Our Last Warm Day for a Long Time
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Make the most of Sunday, also known as our Last Warm Day. The massive cold front, bringing snow and ice and rain up north, will sweep across the Suncoast Monday morning. The front will bring very gusty winds Monday, with temperatures falling through the day, and a chance for a few showers...
Construction to begin soon on new Cortez Bridge. Will it improve island traffic?
Construction on a new, higher Cortez Bridge will start this summer, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. The project will cost the FDOT over $130 million and provide a high-level, fixed-span bridge connecting the mainland Cortez Village to Bradenton Beach and the other island communities. An FDOT...
Suncoast Searchlight: Sarasota mayor veers into First Amendment territory by cutting off speakers
Multiple times at the January 5 commission meeting, Debbie Trice interrupted speakers, citing ‘personal attacks.’. Host: The Sarasota City Commission meeting kicked off the new year with things getting heated quickly. Residents showed up to complain about late-night noise in the Newtown/MLK Business and downtown...
Parents have 3 days to excuse kids with new Sarasota Schools policy
The Sarasota County School Board voted to approve an attendance policy on Jan. 21 that specifies a three-day window for parents to send in an attendance note following an excused absence. The new policy also more clearly defines what counts as excused and unexcused absences, replacing the more general language...
Inside Sarasota’s Ringling Museum
The Official State Art Museum in Sarasota celebrated a successful 25-years under the stewardship of Florida State University.
Palmetto man sentenced to prison for killing 18-year-old at graduation party
A Palmetto man will spend the next three decades in state prison after a jury found he shot and killed an 18-year-old at a graduation party, a judge ruled Wednesday. A Manatee County judge sentenced 23-year-old Jose Alfredo Gomez to 30 years in prison for aggravated battery with great bodily harm with a firearm in a...
Sarasota’s Hob Nob Drive-In Is Reopening Under New Ownership
“We’ve been keeping a little secret…” says a post published on Instagram yesterday by popular Sarasota-born breakfast spot The Breakfast Company. “THE HOB NOB is coming back, and we’re proud to be a part of it.”. Coverage published by Patch described the transition, telling of...
New Sarasota restaurant with a beloved sandwich opens with big buzz
The only notice Michael Panto gave that his new shop Johnny Longhots Philly Steaks Sarasota would have its soft opening on Jan. 16 was a handwritten note taped to the front door — they sold about 600 sandwiches that day. The pace has barely slowed since the store opened for good the following Monday, in the same...
Big Storm Brewing sells at auction for $5.5M — far less than what former...
A federal bankruptcy judge approved the $5.5 million auction sale of Big Storm Brewing, one of the largest remaining assets tied to Pinellas County businessman Leo Govoni, who faces federal fraud and money laundering charges. Prosecutors say the sale is part of a broader effort to recover money Govoni allegedly...
Opposition grows to proposed cruise port near Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve
MANATEE COUNTY — A proposal by global terminal operator SSA Marine to build a private cruise port near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County has sparked intense public opposition, particularly from environmental groups and residents concerned about its proximity to the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve. While no...
