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Developers, city staff to look into possible options to avoid Colson Hotel demolition in Sarasota
SARASOTA, Fla. — In Sarasota, the city commission's final decision on whether to approve a permit to demolish the historic Colson Hotel or uphold a denial is on hold. The hotel was built in 1926 and named after Rev. Lewis Colson, the first known free African American to settle in Sarasota and help plat the city at Five Points. It was once the only hotel where African Americans could find safe lodging during the Jim Crow racial segregation era.
Ruskin woman faces manslaughter charge after shooting husband, records show
Hillsborough deputies arrested a Ruskin woman Saturday after she fatally shot her husband at their home, court records show. Kim Darlene Patterson, 65, was booked into jail on a charge of manslaughter with a weapon, records show. An arrest affidavit was not immediately available Tuesday, but a motion for pretrial...
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