If approved by county commissioners, the Smith Farm, near Celery Fields, would be rezoned from its current limit of five ...

Red tide is causing fish kills and respiratory irritation at some Florida beaches, but are Sarasota and Manatee area beaches ...

Trees are some of the most important tools for cooling down urban areas and keeping them healthy. Recognizing that, cities like Miami make major investments toward planting trees.

Green space vs. gray space. Birds vs. builders. It’s a tale as old as time in the Sunshine State, the plot of every Carl ...

Space is running out at the Sarasota County Jail, with it already being the second-most overcrowded jail in Florida. The Sarasota County Sheriff has been calling for a solution for years, but it's now ...

U.S. Recycling in Sarasota, Florida, has hired a mobile crushing company after surrendering its air permit late last year.

Several environmental groups have intervened in a lawsuit that is challenging local protections for the Florida scrub jay.

Del Webb Catalina hosts a grand opening Feb. 1. Guests were invited to tour seven model homes. Guests pick three flower stems ...

Mable Ringling’s roses will have to be replanted. And historic St. Armands Circle needs to fill in a few vacant storefronts.

Sarasota County officials will hold a series of public meetings and conduct a survey for community input on the Resilient SRQ relaunch to find the best ways to spend hundreds of millions in ...

Dozens of local children have joined members of local charities and community groups in helping to create a new 18-hectare woodland on the site of a former County ... 36,000 new trees and shrubs ...