Bee Ridge, Florida

Defying a sagging economy and tight credit market, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota, a developer and several doctors are teaming up to build a two-story medical office building near the hospital campus at Bee Ridge ...

Poll worker Johnnie Dailey talks to a voter as Martha Kesler leave Precinct 48 in Sarasota after casting her ballot Tuesday afternoon.

Gettel Acura has moved to a new 40,000-square-foot dealership at 4891 Clark Road.

Three men have been jailed after they tried to buy six kilograms of cocaine from undercover detectives, authorities say.

Jobs and the economy are getting more focus in local political contests that used to hinge on the candidates' positions on growth.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Bank Robbery that occurred at approximately 11:49 am Friday at Trustco Bank, 2704 Bee Ridge in Sarasota.

Agnes Lynn, 83, pushed away a knife-wielding man who tried to rob her. "He said to me, 'Don't shout, don't scream, because I'll use this on you,'" said Agnes Lynn, referring to the robber's black-handled paring ...

County project - Up and Running in 4 years! Sarasota County has been working on securing a federal grant for a North-South Rapid Bus Transit system.

Deputies say they found 75 marijuana plants at a home in the 7100 block of Bee Ridge Road.

Lucy Baccus Pleil never strayed far from the pioneer home in the Bee Ridge community where she was born 74 years ago, and that suited her just fine.

Published: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 6:34 p.m. Thai may have been one of the first fusion cuisines, adopting culinary styles and ingredients from neighbors ...

Published: Friday, August 8, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 8, 2008 at 12:57 a.m. Amid rising unemployment and high gas prices there appears to be a sliver of a silver lining: The region's ...

Carter Beckstein, 7, attempts to keep a ping pong suspended in midair using only his breath in a lesson about Bernoulli's principal during a half-day Pure Science camp at Bee Ridge Park in Sarasota on Monday, ...

Published: Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 2:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 28, 2008 at 1:46 p.m. Sarasota County road engineers have been sent back to the drawing board.

Published: Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 2:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 28, 2008 at 1:46 p.m. Sarasota County road engineers have been sent back to the drawing board.

If the Boston Red Sox don't end up moving spring training to Sarasota, you can put part of the blame on the county commission.

If the Boston Red Sox don't end up moving spring training to Sarasota, you can put part of the blame on the county commission.

Forget Midnight Pass and paid beach parking. The No. 1 topic of e-mails sent to county commissioners is moving the fairgrounds to Twin Lakes Park.

Published Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 2:41 a.m. The Sarasota County 4-H values itself for the numerous philanthropic organizations within the club.