The CDC recommends indoor public mask use for vaccinated and unvaccinated Sarasota residents.
Many in the Sarasota area behind on rent. A national eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday.
Sarasota commissioners approved a rollback rate of 3.1372 mills for the city’s preliminary operating millage.
The unemployment rate in Sarasota County decreased recently.
Sarasota city commissioners were scheduled to meet Tuesday evening. Their meeting has been canceled.
As DeSantis focuses on rescue efforts at a South FL condo collapse, he won't appear at Donald Trump’s Sarasota rally Saturday, reports said.
Here is how the Sarasota area is doing in the race to vaccinate its population.
The city of Sarasota is launching eComments, an online tool designed to make it easier for the public to share their opinions at meetings.
The Fourth of July weekend rally featuring former President Donald Trump will take place at the Sarasota Fairgrounds.
Sarasota’s Greg Steube voted against awarding Capitol officers working during the Jan. 6 insurrection Congressional Gold Medals.
With Pride lights turned back on at a Jacksonville bridge, Sarasota’s mayor is hopeful the FDOT will change its mind for Ringling Bridge.
There are a record number of job openings in the U.S. labor market; Sarasota County's unemployment rate decreased recently.
More than 150 million Americans don’t use the internet at broadband speeds. See how the Sarasota area compares.
City employees filed HR complaints after Mayor Brody cursed, yelled at city manager over video from Van Wezel vaccine event, reports said.
After DeSantis'executive order banning emergency orders related to COVID-19, the Sarasota City Commission canceled its mask public hearing.
Venice City Councilor Joe Neunder, Sarasota County Planning Commission Vice Chair Mark Hawkins are running for Sarasota County Commission.
Cyber Ninjas, the Sarasota-based firm hired to lead Arizona’s 2020 election audit, was founded by a “Stop the Steal” advocate, reports said.
Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a coronavirus roundtable Monday after YouTube removed a video of his previous discussion for “misinformation.”
While Mayor Hagen Brody said he supports wearing masks, he’s opposed to reviving Sarasota’s citywide mask mandate.
After letting the citywide face mask mandate lapse in February, the Sarasota City Commission voted 3-2 to potentially revive it Monday.
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While Patrick Gannon expressed concerns for “public health,” Mayor Hagen Brody said he has no time “for advisory board drama or nonsense.”
Sarasota Republican state Sen. Joe Gruters went home from Tallahassee Tuesday after his wife tested positive for coronavirus, reports said.
A bill to honor police for their efforts in the Jan. 6 riots passed the House, but Steube was 1 of 12 Republicans who voted against it.
Sarasota's Martin Hyde — accused of racially charged incidents, fined for election law violations — will run against Vern Buchanan in 2022.
A motion to bring back the citywide mask mandate failed in a 3-2 vote by the Sarasota City Commission on Monday.
Sarasota County Sheriff Hoffman defended the Sarasota Patriots for Trump after attending three of their events with QAnon, fringe speakers.
In a public letter, Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman explained how he took a photo with a QAnon follower, blamed media for divisiveness.
The former Sarasota County commissioner has withdrawn his name from consideration as Manatee County selects a replacement for Cheri Coryea.
The developer of Boca Royale Golf & Country Club in Englewood offered the vaccine to homeowners, their family and members of the club.
Horror writer Stephen King, who lives in Sarasota, slammed Florida’s governor on Twitter for a Lakewood Ranch pop-up vaccination clinic.
The Sarasota City Commission voted 3-2 to eliminate its face mask mandate. Arroyo, Battie and Brody voted against masks, reports said.
A Sarasota County commissioner and MAGA supporter celebrated former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment acquittal on social media.
Jared Moskowitz, the director of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, plans to leave the position by April 30, reports said.
Assistant City Manager John Lege cites changes at City Hall for his departure, reports said. His last day with the city is Feb. 16.
Several commissioners expressed frustration with Florida’s coronavirus vaccination rollout at their Tuesday meeting, reports said.
Freedom for Florida said the rally, scheduled to take place Wednesday at the state capitol complex, will move to March.
With Parler possibly facing an investigation after the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, Facebook and Twitter should also be examined, Steube said.
Brown has been serving as acting city manager since December.
Sarasota state Sen. Joe Gruters and Sarasota County Commissioner Christian Ziegler have been reelected chair, vice chair, respectively.