We kick off this weekend's picks for things to do in the Sarasota area with one of our choices for the biggest events in all of August: the annual Sarasota Anime-Fest, taking place at Robarts Arena ...

Family vacations are supposed to be fun, but for many parents, they can feel like a second job. Between coordinating activities, finding kid-friendly restaurants and dealing with unpredictable weather ...

Florida has reported 15 cases and two deaths this year from the "flesh-eating bacteria" Vibrio vulnificus. The bacteria is contracted by eating raw shellfish or exposing open wounds to brackish water.

Sarasota Booker High will not have a varsity football season following head coach Carlos Woods' dismissal that led to 21 players leaving the program.

Welcome to Sarasota. It’s 1910 and, if you’ve come by train – the Seaboard Air Line Railway, aboard No. 81, pulling out of New York at 1:25 p.m. – you have passed through 23 cities and towns during ...

The 2026 Florida high school football season will have a different feel than any prior. Not only are there fewer classes (six down from eight), which means new rivalries, but the Florida High School ...

Though the Sarasota Herald-Tribune currently operates with a reduced journalist staff, it needs to do a better job researching School Board candidates. It should retract its endorsement of School ...

Sarasota County ranks among the 10 most hurricane-vulnerable counties in the U.S., with neighboring Manatee close behind.

Wellen Park opened on Monday, Aug. 10, as the newest high school in the county in 25 years. The school's 28 varsity sports will begin this year.

Here's our picks for the top 12 Sarasota-Manatee area defensive backs entering the 2026 football season. Vote for who you think is the best.

Here are our picks for the top 12 Sarasota-Manatee area defensive linemen entering the 2026 football season. Vote for who you think is the best.

A new Publix is opening on August 13 in Ruskin, Florida, as part of the Wolf Creek Commons shopping center. The 50,325-square-foot store will feature a new design with larger displays, a drive-through ...