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Sarasota Holds Parking Open House Without Public Comment. Chaos Ensues.

A Sarasota parking open house meant to ease months of frustration instead erupted into boos, shouting and accusations that residents had been misled about the meeting’s format.

08/26/2026 By Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight

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County Administrator Warns of Potential Cuts to Sheriff’s Office, Key Services if Amendment 3 Passes

Sarasota County could see major cuts to critical services if Amendment 3 passes at the ballot box in November, with the Sheriff’s Office alone standing to lose more than $50 million.

08/25/2026 By Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight

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St. Armands Garage Is Straining Sarasota’s Parking Finances

The St. Armands parking garage has fallen far short of the revenue projections used to justify the project, leaving the city’s parking division struggling to cover its debt and contributing to a financial crisis rippling across the city’s parking system.

08/21/2026 By Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight

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Local Voters Mostly Stick With Establishment, Developer-Backed Candidates in Primary

Because the majority of the state—including both Sarasota and Manatee counties—is solidly Republican, the GOP primaries usually put winning candidates on a clear path to victory in the November general election. But there were some surprises.

08/19/2026 By Derek Gilliam/Suncoast Searchlight and Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight

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FDOT Ordered Street Art Removed. Then Sarasota Got a Faux Brick Crosswalk.

The new crosswalk raises a basic question: What makes this design different from the artwork Sarasota removed at FDOT’s direction last year?

08/17/2026 By Clinton Engelberger/Suncoast Searchlight

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Florida’s New Anti-DEI Law Threatens Sarasota Arts Groups’ Funding

Sarasota County arts organizations seeking a share of $2.1 million in public grant funding this year are facing a new requirement to sign an acknowledgment tied to Florida's restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

08/11/2026 By Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight and Carrie Seidman/ArtsBeat.org

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Sarasota Reverses Extended Parking Hours After Intense Pushback

"We didn't talk to our stakeholder. We didn't talk to the restaurateurs, the retailers, our residents, or our tourists. We talked to ourselves," said Commissioner Kathy Kelley Ohlrich.

08/04/2026 By Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight

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Five Vie for Sarasota City Commission in Key Election

Joining incumbent commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch on the ballot are four first-time candidates from diverse professional backgrounds: Flo Entler, John Harshman, Rob Rominiecki and Yevgeny Khodorkovsky.

07/20/2026 By Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight

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Sarasota County Blocks Hyperscale Data Centers for at Least One Year

Commissioners voted on Wednesday to halt the “acceptance, review and approval” of any major data centers until at least July 2027 but seemed eager to push for an outright ban in perpetuity.

07/10/2026 By Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight

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Economist Warns Sarasota Commissioners of Looming Economic Threat

Florida is experiencing what Sean Snaith describes as a “ho-hum labor market.” Meanwhile, both bankruptcies and credit card delinquencies are on the rise.

06/01/2026 By Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight

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