Resilient Sarasota, Florida, rebounds after back-to-back hurricanes
One of those beaches – Siesta Key – took a direct hit on Oct. 9, when Hurricane Milton made landfall there with winds of 120 ...
Recovery and relaxation on Florida’s Anna Maria Island, hit by two hurricanes in 2024
Anna Maria Island -- located midway between Sarasota and Tampa, but a world apart from either – continues to recover from ...
Florida regulators urged to OK utility storm costs
While Duke and Tampa Electric would start collecting the money in March, they would ultimately have to justify all of the ...
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Sarasota's Midnight Pass: Hurricanes re-opened it, officials ponder ways to keep it open
That followed a Nov. 6 letter from County Administrator Jonathan Lewis to Florida ... the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, noted ...
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Sarasota's Midnight Pass: Hurricanes re-opened it, officials ponder ways to keep it open
executive director of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, noted that after Hurricane Helene carved a small channel, the reopened Midnight Pass didn’t last more than a week. Following Milton ...
Sarasota commissioners discuss voluntary demolition of storm-battered Siesta Key properties
County staff also presented a proposal to let homeowners in flood zones voluntarily raise their floor elevations to mitigate ...
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Swath of red tide forms along Southwest Florida coast from Tampa Bay to Key West
Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...
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Florida PSC staff recommends that customers pay Duke and TECO $1.55 billion for hurricane costs
In all, Duke Energy Florida would collect about $1.09 billion, while Tampa Electric is seeking to recover $463.6 million.
Red Tide Outbreak Grows Off Southwest Florida
Recent water samples show red tide off the coast of Southwest Florida, with one spot on Sanibel Island reporting high levels.