SARASOTA, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference on Monday morning in Sarasota. Governor Ron DeSantis, Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins, Florida Department of Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas and New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran are expected to join the governor.

Melissa strengthened into a deadly Category 5 hurricane Monday with catastrophic impacts expected across the Caribbean, similar to Sarasota last year.

Sarasota and Manatee are following a national trend of increased sales. The number of homes sold was up 7% nationwide year-over-year in September. The supply of homes nationally is still three months, which is up 0% year-over-year, Redfin reported.

A longtime Italian American restaurant is closing its downtown Sarasota business this weekend, before relocating in 2026. Caragiulos is celebrating its last day at 69 S. Palm Ave. on Sunday, Oct. 26.

Gov. Ron DeSantis made an appearance at New College of Florida on Monday morning to announce that the winner of the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative (FCDI) State Championship will receive a trophy named to honor Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist assassinated in September.

Effective Oct. 27, Access Sarasota will be off the air on Comcast channel 19 and Frontier channel 32 until the county moves into its new administration center on Apex Road in early 2026.

Named “Casa del Carnevale” in tribute to Sarasota’s rich circus heritage, the historic waterfront estate was built in 1936 by Midwestern industrialist Charles E. Leigh, co-founder of the Lavoris Chemical Company and inventor of Lavoris mouthwash, according to a news release from listing agency Coldwell Banker Realty.

A cold front is expected to push through the area mid-week, bringing pleasant temperatures and zero rain chances for those planning to trick-or-treat.

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Bill Isaac, who served in Reagan's and Jimmy Carter's administrations, bought the property for $2.7 million in 2000.

The Strauss Fund for Children’s Literacy is supporting a broad coalition of schools and nonprofits across Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties.