Parrish High School student injured in crash
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A 15-year-old Parrish High School student was injured in a crash involving a vehicle just after 7 a.m. at the school, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The student was flown to Blake Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, FHP said. Few other details were immediately released. In a...
Exclusive club complements developer’s Sarasota evolution vision
When Kevin Daves arrived in Sarasota in the early 1990s, he saw opportunity in what was missing — a luxury waterfront hotel in downtown, recognizing that potential in what is now The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota at the former location of the John Ringling Towers. Expanding the Ritz-Carlton brand here, he...
This HIDDEN GEM Serves Some of the Most Addictive Pizza in St. Petersburg, FL
Open Mon 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Tue-Thu 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM | Fri 11:30 AM - 12:00 AM | Sat 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM | Sun 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM. Pizza in St. Petersburg is serious business, and Noble Crust has quietly become the place locals crave.
Bradenton’s De Soto Grand Parade kicking off
If you take a drive down Manatee Avenue right now, you’ll see the telltale signs. The chairs are out, and the spots are being claimed. It’s a sure signal that the de Soto Grand Parade is getting ready to kick off Saturday night. FOX 13's Kimberly Kuizon reports.
Pro golf has disappeared from Sarasota
Florida has long laid claim to the title, “golf capital of the world.” Take a drive anywhere in the state and you’ll see it printed on plenty of license plates. No other part of the country has more courses. As of February 2025, the total count is at 1,264, which is over 300 more than California’s next-closest 955, per the National Golf Foundation...
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Opens New Store in North Palmetto
The “Open” signs quietly popped up sometime Wednesday, signaling the arrival of North Palmetto’s newest retailer. ABC Fine Wine & Spirits held a soft opening today for its new 11,000-square-foot store at 4925 Moccasin Wallow Road, welcoming early customers right on track with the spring 2026 timeline announced last fall.
18-year-old arrested for attacking 2 women with knife in downtown St. Pete, police say
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — An 18-year-old man is behind bars after he attacked two women in downtown St. Pete with a table knife, police say. This happened after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at the U.S. Postal Service on 76 4th Street North. St. Pete PD says the women were walking in front of the post office when Rodrigo Romero attacked them with the...
Bradenton’s de Soto Heritage Festival Parade returns: 3 million beads and 87 years of...
BRADENTON, Fla. - If you take a drive down Manatee Avenue right now, you’ll see the telltale signs. The chairs are out, and the spots are being claimed. It’s a sure signal that the de Soto Grand Parade is getting ready to kick off Saturday night. While Tampa...
As development booms, Sarasota County faces $1.7 billion transportation shortfall
Any driver who has sat through rush hour traffic on one of Sarasota County’s major thoroughfares has experienced the problem firsthand. As new real estate development has boomed in recent years, improvements to county roads have not kept up with all of those extra drivers. On roads like Fruitville, Tamiami Trail and Honore Avenue, an influx of added traffic has become a major headache...
PGA of America, The Concession reflect on Senior PGA Championship
Bruce Cassidy Sr. and Brian Weimann shared a dream. They imagined a major golf tournament in their back yard, and over the last five years, worked tirelessly to make it happen. The majority owner and general manager, respectively, of The Concession Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch strolled around their dream-turned-reality...

















