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Parrish, Fla. (WWSB) - If you have little ones who love trains, get ready to head to Parrish for a special adventure with Thomas the Tank Engine. “Day Out With Thomas” is coming to the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish on March 14-15, 21–22 and March 28, 2026. The family-friendly event lets kids and parents take a...

Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System has added Neurosurgery and Spine Specialists to its First Physicians Group network. The practice, now operating as First Physicians Group Neurosurgery and Spine Specialists, includes five neurosurgeons and their clinical team. Physicians joining the network include Robert...

In just two years, LyteWorks has evolved from a local lighting showroom into a growing design resource serving builders, designers, and homeowners well beyond Florida’s Gulf Coast. Under the leadership of owners Alex and Ella Deryavko, the Bradenton-based company is marking a milestone anniversary while expanding its...

Manatee County has deferred the construction of a $200 million reverse osmosis plant in Palmetto to invest in a $70 million pipeline resiliency project in East County instead. The pipeline project will add two more wells and a second water transmission line to increase the amount of water that can be delivered to the...

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in our March 2016 issue. It feels like a sign of good things to come when, after 40 minutes of gray, overcast skies, the sun bursts through the clouds as our ferry reaches the Greyfield Inn dock on Cumberland Island in south Georgia. Just...

SARASOTA, Fla. - A Florida man is dead, and his roommate is behind bars after a stabbing on Sunday night, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said when they were sent to a home on Gewant Boulevard to investigate a report of someone not breathing, they found Paul De Wayne Bradley deceased.

The plan to create a cruise ship terminal near the Sunshine Skyway may be sunk after the Florida House unanimously passed a bill limiting dredging needed by larger ships. Bradenton Sen. Jim Boyd's bill passed the Senate last month. It would expand the boundaries of the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve in Manatee County...

A celebrity-founded restaurant is now open in the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Wahlburgers — started by brothers Mark, Donnie and Paul Wahlberg — began welcoming customers Feb. 28 at SRQ, which marks the brand's fifth airport outpost and its first on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Wahlburgers sells starters,...

A Sarasota woman was found guilty of making violent threats against MAGA supporters in a video posted to TikTok.

Located in the heart of Bradenton’s vibrant Avenue of the Arts, the Herrig Center for the ARTS stands as the region’s premier destination for visual arts, creative education, and cultural connection. Following an ambitious 18-month transformation, the newly reimagined center features nine state-of-the-art classrooms,...