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Sarasota County to buy 4.38 acres in Venice for conservation
Sarasota County is purchasing 4.38 acres in Venice through its Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program. Since the program began in 1999, the county has protected 91 properties containing more than 40,000 acres through land purchases and conservation easements. The Venice property is on Lemon Bay Drive and is predominantly mangrove...
Karen Rose, Liz Barker are vying for a Sarasota School Board seat. Here's the clear choice.
Make no mistake about it: Our community will always owe Sarasota County School Board Chair Karen Rose at least one debt of gratitude. Last summer Rose refused to bow to local right-wing groups that were pressuring the School Board to hire Charles Van Zant – a polarizing, antagonistic and eccentric former Clay County...
Salvation Army to receive $323,208 from Sarasota County in 2025 fiscal year for shelter beds for homeless individuals
Contract’s ‘Scope of Work’ says at least 150 ‘unduplicated clients’ to be served. In unanimously approving their July 9 Consent Agenda of routine business matters, the Sarasota County Commission agreed to pay the Salvation Army $323,208 for beds for homeless individuals in the 2025 fiscal year, which will begin on Oct. 1.
'It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when'
SARASOTA — With already two named major storms and experts predicting an even worse hurricane season later this year, Sarasota County Schools district staff have focused their attention on upgrading their emergency response plans.
3 waterfront restaurants sold in Sarasota, Bradenton. What we know about buyer
Three of the Sarasota-Bradenton region's most famous waterfront restaurants have been sold by a longtime local resident to one of Florida's largest restaurant management companies. Founded by Ed Chiles, Chiles Hospitality launched in 1979 with the purchase of the beachfront Sandbar restaurant in Anna Maria, on the north end of Anna Maria Island....
A new record! Sea turtle nests continue to pop up on Anna Maria Island
A record number of Loggerhead Sea Turtle nests have been recorded on Anna Maria Island this year, and there is still time left in the season for more. The Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring group is reporting that 654 nests have been documented on the island as of Tuesday, well over the previous annual record of 543 in 2019.
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