- December 13, 2025
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Today it doesn’t look like much, but for decades the Colson Hotel building at 1425 Eighth St. in Sarasota meant everything to the Black community as the only lodging in town where Black people were welcomed.
In an effort to restore its place in the city’s history, a coalition of organizations led by DreamLarge, a Sarasota-based registered Benefit corporation, has acquired the building from a developer, saving it from likely demolition.
