Osprey, FL

At a time when it should be marking a milestone, a Sarasota County preservation group instead finds itself working to save a local historic site from a fate that would prevent future milestones. The group is the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation. The site is the Blackburn Point Swing Bridge. And the mission is to protect the swing bridge connecting Osprey and Casey Key, which turns 100 years old this year.What it needs protection from, the group says, is Sarasota County — w

A Spanish restaurant in Sarasota is opening in a new downtown location. Alma de España, which made its debut on South Osprey Avenue near Southside Village, will welcome diners Nov. 1 to its new spot at 239 S. Links Ave., a property the restaurant's owner recently purchased.The nearly 1,100-square-foot restaurant sold for $1.65 million on Sept. 28, according to Sarasota County property records. The seller is Apex Property Holdings LLC. Previously, the building was occupied by Indigeno

A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey caught fire during a Thursday morning training exercise and made an emergency landing in the Bladen Lakes State Forest area of Bladen County, North Carolina. Four Marines were aboard the aircraft, which is based at Marine Corps Air Station New River. One Marine was taken to a burn center for…