Sarasota News: Sarasota County WGCU | By Tom Bayles Midnight Pass, between Siesta and Casey keys in Sarasota County, was reopened by hurricanes Helene and Milton last summer after being closed for 40 years and is, for now, remaining a viable waterway Sarasota’s Midnight Pass was closed in 1983 by a pair of homeowners who were […]

Sarasota County seeks stormwater rate increase. But audit finds millions available Sarasota News: Flooding in Sarasota County during Tropical Storm Debby. | Photo courtesy of Pam Furner By Michael Barfield and Derek Gilliam | September 5 2025 Sarasota County administrators are stiff-arming recommendations from a stormwater consultant and plan to push another rate hike on residents […]

Mote Marine Laboratory Opens Three New Groundbreaking Seagrass Research Buildings 9/2025 Sarasota News; On Monday, August 25, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of three state-of-the-art research facilities designed to advance the restoration, resilience, and long-term sustainability of Florida’s critically important seagrass ecosystems: The Ron and Marla Wolf Seagrass […]

Sarasota News Events:   Sarasota Memorial’s Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute Joins Clinical Trial for Patients with Hard-to-Treat Ovarian Cancer Sarasota, Fla.  (Aug. 26, 2025)  – Women with advanced or recurring ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer may be eligible to participate in a new clinical trial offered by Sarasota Memorial’s Kolschowsky Research and Education […]