With recovery from the 2024 hurricanes largely complete, the Sarasota you return to is largely back to normal, among other news to catch up on from while you were away.

Rams swimmers Taylor Schwenk, Jessica Robie, Clare Custer, Danica Aten, Vito Sgroi and Jackson DeBruin will make their way to the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training center in Ocala for the Class 4A state championships, which began Friday morning.

The luxury garden-style apartment complex will bring 256 new units to the area between U.S. 301 and I-75 along Honore Avenue, less than three miles north of University Parkway. The project comprises three- and four-story residential buildings, with one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments available for rent.

Florida Studio Theatre broke ground Wednesday morning on the McGillicudy Arts Plaza. The $57 million dollar project brings a state-of-the-art main stage, 2 additional cabarets, 3 floors of parking and 57 living spaces for artists. Housing will be open to ...

Previews and predictions for FHSAA high school football playoff games played by Sarasota, Manatee area teams on Nov. 13 and 14, 2025.

Policymakers need to be aware of Florida’s long-term pension strategy and avoid any proposals to add to the costs and risks imposed on taxpayers through new pension benefits.

Other Outback restaurants currently open in Sarasota-Manatee include two on Cortez Road and State Road 64 East in Bradenton, one by the intersection of Lockwood Ridge Road and University Parkway, and one on South Tamiami Trail in Venice. A Sarasota Outback that had been open for decades, also on South Tamiami Trail, permanently closed last year.

Financial disclosure forms filed by the Sarasota County School Board show two of the members are self-reportedly worth over $1 million.

Week 11 of the season is in the books. Here are our top teams heading into the Florida high school football playoffs.