Free block party, parade, boat show, and big laughs — here’s what’s happening this weekend around Sarasota and Manatee counties, April 25-27.

Developers are creating upscale workforce housing like The Era in Fort Lauderdale to attract local workers, while giant projects like Upland Park aim to blend homes with transit a ...

The Sarasota County Commission narrowly confirmed Jon Thaxton — a former county commissioner and planning commissioner — to the advisory board.