Cortez festival celebrates Florida’s working fishing waterfront
The 44th annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival will return to Florida’s Gulf Coast on Saturday, Feb. 14, and Sunday, Feb 15, continuing a decades-long tradition of celebrating one of the state’s last true working fishing villages. Held in the historic Cortez community, the festival highlights the cultural...
Kansas State gets first 2027 commitment in Nazir Pitchford
Kansas State has landed its first 2027 commitment. Palmetto, Florida cornerback Nazir Pitchford has committed to K-State. The announcement from Pitchford comes as a bit of a surprise. After all, we are in a dead period in terms of recruitment at the moment, which started on February 2. It also comes as a bit of a...
What is affordable housing and where is it?
When it comes to affordable housing, sometimes the definition is in the eye of the beholder.
Women’s Resource Center awarded $75,000 grant from William G. and Marie Selby Foundation to...
The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) in Sarasota plans to use a $75,000 capital grant it received from the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation “in the highly competitive Fall 2025 Traditional grant cycle,” to help pay for what it has described as critical preventive maintenance projects for its Sarasota and Manatee...
New pizzeria opens in Manatee. It has New York eats and family recipes
A new pizzeria has opened in Parrish. Sal Candela and his family are operating 5 Boroughs Pizza, opening the pizzeria at 8255 U.S. 301 on Jan. 21 in the restaurant space that was previously home to Raven Pizza for 30 years, before it closed last summer . “I kind of want to piggyback off the Raven legacy, but I don’t...
Man accused of shooting father in Sarasota parking lot is denied bail
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The man accused of shooting his father outside a Sarasota home improvement store will stay in jail for the time being, a judge said Friday. Kaleb Caire was not granted bond during a hearing. Caire has pleaded not guilty in the shooting Feb. 3 in the parking lot of the Lowe’s store on Central...
Florida Dash Cam Reveals A Creature In Peril Racing Toward Salvation In A Scene...
Life has a way of rolling along in predictable rhythms, until suddenly, something extraordinary cuts through the ordinary. That is exactly what happened for Joni as she cruised through Sarasota County on her motorcycle. One instant everything was routine, the next she was staring at a scene she never could have...
New Cortez Bridge construction to start in June; some businesses concerned about project
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Crews are set to begin construction this summer on a new Cortez Bridge. It’s a $128 million project to replace the span connecting Bradenton to Anna Maria Island. What You Need To Know. Construction for the Cortez Bridge Project is to begin in June...
FDOT proposes major changes to I-75 interchange in North Manatee County
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Transportation is gathering community input on a redesign that will transform how traffic flows through the I-75 and Moccasin-Wallow Road interchange. A public hearing is underway regarding the significant changes to the major Suncoast interchange. FDOT is...
Bradenton Cigar Box Guitar Festival Returns to Motorworks Saturday
BRADENTON — The Bradenton Cigar Box Guitar Festival returns this Saturday, bringing a full day of music, craftsmanship, and community celebration to Bradenton’s craft-brewery district. This free, no-cover-charge festival highlights handmade instruments, innovative builders, and world-class performers rooted in blues,...
