Circus playground shading also nearing completion at Payne Park.
A collaboration between Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Sarasota County Health Department and Senior Friendship Centers developed a new system to streamline healthcare service eligibility.
The Federal Communications Commission will activate a hotline on Dec. 13 to call and report TV commercials that are too loud.
The Federal Communications Commission has activated a hotline to call and report TV commercials that are too loud.
Siesta Beach Park upgrades will be completed as a $21.5 million project.
Community meeting discussed how parking and a city-owned parcel can be used in a public-private partnership.
Timed parking will not be enforced Saturday and Sunday in downtown and St. Armands.
Parking will be free on Saturdays downtown and weekday enforcement will end at 6 p.m. around Main Street.
Sarasota's pilot mooring field program is also offering free Wi-Fi to sailors who use the field.
Patriot Plaza will feature glass-covered pavilion, rofstrom, seating and commissioned art.
Police Chief Mikel Hollaway is retiring Nov. 30 to start a transition period for the new police chief.
The Sunland Inc. plant that distributes products to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Kilwins, Target and others is linked to Salmonella contamination that made at least 41 people ill in 20 states.
Six candidates have filed so far to run for the Sarasota City Commission.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants the state’s universities to come up with a way to make higher education more affordable. His challenge could save Sarasota households thousands.
County commissioners will hear a presentation on Siesta Beach project on Dec. 11, but one commissioner wishes it was sooner.
Shade structure to be installed beginning today through Dec. 14.
Veterans can now receive on-the-job training for certain roles at the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
Voting takes place Nov. 26 to Dec. 14.
Contractors will begin to rehabilitate the Lift Station 16 site near South Gulfstream Avenue on Monday.
The temporary library will open in January while the new Gulf Gate Library on Curtiss Avenue is expected to open in April 2014.
Sarasota County Fire Department offers safety tips for holiday cooking.
City Commissioner Terry Turner's motion to fire City Auditor and Clerk Pamela Nadalini failed after citing her surety bond would cost more than $9,000.
Sarasota County Utilities is repairing a water main break on Siesta Key on Beach Road from Ocean Boulevard to Calle Del Invierno.
Christine Robinson, Carolyn Mason and Charles Hines will take the oath of office in the Sarasota County Administration Center.
Roadwork on Orange Avenue between 12th Street and 17th Street starts Sunday and is expected to wrap up Dec. 21.
Sarasota City Commissioner Terry Turner writes in an open letter that family and business obligations need his attention.
Sarasota County government is due to get a piece of the $4.5 billion payment from BP in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
The proposed Walmart Supercenter would replace the Ringling Shopping Center at Ringling Boulevard and Lime Avenue.
In just three days since Patch reported about a Florida secession petition, the petition grew from 1,343 to 30,304 signatures, exceeding its goal.
If the Sarasota County Charter Amendment passes, the county charter requires that referendums to be held during general elections.
Residents see new designs for the Siesta Beach Park improvement project
Bird and Lido keys and other barrier islands will experience low water presser due to the break.
Sarasota city and county government offices are closed in observance of Veterans Day.
Folks wanting to weigh in on the proposed improvements to Siesta Beach Park will have a chance to do so at a hearing on Tuesday.
Is a vegetable garden too unsightly to be allowed in a front yard?
The Tampa Bay Times reports that President Barack Obama won the electoral vote in Florida.
If approved, the proposed county charter amendment would have county referendums scheduled for general elections instead of special elections.
Parade will start at Main Street and Osprey Avenue and conclude with a ceremony at Chaplain J.D. Hamel Park.
Parking enforcement will be reduced on violations for cars parked outside rectangle parking boxes on St. Armands Key.
Osprey Avenue could reopen temporarily while city seeks a new engineering firm.