One of the most positive byproducts of Sarasota’s Roaring ’20s growth spurt was the schools that sprouted up throughout the county to accommodate the influx of new families. Interestingly, and for ...

Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies talk about dead people as though they’re alive because to them, they kind of still are. The pair reanimate historic local figures through the places they visit and the ...

I have been researching and writing about Sarasota history for more than 35 years. During that time, I have come across interesting tidbits, some of which I have used in my books and articles, and ...

If your physician suggested a vacation in Sarasota for health reasons when the climate here was advertised as “salubrious,” there was no better way to while away your time than fishing. To say the ...

A new Sarasota County School Board policy calls for a prayer at the start of board meetings. The policy's opening paragraph ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — As the celebration of Black History Month winds down, restorations continue at the Historic Leonard Reid House in Sarasota's Newtown Community. The Sarasota African American Cultural ...

Fishing by net and by line is woven into Sarasota’s cultural fabric and history. The first Floridians embraced the fishing life for thousands of years, and in colonial times traders from Cuba ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Sarasota teacher dresses up as prominent African-Americans who’ve made history to teach her students Black history lessons. Teidra Everett is a second grade teacher at Bay ...