FDOT is also studying auxiliary lanes on I-75 between SR 681 and the Clark Road interchange. The I-75 portion of the study runs approximately 6.24 miles from south of SR 681 to south of Clark Road. The study also includes approximately 1.5 miles of SR 681 toward Lorraine Road. What this means for drivers An […]
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Auditors say Moran’s $100,767 payout violated state law
Auditors say Moran’s $100,767 payout violated state law A 57-page state audit found nine violations at the Florida PACE Funding Agency — the special district Moran ran while also sitting as a Sarasota County commissioner. By Michael Barfield Sarasota Tax Collector Mike Moran | Credit: Michael Barfield, Florida Trident Filed under: Featured News Related Trident Articles Public […]
Concerts 2026-2027 Venice Performing Arts Center
October 2026 Fri9 The Venice Symphony – A Ghoulish Gathering October 9 @ 7:30 pm A Ghoulish Gathering Venice Performing Arts Center 1 Indian Avenue, Venice, FL, United States Date: Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:00 pm Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 3:30 pm Tickets: $44 – $84 Enter a world of witches, phantoms, and spine-tingling thrills […]
Court Reverses Keeping Ziegler Sex Case Private
Appeals Court Reverses Order Sealing and Destroying Records in Ziegler Investigation, Affirming Florida’s Public Records Law: By Michael Barfield The Florida Center for Government Accountability SARASOTA, Fla. — Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal today reversed a Sarasota circuit court ruling that had barred the public from seeing records gathered by the Sarasota Police Department during its […]
$10 million “misappropriated” to Hope Florida: DeSantis
Grand jury finds DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida By Jim DeFede, CBS News, via Florida Trident Updated on: August 26, 2026 / 6:39 PM EDT / CBS Miami Add CBS News on Google A state grand jury found the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” taxpayer money when it diverted $10 million […]
Speeders Targeted on I-75
More than 180 enforcement actions were taken during a joint traffic enforcement operation conducted by the Florida Highway Patrol and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office on August 6 along the Interstate 75 corridor in Manatee County. During the four-hour initiative, Manatee County Sheriff’s Office traffic deputies issued 81 traffic citations and 22 warnings, with nearly 80 […]
New College Foundation seeks to dissolve the school’s alumni association
New College Foundation seeks to dissolve the school’s alumni association Published On: July 24, 2026 2:01 pmLast Updated: July 24, 2026 2:17 pm By: Gabriela Szymanowska | Suncoast Searchlight New College of Florida officials are seeking to dissolve the college’s nearly 50-year-old alumni association, a group that has criticized the school’s conservative overhaul, and replace it […]
Read Suncoast Story: Suing Tom Knight
Lawyer fights Live Local bid to hold Sarasota commissioners personally liable Published On: July 17, 2026 4:40 amLast Updated: July 16, 2026 10:56 pm By: Derek Gilliam | Suncoast Searchlight A developer has filed additional claims in a civil lawsuit against Sarasota County, now attempting to hold county commissioners personally liable for blocking an apartment project […]
Sarasota-Manatee Real Estate Report 2026
___ April 2026 Real Estate Market Report: Trends in Sarasota and Manatee Counties SARASOTA, Fla. (May 15, 2026) – The REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee (RASM) has released its April 2026 real‑estate market report. According to data from Florida Realtors®, buyer activity strengthened across both counties in April 2026, as closed sales and pending […]
History of City Island and Sarasota Bay
Author: Mark Smith Photo Credit: Sarasota County History Center Credit: Sarasota County History Center Early in Sarasota municipal history, several city councils wanted a channel dredged from the Gulf of Mexico to Sarasota Bay. In early 1914 an eight-foot channel was dug but it did not please the city. It had wanted a deeper channel […]
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