NOAA’s outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which goes from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 30% chance of a near-normal season, a 60% chance of an above-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. The agency is forecasting a range of 13 to 19 total named storms (winds of 39 […]
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Challenging new development in Sarasota? Be ready to spend a small fortune
Sarasota News Events: This story is provided by Suncoast Spotlight, an investigative news source. Challenging new development in Sarasota? Be ready to spend a small fortune Published On: May 9, 2025Last Updated: May 9, 2025 By: Derek Gilliam | Suncoast Searchlight In a city defined by its coastal charm and modest skyline, a heated battle […]
Gulf Islands Ferry Notes Changes
Gulf Islands Ferry Updates Operational Schedule MANATEE COUNTY, FL (April 25, 2025) – The Gulf Islands Ferry will adjust its operational schedule for May 2025. Effective May 1, the two catamarans will shift service from five to four days-per-week, running Thursday through Sunday. Service will continue between the downtown Bradenton Riverwalk Pier and the Historic […]
How developers control Florida’s fastest-growing communities
Gran Paradiso battle reveals how developers control Florida’s fastest-growing communities Published On: April 18, 2025Last Updated: April 18, 2025 By: Derek Gilliam | Suncoast Searchlight Streets lined with lush landscaping wind through what was once open ranchland, now transformed into a luxury community. At the entrance, royal palms rise in perfect formation, flanking an ornate Spanish […]
Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition
A Message from our CEO Pictured (from left to right): Freedom songs leader Brenda Watty, Sarasota School Superintendent Terry Conner, SAACC CEO Vickie Oldham and community scholar Walter Gilbert. Our work at SAACC is about more than preserving history—it’s about uplifting legacy. History calls us to act that the future is brighter for generations unborn. We’re […]
The Ringling costs millions. Can New College handle it?
Sarasota news events: Preserving centuries-old artifacts. Managing acres of manicured grounds and rose gardens. Shielding valuable art from the ravages of powerful storms. For a quarter century, Florida State University has staffed, operated and managed the finances of the arts complex known as The Ringling – including the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the […]
April Fools 2025
Sarsota News Events: April 1st, 2025 * Sarasota County will cancel real estate taxes for the next two years given their pockets have been inflated by humongous increases in property values over the past five years. * Downtown condo owners will stop griping about all of the nightlife downtown. * Mother Nature promised to spare […]
Teens Rescued in Gulf of Mexico
through the waters and chilly temperatures off Florida’s Gulf Coast just after sunrise early Tuesday, a trio of fishermen aboard a small boat experienced the catch of a lifetime: Two 16-year-old friends who had spent the night adrift on a paddleboard waving down their rescuers from atop an oyster bar miles from shore. The teens, […]
A history of Phillippi Creek flooding casts shadow over Sarasota’s current stormwater woes
A history of Phillippi Creek flooding casts shadow over Sarasota’s current stormwater woes Last Updated: March 7, 2025 By: Josh Salman | Suncoast Searchlight More than three decades ago, residents who lived along Phillippi Creek donned matching T-shirts that read “I survived the Sarasota flood of ‘92” as they packed themselves into the Sarasota County […]
Sarasota Opera 2025-2026
Sarasota Opera announces 2025-2026 season in celebration of 100th anniversary of historic opera house There’s much to celebrate next season at Sarasota Opera. After a two-year hiatus, the company is bringing back its Fall opera in October 2025, which will be Così fan tutte, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, followed by Sarasota Youth Opera’s production of […]
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