This Florida Hidden Garden Lets You Get Face-To-Beak With Pink Flamingos
Tucked into Sarasota’s lush shoreline, Sarasota Jungle Gardens feels like stepping into a living postcard. Pink flamingos stroll right past your knees, and yes, you can hand feed them and watch their gentle beaks pluck pellets from your palm. Between shady trails, family friendly shows, and close encounters with...
Life sentence given in 2012 Bradenton double homicide case
More than 14 years after two men were found shot and killed in a rental duplex in Bradenton, the man accused of killing them has been sentenced to life in prison. Jamal Lamar Blakely, 31, was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder with a firearm following a jury trial in late February 2026, according to a...
Coffee shop with 20,000 flavor combinations adding new Manatee County store
An Arkansas-based coffee chain specializing in more than 20,000 flavor combinations is planning further expansion in Manatee County. 7 Brew, a drive-thru coffee stand, filed site plans with Manatee County Development Services for a 540-square-foot coffee shop at 7725 Moccasin Wallow Road in the Palmetto-Parrish area....
Sarasota County man accused of breaking into home, getting into bed with sleeping woman
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A man broke into an occupied home, got into bed with a sleeping woman and later struck her during a confrontation, Sarasota County authorities said, according to a probable cause affidavit. Kenneth Ray McCoy II, 49, faces charges including burglary of an occupied dwelling, battery with...
Great American Cleanup comes to Bradenton this Saturday
BRADENTON — Whether by land, sea, or shore, Keep Manatee Beautiful (KMB) volunteers can help beautify a 3-mile stretch of Manatee Avenue West on Saturday, March 7, as part of the local celebration of the Great American Cleanup. The Bradenton-based event will take place this Saturday from 9 a.m....
4-year-old’s death in Wimauma ruled homicide by medical examiner: Deputies
WIMAUMA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says the death of a 4-year-old child in Wimauma last month is now a homicide investigation. According to HCSO, deputies responded to the 2500 block of Tee Time Road shortly before 3:30 p.m on Feb. 20. When deputies arrived at the scene,...
Celebrating Fashion Designer Sigrid Olsen ahead of International Women’s Day
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Fashion designer Sigrid Olsen, once among the most recognized names in the U.S. fashion industry, launched a new lifestyle brand after rebuilding her career. Olsen operated more than 50 company-owned stores across the United States and Canada. The 2008 downturn ended that chapter. She has...
Anna Maria beach cabana rental regulations adopted
ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria’s new beach cabana rental regulations have been adopted and will take effect on Sunday, March 15. The much-discussed cabana and tent rental regulations are included in the city’s new parks and recreation ordinance that city commissioners unanimously adopted on final reading on...
Golf cart driver arrested for DUI after wife falls out on the way home...
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A North Port man faces DUI charges after his wife was seriously injured when she fell out of his golf cart, police said. According to a probable cause affidavit, North Police responded to a call at about 9:30 p.m. March 1 after a 911 call reported a woman had fallen from a golf cart on Creek...
Business paints over Louis Armstrong mural in The Deuces neighborhood
Jazz great Louis Armstrong performed three times at St. Petersburg’s Manhattan Casino, in 1940, 1946 and 1957. He was a major star by the time of that third appearance, but Armstrong – even though he’d already headlined the much larger Coliseum downtown – insisted on returning to the Manhattan, located in The Deuces,...
