Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Transportation during A.B. Edwards’ early Sarasota years. If ever there was a self-taught (he spent nine months in a classroom), ...

A local news assignment transformed into national history 25 years ago when President George W. Bush learned of the Sept. 11 ...

The face of Sarasota throughout the growth spurt of the frenetic Roaring ’20s was Everett Bacon, who was elected mayor five consecutive times. Throughout the era, he was seen everywhere as he ...

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 ...

Emma E. Booker Elementary marks 25 years since attacks with a restored tribute.

You do not have to drive too far to escape Sarasota’s madding crowd, the traffic circles, the long lines, the plethora of high-rise buildings, the search for a parking place, et. al. Treat yourself to ...

In January of 1956, Prince Rainer III stopped in sunny Sarasota for a few days of relaxation. The “debonair young monarch” was on his way to California and would soon marry Grace Kelly, transforming ...

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 ...

Type into your search engine the words “Sarasota County History Center Archives Catalog,” and you’ll get more than 15,000 results. Among all the items the archives houses are hundreds of documents ...

On Jan. 12, Ruth Winter sent the Herald-Tribune a picture of the Gulf Beach Resort Motel sign being taken away on a trailer. Having stood on Lido Beach since 1950, the motel typified the type of ...

With the June debut of its Cultural Heritage exhibit, Echoes of Sarasota, the City of Sarasota is creating an opportunity to “connect local heritage with a national moment of reflection,” says city ...