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  • Elizabeth King
  • September 18, 2026
Nearly $53M Clark Road interchange, beautification project completed

A more than $50 million road construction project has been finished in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 18, 2026
Study: Most Florida businesses are invisible in AI searches

A Tampa marketing firm found fewer than 6% of nearly 30,000 Florida businesses appeared in recommendations from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Google AI Overviews.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 18, 2026
Chicken Salad Chick to open on Fruitville Road

The fast-casual restaurant featuring chicken salad is planning a grand opening event in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 17, 2026
Manatee first in nation to pilot school security video tech integration

The School District of Manatee County has integrated two technology programs, providing access to live video feeds when an emergency alert is activated.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • September 17, 2026
Waterfront Sarasota home sells for $22M, despite large price cut

The home on Siesta Key spans nearly 3 acres.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 17, 2026
Plan to turn long-vacant Sarasota Winn-Dixie into apartments, hotel rejected

In a 3-2 decision, the City of Sarasota Planning Board rejected a site plan for a redevelopment of the southern portion of the Midtown Plaza commercial center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 17, 2026
Former Oakes Farm exec facing decades in prison asks for sentencing delay — again

Steven A. Veneziano Jr., who pleaded guilty to COVID relief fraud, is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 26 after previous delays.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 17, 2026
Hillsborough leaders OK $75M for ZooTampa expansion

The public funding will help pay for a $150 million overhaul of the park, featuring new animal habitats, a family ride and an expansion toward the Hillsborough River.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 17, 2026
172-unit Hillsborough build-to-rent community leasing first units

Kinward at Spencer Glen project is the first to open for Eisenhower Group's BTR division.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 16, 2026
Tampa school pays $12M for former Floriland Mall property

The Floriland Office Center, once the site of a popular local mall in the 1970s and 1980s, has been bought by the Tampa Bay Christian Academy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 16, 2026
Two prominent Manatee nonprofits to get new leaders

Two organizations in Manatee County will have new leadership in October.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 16, 2026
University of Tampa adjacent student housing listed for sale

The 2-year-old community is less than a half-mile from the campus near downtown and 91% occupied for this school year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 16, 2026
New Jersey burrito chain opens second Pasco spot

Bubbakoo’s Burritos gave away free monthly burritos to the first 30 customers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 15, 2026
Firms explore building carbon dioxide terminal at Seaport Manatee

The firms have signed a memorandum of understanding to identify locations, develop a site plan and investigate the design for "an appropriate new tank vessel."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 15, 2026
BayCare opens outpatient center in Manatee County

The more than 46,000-square-foot complex is located in Palmetto.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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