The Fox Mercantile
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Fox Mercantile, a coffee shop and boutique located on Cortez Road near Anna Maria Island, has new owners with plans to expand the venue’s offerings and community involvement. McKenna Tanski and Max Tanski, who purchased the business, joined us today along with manager Sarah...
Cold Weather shelters open in Sarasota, Charlotte, and Manatee County
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Cold Weather shelters open across the Suncoast as temperatures are expected to drop over the weekend. The Salvation Army – Center of Hope, 1400 10th St., Sarasota, will conduct their cold weather operations plan Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1. Dinner will be served...
City of Sarasota to replace all 17,000 residential water meters
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The City of Sarasota will replace all 17,000 residential water meters with new devices that will allow customers to monitor their water use, the city announced Friday. The project will begin in March and is expected to take two years to complete. Installation will be conducted...
Trash talk continues in Manatee County
After hearing steady complaints from residents, Manatee County is revisiting its garbage contracts with Waste Pro and Waste Management. “The problem we have here is that the prior board made a decision that one size fits all, and it just doesn’t work in all of the districts,” Commissioner Bob McCann said. "We have to...
‘Difficult decisions’: St. Pete faces $18M budget gap
City council members have adjusted their spending priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. Most would consider maintaining current service and staff levels a win amid historic budgetary pressures. St. Petersburg faces a $17.87 million preliminary budget gap, more than double the deficit at this point in fiscal year...
7 Southern housing markets where prices could crash in the next 12 months
Southern housing markets that overheated during the pandemic are now facing a sharp reversal, with several cities projected to see outright price declines rather than a gentle cooldown. I focus here on seven specific markets where forecasts and recent sales data point to the real possibility of a crash in the next 12...
High tides expected throughout Manatee County
Due to the upcoming full moon higher-than-normal tides are expected throughout Manatee County on Friday and Saturday.
Sarasota jury finds Brennan Wakey guilty of manslaughter
In a span of roughly five minutes, trial evidence showed Brennan Wakey went from reclining on a bed to exiting the Hyatt Place hotel, leaving Colton Wright lying on the hotel floor with a gunshot wound to his face. The central question: Did Wakey fire his gun at 24-year-old Wright with the intent of killing him, or...
This decades‑old Florida seafood shack in Cortez still draws hour‑long lines
If patience had a flavor, it would taste like this. Star Fish Company in Cortez doesn’t chase trends or tidy lines. It serves seafood the old way — fast hands, salty air, and plates that earn every minute of waiting. The line curls down the dock, the sun...
Resident captures video of workers at St. Pete Beach mayor’s home after Helene, questions...
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — St. Pete Beach resident Donna Miller captured video of workers carrying fans into Mayor Adrian Petrila's house less than 24 hours after Hurricane Helene had passed and access to the island was still restricted. What You Need To Know. St. Pete Beach resident Donna...
