FDOT proposes major changes to I-75 interchange in North Manatee County
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Transportation is gathering community input on a redesign that will transform how traffic flows through the I-75 and Moccasin-Wallow Road interchange. A public hearing is underway regarding the significant changes to the major Suncoast interchange. FDOT is...
Bradenton Cigar Box Guitar Festival Returns to Motorworks Saturday
BRADENTON — The Bradenton Cigar Box Guitar Festival returns this Saturday, bringing a full day of music, craftsmanship, and community celebration to Bradenton’s craft-brewery district. This free, no-cover-charge festival highlights handmade instruments, innovative builders, and world-class performers rooted in blues,...
Moving back to The Villages from Lakewood Ranch
My husband and I built in 2011, I was 52 he was 55 and there were 82,000 residents. We wanted to move to Florida after retirement, but didn’t know where to go. We had a couple of people we had worked with who had moved to The Villages so we did the Lifestyle’s for a week. We had no intention of building, but we...
Florida measles cases: Doctors explain what it means for the community after confirming St....
St. Petersburg Catholic High confirmed one sophomore student has measles; the school is working with the Department of Health. Local doctors said while they’ve never seen a case in their careers, the disease is ‘highly contagious’ and they are preparing to see additional cases. Statewide Surge: Florida...
Residents still fighting Manasota Beach Road extension
VENICE — Opposition to the extension of East Manasota Beach Road from State Road 776 to North Port hasn’t cooled, even though the plans for it are 90% complete.
FAA recommends more training to prevent the cause of recent crashes in Venice
VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a recommendation for all pilots to receive additional training to deal with a phenomenon known as spatial disorientation, which has been blamed for two recent fatal crashes at Venice Municipal Airport. In a notice issued Jan. 22 called an...
The Honey Baked Ham Co. Is Headed to Venice
“1957, when Harry J. Hoenselaar opened the first Honeybaked store in Detroit, Michigan, like most great companies, he did so because he believed in an idea,” says the website of the Honey Baked Ham Co., a meat shop (and lunch spot) with more than 40 locations in Florida alone. “An idea that produced what is regarded...
Florida Man Charged With Felony Battery After Throwing Ketchup Packet at Stranger
A Florida man is facing a felony battery charge for throwing a packet of ketchup at another man. On Jan. 19, Austin Simmons was arrested at a bus terminal in St. Petersburg after he hurled an open packet of ketchup at another man, according to an arrest affidavit sent to Oxygen.com by the St. Petersburg Police...
Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival celebrates past and present
CORTEZ – The 44th annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival will be held Saturday, Feb. 14, and Sunday, Feb. 15. The annual festival is a celebration of the cultural history of Cortez – one of the last true working fishing villages in Florida. “The village of Cortez and the...
Manatee Memorial Hospital Performs Its First Tricuspid Valve Replacement in Manatee County with Edwards...
Manatee Memorial Hospital (MMH) proudly announces the completion of its first tricuspid valve replacement in Manatee County, the latest treatment option for patients with significant tricuspid regurgitation who are not candidates for traditional open-heart surgery. This minimally invasive procedure was successfully...
