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MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners have approved a grant of up to $2 million to help rebuild the Anna Maria City Pier. In total, it’s a $7 to $8 million project. Anna Maria City Mayor Mark Short said right now, the city is paying for the...

BAM!Fest (Bradenton Art & Music Festival) is back, bringing a full day of art, music, and hands-on experiences to the Bradenton Riverwalk. This free community event, presented by Realize Bradenton, takes place on Saturday, March 28, from 11AM to 7PM, transforming the Riverwalk into a lively, interactive arts...

For more than a year, the vision for One Park Sarasota in The Quay was challenged before city government and then litigated before the court. At issue was a plan to build above Quay Commons and combine Blocks 1 and 9 into a single structure before it was eventually ruled in violation of the air rights above the street.

SARASOTA, Fla. — Passing by Hart’s Landing now, you will see fences blocking off where Sarasota’s oldest bait shop used to stand. Hart’s Landing to Sherman Baldwin is more than just a property he manages. “It breaks my heart every time I see it. So many...

There is a place in Florida where you can push a kart to its limits, feel the G-forces through every corner, and walk away with your heart still racing. It sits on 18 landscaped acres along a busy highway, and most people drive right past it without a second glance.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — With the festivities around the St. Pete Grand Prix come a lot of food, but not all of it gets prepared and served. That’s where Positive Impact St. Pete steps in. They’ll be taking the surplus food and getting it to those in need.

Two Florida sheriff’s offices on Tuesday took back planned bonuses for their immigration officers, striking tens of thousands of dollars in already-approved state grant requests. The Sarasota and Palm Beach County sheriff’s offices are the first local law enforcement agencies to decide they don’t want the state to...

Reported crime in Manatee County took a steep dive in 2025, with officials touting a nearly one-fifth drop countywide. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says overall crime fell 19.7 percent last year and is crediting its deputies for the shift, highlighting the numbers in a bold social media graphic that paints a...

Rock legend Dickey Betts — a Florida native who co-founded the influential Allman Brothers Band — has been officially honored by his home state. A pioneering lead guitarist who composed numerous hit songs and revered instrumentals, Betts is best known as the singer and songwriter of the Allman Brothers’ lone Top 5...

STARKE, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida executed Melvin Trotter, 65, Tuesday evening for the 1986 murder of Virgie Langford, a 72-year-old Palmetto grocery store owner. Jordan Kirkland, communications director for the Florida Department of Corrections, said the sentence was carried out at 6:15 p.m. Feb. 24, 2026, and that the...