Sarasota

High school economics teacher Jason Means takes the reins of the Sarasota Classified Teachers Association at a tough financial time for the district.

Musicals, improv and comedies with heart will keep theater's five stages busy.

The Live Local Act has become a flashpoint across the state, as residents and elected officials argue it can be used to push through projects that might not otherwise win approval.

Each year, school districts across the state team up with Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota for its "Write a Play" program.

The Lakeland Ranch resident says his longtime oncologist, Dr. Rick Brown of Sarasota Memorial Hospital, confirmed a diagnosis of melanoma in Vitale's lung and liver cavity.

The national push would see roughly 300 federal employees placed in flexible office spaces across 90 cities

The musicians picked up some new fans recently when they played their third Shred Stock in the parking lot at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota.

The city of Sarasota saved about 85 trees at its biannual event Shred Stock this past weekend.

Nine artists have filed claims against the city of Sarasota, alleging their rights were violated when officials removed pavement art in response to a state directive from the Florida Department of Transportation.

Its boundaries would stretch beyond the 3-million-square-foot UTC shopping corridor, reaching from University Park in Manatee County south to Fruitville Road in Sarasota County, all west of Interstate 75.

Some homeowners say the negotiations were conducted with too little transparency and fear the deal gives the developer too much control over land long seen as the heart of the community.

A Sarasota County judge dismissed a legal challenge to a controversial Siesta Key land swap, clearing the way for a 5,000-square-foot home to be built on a county-owned parcel originally purchased for preservation.