Sarasota merchants march from Mattison's City Grille to City Hall with bags over their heads to show that they want the city commission to bag the parking meters.
Starting at midnight, Ringling Boulevard will be closed between Orange Avenue and Bayfront Drive for roundabout construction.
A group of Sarasota Main Street merchants will march to City Hall Monday, wearing grocery bags over their heads. They want to show support for 'bagging' Main Street parking meters.
Mitt Romney earned a convincing victory over Newt Gingrich and other Republican nominees in Florida's Presidential Preference Primary.
With 147 of 156 precincts counted, Romney takes more than 50 percent of the Sarasota vote.
This is the fourth year that the exhibition of historic photos and articles chronicling black achievement in Sarasota has gone on display at City Hall.
Tri-Par Estates resident Mike Peters is picking Mitt Romney because he thinks Romney can beat President Barack Obama.
The Newt Gingrich campaign has a robocall out in Florida claiming that Mitt Romney once took kosher food away from Holocaust survivors.
Burns Square parking lot is open again and Sarasota city has added more on-street parking spaces on Ringling Boulevard near Palm and Pineapple avenues.
There are no major issues to report in Sarasota County as voting in the Republican primary is under way.
Downtown streetscape plans have morphed from a brick city to concrete-heavy sidewalks with brick accents and well as asphalt roads.
Up-to-the-minute feeds of the 2012 Florida Primary.
Find where in Sarasota you need to vote at for Florida's Presidential Preference Tuesday.
Rick Santorum's rally in Sarasota began with a moment of silence for his hospitalized daughter Bella.Santorum canceled his appearance at the event to be with his daughter in Philadelphia.
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum canceled his Sarasota appearance Sunday to tend to ailing daughter, but his rally will go on.
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee hosted a seminar called Candidate College to provide the ins and outs of an election season.
Full White House transcript of Michelle Obama's fundraising speech in Sarasota.
First Lady Michelle Obama stopped in Sarasota Thursday to raise funds for President Obama's campaign, focusing on the president's message.
State Sen. Mike Bennett (R-Bradenton) is pushing for a bill in Florida that would require pro sports teams to get voter approval before they spend taxpayer money on stadiums.
Those who favor the Republican presidential candidate were at the University of South Florida campus for Monday’s debate and at a Temple Terrace bar later.
A panel sponsored by Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office offered its thoughts on how ordinary folks and those with expertise can benefit from the entertainment industry in Sarasota.
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'My first 60 days will be spent listening and learning, meeting members of the staff and the public,' says Randall Reid.
Siesta Key residents interviewed say safety improvements will have to be done to slow drivers down, but changing the speed limit will not fix the problem.
Florida’s child safety restraint laws bark, but they don’t have much bite.
Sarasota City Commission voted Friday to lease a parking lot from Michael Saunders and improve the lot to give relief to Burns Square area. The lot will be a free lot.
The First Lady will attend a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Sarasota on Jan. 26.
City Commission unanimously votes to tender a contract to Terry Lewis for interim city manager.
Sarasota County Area Transit cut the ribbon on its Cattleman Road Intermodal Transit Station Thursday.
Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum will stop in Sarasota on Jan. 29 and supporters are readying for his arrival.
Sarasota County Government staff provides a sneak preview of this year's proposed budget to the press.
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson addressed a variety of issues Thursday at a town hall meeting inside Ringling Museum including voting and Everglades restoration.
Sarasota City Commission will consider leasing a Michael Saunders-owned lot on Laurel Street for six months to provide parking to the Burns Square area.
Will a pre-planned Paris vacation for Terry Lewis be enough for the city commission to decide not to hire him for the interim city manager job?
Interim Sarasota County Administrator Terry Lewis is being considered as the interim Sarasota City Manager following Robert Bartolotta's departure.
Sarasota City Commissioners authorized $113,000 to pay the Sylint Group for additional audits, consulting and to investigate ithe city's e-mail system and database.
Tiki bar, performance space and playground requested for renovation to Lido Pool.
Mayor Suzanne Atwell asks City Manager Robert Bartolotta to submit resignation effective immediately. Terry Lewis, Marlon Brown considered for interim post.
Cheetah Lounge had challenged the ordinance in 2009.
Political correspondent Karen Tumulty will be at Selby Auditorium on Jan. 26.