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North Port imposes burn ban as 'moderate drought' conditions grip region
NORTH PORT – The city of North Port enacted a burn ban Tuesday, prohibiting outdoor campfires, land clearing burning and pile burns and bringing the city in line with a similar ban enacted earlier this month in unincorporated Sarasota County and the cities of Sarasota and Venice. Sarasota County and most of Manatee...
Top 5 concerts this week in Venice, Bradenton, Englewood, Port Charlotte
It's another relatively quiet week for concerts in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties, both with the general slowdown of events that starts in May, and much of the events that are taking place this week revolving around the Memorial Day holiday. Yet that doesn't mean live music lovers will be left out to dry — in fact, there'll be two music festivals taking place this weekend, one on Memorial Day itself.
Sarasota County allocates $45 million in first round of Hurricane Ian relief funding
The first round of more than $200 million in Hurricane Ian relief funding is on its way to a batch of infrastructure projects across Sarasota County. The Sarasota County Commission approved 12 applications for funding from the Resilient SRQ Infrastructure Program. The program, which boasts a pool of $201.5 million from the U.S....
Sarasota hospital board sidesteps proposal to endorse Ladapo anti-vaccine stance
A proposal for Sarasota Memorial Hospital to embrace the controversial medical philosophies of Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo found no support Tuesday when the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board met in a closed session and drafted a new statement reinforcing patients' rights, the doctor-patient relationship and encouraging "patients and their health care providers to access all credible resources regarding their discussions and decisions." The new motion ultimately passed on an 8-1 vote by the board –...
Brush fire shuts down part of I-75 in Sarasota County
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — A brush fire shut down part of Interstate 75, south of Laurel Road, Monday evening in Sarasota County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The Florida Forest Service said the five-acre fire was 90% contained as of 9 p.m. At 10 p.m., FHP said all lanes of I-75 were back open after closing for several hours.
Memorial Day-What to Know
FILE - A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment also known as The Old Guard, places flags in front of each headstone for "Flags-In" at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, May 25, 2023, to honor the Nation's fallen military heroes ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)
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