The city of Sarasota is considering making stormwater management a standalone department to improve maintenance and planning.
A new condo complex, 777 South Palm, is planned across from Selby Gardens. The development will include amenities like a gym, clubhouse, and swimming pool, and will exceed the five-story limit due to the transfer of development rights from a historic-designated property.
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Lt. Col. George Hardy, celebrates his 100th birthday in Sarasota.
The 95th Annual Sarasota Tarpon Tournament will run from June 7 to June 15, 2025.
Manatee County has been granted $253 million for hurricane recovery efforts.
The Sarasota Paradise soccer team is off to a strong start in the United Soccer League 2 (USL2), with a record of 2-0-1 after three matches. Despite scoring fewer goals than last season, the team remains confident in its ability to continue its early season success.
The Sarasota County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on June 4, 2025, in the Commission Chambers.
Four properties in Sarasota, including a Walgreens, a former Wells Fargo building, an office complex, and apartments, are set to be demolished to make way for three new development projects. The proposals will be presented at the Sarasota Development Review Committee meeting on June 3.
Sarasota County received two separate allocations totaling $411.6 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The official start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is today, June 1, with forecasters predicting an active season with at least five major hurricanes and 17 named storms.

