Homes Sales Slow, but prices continued to rise. Home sales in Sarasota and Manatee counties fell in January as tight inventory and competition from new homes continued to take a slight edge off the movement of existing properties. There were 1,243 sales of existing homes and condominiums last month, down 2.4 percent from the 1,274 sales in [...]

The City Commission approved a $338,000 contract with a private operator to start a free, on-demand transportation service in the heart of the city. Within the next 60 days, a new on-demand transit service will make its debut in downtown Sarasota. The City Commission voted 5-0 Monday to approve a contract with The Gotcha Group, a [...]