Dec 5, 2025 TOP STORIES: City Commission approves use of ‘plainly audible’ standard for enforcement of maximum nighttime sound level in Sarasota County Code amendment to be drafted to designate signs placed in rights of way as litter On Dec. 18, Fruitville Library to close for major renovation, with construction of new History Center also underway County advertises for bids for Legacy Trail overpasses of Beneva Road and Bahia Vista Street, with early January deadlines Company associated with Swift Construction begins process to build new records facility for Sarasota County Clerk of Circuit Court and County Comptroller’s Office St. Armands Residents Association president seeking big turnout for Dec. 16 County Commission meeting, when island’s stormwater funding application to be addressed Sarasota County sea turtle nesting data contributes to Florida’s record-setting year Operation Holiday Shield nets 11 Sheriff’s Office arrests at Mall at University Town Center in November Autopsy confirms that man who was rescued from Gulf offshore of Siesta Beach Access 9 in late September was victim of drowning Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation announces 2025 ‘Six to Save’ properties (free) OTHER NEWS (free): Sarasota Memorial surpasses 20,000 mark for da Vinci robotic-assisted surgeries Road closures announced for Dec. 6 Downtown Sarasota Holiday Parade Officers with Sarasota Police Department give away gas to drivers on Giving Tuesday Sarasota Opera announces departure of longtime Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi Frank Morgan appointed president of Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Sarasota Campus Amos honored as a ‘Sustainability Champion’ at 20th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop
