Now we can add another trophy to our mantle. Sarasota is the No. 1 worst city in Florida for allergies. There are more than 60 million Americans who suffer from allergies, and the number is growing.

I am a third generation Florida and Sarasota County native and I love it here. If I didn’t, I would be making plans already to live elsewhere. Florida isn’t for everyone, and many of us know ...

And to celebrate their good fortune, he and his wife went for a stroll along Sarasota Bay. “This is Florida,” Roxby said. “Come out in the sun.” Not everybody in the city was as lucky.

Sarasota is ideal for the traveler who wants both culture and white-sand beaches. Those who visit the city on Florida’s Gulf Coast will enjoy world-class aquariums, botanical gardens ...

Often overlooked in favor of Tampa to the north and Miami to the south, Sarasota, on Florida’s Gulf Coast, is a laid-back city that seems content to keep its white-sand beaches out of the spotlight.

More than half of Florida’s middle-income families are ... $780 million of construction projects in development Sarasota City Manager Marlon Brown has been with Sarasota since 2009, first ...