Eric Garwood

2 weeks ago | yourobserver.com | Andrew Warfield |Eric Garwood

As both the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County governments enter budget season, the health of their respective general fund balances is always top of mind. While there is no minimum percentage of fund balance to general fund required for cities and counties in Florida, the Government Finance Officers Association recommends at least two months of emergency spending set aside. The city and county routinely exceed reserving the minimum.

2 weeks ago | yourobserver.com | Eric Garwood |Matt Walsh

Sarasota County Commissioners on Wednesday agreed in a split vote to terms of a proposed agreement that would allow developer Hi Hat Ranch access through county-owned land to Bee Ridge Road in return for about $15 million in road improvements and more than $3 million in right-of-way elsewhere along Fruitville Road. The County Commission approved the agreement 3-2 in a workshop at the Sarasota County Administration Center, with commissioners Tom Knight and Joe Nuender dissenting.

Feb 10, 2024 | wusf.org | Eric Garwood

If there’s one thing TV cops have taught us, it’s that suspects have rights. You have the right to remain silent, though anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney and to have that attorney present during questioning. And if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you at no cost.

Jan 20, 2024 | yoursun.com | Eric Garwood

A Sarasota-area resort sits amid posh properties nearing completion in such idyllic places as Cabo San Lucas, the Maldives, Thailand and a handful of Grecian isles on the Robb Report’s “50 Most Hotly Anticipated Luxury Hotel Openings in 2024.’’The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort checks in at No. 38 on the uber-exclusive list of properties planned to open in the next 12 months. Immediately above the St. Regis Longboat Key: the Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island, Australia ($3,400 a night).

Jan 19, 2024 | yoursun.com | Eric Garwood

A Sarasota-area resort sits amid posh properties nearing completion in such idyllic places as Cabo San Lucas, the Maldives, Thailand and a handful of Grecian isles on the Robb Report’s “50 Most Hotly Anticipated Luxury Hotel Openings in 2024.’’The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort checks in at No. 38 on the uber-exclusive list of properties planned to open in the next 12 months. Immediately above the St. Regis Longboat Key: the Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island, Australia ($3,400 a night).