South Sarasota News

A man is in critical condition after he was beaten and found unconscious near Fredd Atkins Park.

Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:30 p.m. SARASOTA COUNTY - South Sarasota County beach visitors will have modern bathrooms, more places to buy refreshments and other amenities with $7 million in improvements planned over the next few years.

Deming's location off Interstate 10 makes it a unique place to meet people traveling for a cause.

Sarasota County sheriff's detectives have made an arrest in a series of restaurant burglaries in South Sarasota.

It was an exciting day for United Way of South Sarasota County. On Tuesday, Publix Charities came to town and presented them a check for $155,000. Because of the generosity of Publix Associates during the Publix annual United Way campaign, Publix Charities provides a 75% matching gift.

Domestic Abuse Shelter Homes, which served 1,700 victims in Charlotte, Sarasota and DeSoto counties in the last year, has closed due to lack of funding.

Unfortunately, that may not happen. And their extreme disappointment isn't the only issue.

Published: Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. For the most part U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio was warmly received by the Republican Club of South Sarasota yesterday.

The renovation at Urban Auto Sales was so thorough that owner Walter Spikes says he could not believe his eyes at first.

Published: Monday, April 20, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, April 17, 2009 at 4:36 p.m. The second annual Pirates Charities Golf Classic, hosted by the Pittsburgh Pirates Feb.

For the second time in less than 24 hours, a plane has gone down in South Sarasota County.

It seems the jackhammers never stop pounding on U.S. 41 south of Sarasota these days.

SOUTH SARASOTA COUNTY a ' Firefighters Saturday night continued to surround a large wildfire that shut down Interstate 75 for hours and forced residents the evacuation of a house.

Published: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 1:04 a.m. The Sarasota office of the Internal Revenue Service will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to help ...

Published: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 12:56 a.m. There is nothing like an economic collapse to make people open to change.

Photo by Tami Carcia, tgarcia@sun-herald.com Word to the Y's: Weather the economic storm It's been a rough year for Sarasota and Charlotte County YMCAs, and it may get worse before it gets better.

Published: Friday, February 6, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 5:20 p.m. It is indeed encouraging to read that the Season of Sharing campaign sponsored by this newspaper and the ...

The manicured landscapes and well-maintained exteriors of the Plantation Golf & Country Club create a feeling of proud conformity.

COURTESY PHOTO Ana Fiore, Erica Reynolds and Anthony Lombard are performing in a fundraiser Saturday at Booker High School.

COURTESY PHOTO Welcome Club of Sarasota County Executive Committee members Marianne Lauria, president; Mary Lullally, first vice president; Judy Kupperbusch, second vice president; Susi Kovach, treasurer; Joan ...