Sirius Day Spa opens new location in Lakewood Ranch entertainment hub
At times, Karen Medford wondered if her opportunity to own a spa in Waterside Place had passed. It was eight years ago she opened Sirius Day Spa, Salon and Med Spa at the Green in Lakewood Ranch. She followed by opening another Sirius Day Spa at University Town Center. When...
44th Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival
CORTEZ — Every February for the past four decades, people have gathered in one of Florida’s last true fishing villages to celebrate the cultural history of the region and to honor the men and women who supply us with fresh local seafood. The village of Cortez and the...
CHURCH REVAMP: Bergeys Coffee Co. secures rezone OK from county
VENICE — Nearly two years after purchasing a vacant Venice church in the hopes of revamping it into a coffee shop, a local couple has finally been approved to do just that.
Circle K customers warned as cars ‘sputter and smell’ moments after leaving gas pumps
DRIVERS were shocked to find their vehicles dying on them just minutes after filling up at a local gas station. However, as the Circle K customers eventually found out, the sputtering wasn’t a problem with their engine, but rather with the pumps they just pulled away from. Circle K...
What DOGE says is ‘wasteful,’ ‘excessive’ spending in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Manatee counties
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — During a press conference on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Blaise Ingoglia, the chief financial officer of Florida, accused the city of "wasteful" and "excessive" spending. But the claims by Florida's DOGE go beyond the Pinellas County city. In a report obtained by 10 Tampa Bay...
2026 Sarasota Open Relocates to Bradenton
The Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open ATP Challenger professional tennis tournament will now be staged at IMG Academy in Bradenton from April 5-12. Last year, the popular event was held in South Sarasota at the Sarasota Sports Club; however, new ownership at that club made changes to the venue, disrupting the ability to...
$6.995 million penthouse condo available in historic Sarasota tower
A two-floor, 7188-square-foot penthouse condominium in Orange Blossom Tower in downtown Sarasota is available for only the second time since the century-old building was converted into luxury condominiums in the 1990s. The penthouse is currently listed for $6.995 million by Andrews and Associates Realty, Inc. The...
Sarasota County to buy medical examiner property for $21.6M
Key takeaway: Sarasota County is buying a complex it has been leasing since 2023 to house the medical examiner’s office on Fruitville Road for $21.6 million. Core challenge: Getting the facility built required a public-private partnership to enable a faster delivery time than the government process allows, according...
Coast Guard Honors Fallen Crew Members of Cutter Blackthorn
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg crew members held a memorial service honoring the fallen crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn, Wednesday, at the Blackthorn Memorial in St. Petersburg. The memorial ceremony marked the 46th anniversary of the 23 lives lost during the collision between Coast Guard Cutter...
Newfound romance ends abruptly over jealousy
Dispute: Having only recently met and spending one night together, a man was already demonstrating tendencies of jealousy when his new girlfriend dared to speak to another man. An officer responded to a resort on Lido Beach where he encountered the woman in the lobby, where she was crying and “visibly upset”...

















