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Although a temporary pause in work to repair hurricane damage at multiple waterfront city parks remains in effect, the Sarasota City Commission on April 20 approved a $3.3 million contract for repair and resiliency work at Ken Thompson Park on City Island. Multiple restoration projects were halted by recommendation of...

Palmetto leaders are considering moving city hall, addressing the city’s projected growth and the need for more full-time employees. The decision comes as city officials are looking to the future of Palmetto, and expect that the city’s operational needs will soon outgrow its office space. Looking 15 years ahead, projected staff increases — to accommodate more city residents — will require more space. Several new...

The School District of Manatee County officially announced that the new Lakewood Ranch school will be named Rangeland High School. After asking the community for recommendations, a total of over 1,600 names were suggested to the school board, according to Kevin Chapman, the associate superintendent. Rangeland will become the county’s eighth public high school. The high school is under construction at Post Boulevard and...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - Starting June 1, the City of Venice is changing residential trash collection routes to improve efficiency and reliability, it was announced April 30. Residents will still have collections twice a week for garbage and recycling, but collection days may change, the city says. Wednesday and Saturday...

City of Sarasota residents are fighting a revised 18-story condo proposal that, at 330 feet, would officially become the tallest building in the city. A mediation settlement adds a "green wall" and loading zones. Neighbors argue the new plans are worse because they remove trees and reduce sidewalk space. After...

Sheriff’s Office charges two natives of Hawaii after Air 1 helicopter assists with arrests. Two Las Vegas residents have been charged in connection with a late-night, April 25 armed burglary and shooting of a firearm into a sliding glass door of a residence in the Talon Preserve community on Palmer Ranch in Nokomis, The Sarasota News Leader has learned.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - At least one person was injured in a major rollover crash on US-301, Thursday afternoon. The crash is blocking southbound lanes in the intersection at 63rd Ave E. Traffic is backed up over 1 mile, as drivers are detoured around the crash location. While crews work...

It’s not often I find myself in Bradenton, much less with time to kill. Out of my element, craving caffeine, and searching for something intimate, I surfed the web until I landed on Spinning Coffee. I didn’t know anything about this place before going, but, from the pictures I viewed online, I knew the interior seating would be enough to satiate the supplemental time...

Saucy by KFC is opening two locations in the Tampa Bay area next week. The restaurants, focused on chicken tenders complemented by an array of sauces, will be located at 5484 Lena Road in Lakewood Ranch and 3154 Disciple Lane in Trinity. Both the Manatee and Pasco county locations used to house PDQ, another eatery focused on chicken.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota and Manatee counties are giving residents ways to report suspected violations as drought-related water restrictions remain in effect across the Suncoast. Sarasota County has an online, “Report a Water Violation” form through Public Utilities. The form asks for the address of the reported violation, the...