Sarasota County School board forum held by USF-Sarasota-Manatee, the Observer Media Group and METV featured candidates Bridget Ziegler, Nick Guy, Shirley Brown, Karen Rose, Pamela Gavette, Rick Linden and Justin Cody Willis. Jane Goodwin was not in attend

City ends no-swim advisory, posted late last week.

After a jury ordered the city to pay a developer $49.8 million for breach of contract, a judge has lowered the damages in the case to $1.4 million plus interest.

The Lido Key concession stand and pool will be closed over the weekend because of the effects of red tide, the city announced.

As historic preservation advocates recommend against demolishing the bayfront building, one group sees it as a potential museum site.