Karie Friling has made several fact-finding visits to Sarasota in preparation for assuming her new role as city manager.

Attention Florida-bound retirees: There's more to the Sunshine State than Disney, golf and beaches.

While May typically represents when things start to slow down in the Sarasota area, there'll be several notable events this ...

The festivities will conclude with a free, full-day event Saturday at downtown Sarasota's Five Points Park featuring live ...

Friday marks the start of May, with this weekend's top things to do kicking off with a popular free First Friday street party series that returns to downtown Sarasota for the second-to-last event of ...

It'll be a very busy weekend in the Sarasota area, with more than half of our picks for the 10 biggest events in April taking place. Boats are the focus for two of those events: the three-day Suncoast ...

Sarasota County commissioners moved to block developers from building large apartment complexes next to rural homes and farmland. Via Suncoast Searchlight illustration using a Sarasota County map. By ...

First-year teachers across the district could lose their jobs next school year as Sarasota County Schools plans to cut 180 instructional staff positions in response to funding shortfalls. The staff ...