Bradenton FL

VENICE — All Faiths Food Bank is the recipient of $233,000, donated through Gulf Coast Community Foundation in just two days in response to a challenge issued by three donor families.

In the quiet fishing village of Cortez, there’s a little dockside spot that proves simple really is better. The Star Fish Company Market & Dockside Restaurant doesn’t bother with fancy décor or complicated recipes. Instead, it serves up crab cakes so fresh and flavorful that they taste...

Longboat Key became a town in 1955 when registered voters chose to incorporate the barrier island by a 186-13 margin. A lot has happened since. Population growth, a few more condos, conservation wins. And a lot has stayed the same. In 1957, the town of Longboat Key’s Magistrate Court convened...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The murder trial of Dima Tower began this morning in Sarasota County court, more than a year after he was charged with killing his adoptive parents in North Port. Opening statements started at 9 a.m. in the long-anticipated trial. Tower is accused of one of the...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA)— An illegal gambling operation was shut down at a Bradenton arcade, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said. New Winners Circle Arcade, located at 4307 26th Street West, was shut down after an investigation into illegal gambling activities. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office,...

BRADENTON, FL — Jersey Bagel, a new concept from veteran bagel maker Fadi “Freddy” Makanast, is set to open its first Florida location at 2111 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton, FL 34207 in early December. Makanast told Business Debut the team is targeting a December 5 opening pending final inspections.

Bradenton, FL (WWSB) - The Manatee Food Bank is helping hundreds of families once again, with a second emergency food distribution event this month. With the Federal Government still shutdown, the temporary federal funding pause impacting snap benefits continues. As a result, many Manatee County families, children,...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - While multiple schools across Sarasota County got to participate in the Veterans Day parade, one group was left out: Riverview High School JROTC students. Parents and students at the school said 150 students were waiting at the school at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday to be picked...

Civil dispute: A woman who just signed a lease to a downtown condo discovered shortly thereafter nearby construction work would begin soon and wanted out of the lease. The complainant advised she signed the lease and subsequently electronically transferred a $5,300 deposit. Upon learning of the impending construction...

About 50 units in The Morgan apartment complex in South St. Petersburg have been considered unsafe to occupy following multiple months of failed fire inspections, according to the fire marshal and the St. Pete Fire Department.