With so many things to do in Sarasota, it’s easy to see why it’s such a popular vacation destination. Beautiful white sand ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 15 to 16 mph (24.1 to 25.7 kph). The overnight low will be 53 °F (11.7 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 56 °F (13.3 °C). Winds NNW at 9 to 15 mph (14.5 to 24. ...

Andrew Warfield is the Sarasota Observer city reporter. He is a four-decade veteran of print media. A Florida native, he has spent most of his career in the Carolinas as a writer and editor ...

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas County to northern Monroe County predict variable movement of surface and subsurface waters over the next 3.5 days.

Andrew Warfield is the Sarasota Observer city reporter. He is a four-decade veteran of print media. A Florida native, he has spent most of his career in the Carolinas as a writer and editor ...

In Jacksonville, Florida, people were sledding and ice skating on Christmas, while Interstate 95 traffic was brought to a standstill. Flurries fell in Tampa and Sarasota. For South Texas and parts ...

But when that freshwater is released to prevent flooding, it can make red tide blooms worse off the coast of Sarasota, around 100 miles away. That's according to a peer-reviewed study in The Florida ...

Explore Sarasota, Florida, a coastal gem of the Gulf Coast known for its white-sand beaches like Siesta Key. Enjoy sunbathing, swimming, and water sports in an idyllic setting. Beyond the beaches, ...

The Macy’s at The Crossings at Siesta Key, formerly Southgate Mall, will close this year, the company confirmed in a press ...

A 10-foot, 460-pound great white shark, tracked by OCEARCH scientists, surfaced in the Gulf of Mexico, off the Sarasota coast ...

The board discussed new science textbooks, a tentative facilities budget and the debate on cell phone use in schools at its ...