Free and Clear

Forever Chemicals in North Port’s Tap Water Prompt a Grassroots Testing Effort

Suncoast Waterkeeper’s "Forever Free" program is intended to inform and empower the public.

08/18/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Health Care

Sarasota Memorial Prepares to Clear Land for SMH-North Port and a $57 Million Expansion

Scheduled to open in 2028, the expansion will allow the hospital to quickly increase its inpatient capacity and medical office space.

08/11/2025 By Staff

Wellen Up

Oakbend Launches in Wellen Park Amid Continued Growth in North Port

The 181-home community will include private amenities and multigenerational living, with prices starting in the high $600,000s.

07/22/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Resilient, Unbreakable, Strong

Anastasia Vavrenyuk Started a New Life in a Foreign Land

“I’m a little bit in shock at how this business has taken on a life of its own.”

07/02/2025 By Stephanie Churn Lubow

Health Care

North Port Is Finally Getting Its Own Hospital

The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board approved a $450 million plan to build North Port’s first hospital this week.

01/29/2025 By Staff

Preserving Paradise

The Environmental Conservancy of North Port Secures Land to Keep It Wild

"It's disturbing how much nature we’re losing by the year," says Barbara Lockhart, the nonprofit's volunteer president.

07/02/2024 By Matthew Gutierrez

Springs Forward

North Port Commissioners Vote Against Demolishing Historic Structures at Warm Minerals Springs

The public turned out in droves to urge the city to preserve the site's structures, and commissioners voted unanimously to explore options outside of demolition.

05/29/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Environment

North Port Is Adding a Natural Resources Division to Help Preserve the Environment

The new division aims to respond to fast and furious development that’s exploding in south Sarasota County.

07/05/2023 By Kim Doleatto

More Wellen

A New, Multi-Generational Neighborhood Is Headed to Wellen Park

Lakespur will include homes that focus on flexible spaces, activities for all ages, proximity to schools and things to do.

05/23/2023 By Kim Doleatto

Spring Forward

Warm Mineral Springs Reopens, With a Potential New Future to Ponder

After six months of closure due to Hurricane Ian, North Port's Warm Mineral Springs is back—and plans for a public-private partnership that sees a wellness resort on-site are now on the table.

04/06/2023 By Kim Doleatto

Eye candy

Colorful New Murals Pop Up in Downtown Wellen

The murals are a unique addition to the top-rated, fast-growing master-planned community and its soon-to-be-finished downtown core.

03/01/2023 By Kim Doleatto

Hurricane Ian

Photos: A Look at South Sarasota County After Ian

While Sarasota was spared a direct hit, the damage in the south of the county, in particular, is devastating.

10/03/2022 By Megan McDonald Photography by Hannah Phillips

Breaking News

Flooding Between North Port and Englewood Closes I-75

The Myakka River has risen and closed the highway between mile markers 179 and 193.

09/30/2022 By Megan McDonald

Hurricane Ian

Sarasota to Open Four 'Neighborhood Points of Distribution' for Ian Relief Supplies

The sits will be available to county residents who need water, ice, food or tarps due to Hurricane Ian.

09/30/2022 By Megan McDonald

Hurricane Ian

North Port Is Experiencing Major Flooding

"This is not something we've ever seen before," North Port city manager Jerome Fletcher said.

09/30/2022 By Megan McDonald

Real Estate

New WSJ Report Ranks North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Metro Area No. 8 in the Nation

The national Emerging Housing Markets report highlights metros based on housing market data and lifestyle metrics.

07/27/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate

Sarasota Housing Market Ranked No. 3 in U.S. in New Wall Street Journal Report

Outdoor lifestyle and a healthy job market are some factors that placed the Sarasota metro area among the top three on the list of the emerging housing markets index.

04/27/2022 By Kim Doleatto