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Ringling Causeway lanes reopen after gas leak By FOX 13 News Staff Published  SARASOTA, Fla. - Traffic to the beach was blocked in Sarasota earlier, thanks to a gas leak near the John Ringling Causeway. The westbound lanes of the causeway were closed at Bird Key Park because of the leak, which police say was at a nearby construction site. The road was reopened by 2:30 p.m. Traffic was flowing, at least as well as it does on a Friday afternoon. There was no word of any injuries. Advertisement

Before it was formed with dredge, the adjacent area to the north was known as Cedar Point and then called the more attractive sounding Sunset Point, a popular spot for locals and sweethearts to watch the multi-hued skies as the sun went down. According to Sarasota historian Karl Grismer, early on a short-lived business was started there by Eli Veruki and Andrew X. Alexaky who exported dried fish roe to European markets under the name Gotzago. There was the Roberts and Stanton boat house with ...

In Sarasota, “Money talks, history walks.” I remember when there was a push to save Sarasota High School, long before Dr. Larry Thompson raised the funds to engineer a fantastic makeover of the Collegiate Gothic school which served generations of locals, myself included. A group of former students devised a bumper sticker that read, “History Cannot Be Bought.” I still have one. On the sticker attached to my car I crossed the “not” part. Indeed, Sarasota history CAN be bought. And ha...

NewsSportsTicketLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals REAL HISTORY by Jeff LaHurd: The final years of John Ringling The real estate bust of the 1920s started the demise of John Ringling, the man synonymous with Sarasota Jeff LaHurd For all that John Ringling did for America in general and Sarasota in particular, one would have wished for him that his final days would have allowed him a peaceful retirement to enjoy the fruits of his labors. It was not to be. The last few years of hi...

Carla wasn’t diagnosed with COVID-19, but she’d been recently hospitalized with deteriorating health issues related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes at Life Care Center of Sarasota. She passed away on Saturday morning. Inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame in 2018, the youngest child in the Karl Wallenda dynasty was born at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in 1936, eight years after John Ringling persuaded Karl to join his circus in Sarasota. Carla parlayed those entertainme...

About a year and a half ago, residents said a developer bought homes, tore them down, and replaced them with weekly vacation rental properties, which sleep up to 25 guests each. Residents say the rentals bring trash, too many cars, and loud parties.

In this bi-weekly series reviewing classic science fiction and fantasy books, Alan Brown looks at the front lines and frontiers of the field; books about soldiers and spacers, scientists and engineers, explorers and adventurers. Stories full of what Shakespeare used to refer to as “alarums and excursions”: battles, chases, clashes, and the stuff of excitement. Greg Bear is one of the most respected science fiction writers to emerge in the latter part of the 20 th century, producing books on...

As the new year begins, St. Armands Circle is launching a marketing campaign to draw more business to the tourist-heavy shopping and dining destination.  Those who have been on the Circle over the past few months – and judging by the bumper-to-bumper traffic I had to endure there in the days leading up to New Years Eve, that would be many of you – probably have noticed some tenant and branding changes. Surf Shack restaurant closed in July. Restaurants have increased their outdoor seatin...

This Sunny City Is the Best Place to Retire in America Patricia Doherty If spending your retirement in a warm and sunny locale sounds good to you—and if you’re planning ahead for those days of leisure—you’ll be interested to know that a city in the Sunshine State was just named the best place to retire in America. In fact, in the recently released U.S. News and World Report’s 2020-2021 list of “Best Places to Retire in the U.S.,” Florida metro areas took 13 of the...

If spending your retirement in a warm and sunny locale sounds good to you—and if you’re planning ahead for those days of leisure—you’ll be interested to know that a city in the Sunshine State was just named the best place to retire in America. In fact, in the recently released U.S. News and World Report’s 2020-2021 list of “Best Places to Retire in the U.S.,” Florida metro areas took 13 of the top 25 rankings.  Sarasota came in first place, followed by Fort Myers, Port St. Lucie...