Sarasota

The Sarasota City Commission this week debated if it needs an ordinance beefing up oversight of vacation rentals.

Bernadette DiPino has served as Sarasota's police chief since 2012. Her resignation is effective Friday.

The system will assign appointments on a first-come, first-served basis, and unlike the previous system allows people to sign up via telephone, too.

Social isolation has made life difficult for many senior citizens during the pandemic. Volunteers at one Sarasota organization are finding that a regular phone call can help.

The Sarasota Orchestra is giving a series of outdoor concerts in Sarasota and Manatee counties from December through April in some of the area's most picturesque spots.

Here are the 2020 Sarasota County election results.

For years, Souls to The Polls events have aimed to boost black voter turnout. Some say this year feels different.

Across Florida, there are communities where artists seem to gravitate and Sarasota is one of those places. Now, years after his death, one of the city's…

Sarasota County has a higher percentage of people over 65 than any other large county in the nation. And some business leaders now say that all those…

Both President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney campaigned in Florida Thursday, trying to sway voters in the nation's largest swing state.…