foundation protects 8 acres of high-priority coastal land in Charlotte County