The GOP-controlled Florida Legislature begins its annual 60-day session Tuesday, no longer looking in lockstep with Gov. Ron ...

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is the latest Florida agency to announce plans to implement the name ...

Seven Sarasota restaurant openings were reported this month, including a waterfront spot reopening, while one eatery ranked ...

Google Maps and many U.S. federal and state agencies have since complied with the order, adopting the term "Gulf of America." ...

After a Florida lawmaker introduced a bill to rename Tamiami Trail to the Gulf of America Trail, residents and visitors in ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it will implement a "Gulf of America" name change to all of its ...

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After a Florida lawmaker introduced a bill to rename Tamiami Trail to the Gulf of America Trail, residents and visitors in ...

Senator Joe Gruters of Sarasota County filed a bill this week that, if passed, would change the name of the 284-mile Tamiami ...

Sarasota city officials are preparing for a major water infrastructure project that could disrupt traffic on segments of North Tamiami Trail for years. One of the city’s key water mains ...

The Sarasota Pavilion shopping center added another retailer to its roster of stores at the corner of Stickney Point Road, Gulf Gate Drive and Tamiami Trail. A new Old Navy store opened in the ...