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A Burger A Week – The Original Hob Nob Drive In

Sarasota’s most iconic burger joint is back. The question is: Does the Hob Nob 2.0 still feel like the original?. 🏅 Writing about institutions, icons, and legends is never an easy task. It’s a double-edged sword, literally a “can’t win” situation. You’re either too easy on them or too disrespectful. In short, it’s not
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Sarasota, Manatee vacation-home frenzy fades, signaling economic shift

The Sarasota-Bradenton real estate market has seen a dramatic pullback in vacation and second-home sales, suggesting the pandemic-era buying spree is over and consumers are holding off on big-ticket discretionary purchases. What was once a “feeding frenzy” of out-of-state buyers snatching up second homes or vacation pr
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Sarasota Audubon Society allowed to intervene in D.R. Horton-Smith family lawsuit against county

Attorney for Sarasota Audubon explains nonprofit’s activities at the Celery Fields. Twelfth Judicial Circuit Judge Hunter W. Carroll has agreed to allow the Sarasota Audubon Society to intervene in a complaint that the Texas-based home construction company D.R. Horton and the Smith family that owns property next to the
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Swimmer who appeared to be in distress and lost child prompt Fire Department responses...

On both June 12 and June 14, Sarasota County Fire Department personnel were dispatched to Siesta Key in response to marine rescue calls, The Sarasota News Leader has learned. In neither case was anyone harmed, the resulting reports note. On June 12, a 911 call came in at 7:07 p.m....
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Bradenton couple still waiting on FEMA assistance after Hurricane Milton

A Bradenton couple is still trying to repair hurricane damage from more than a year and a half ago.
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Driver crashes into pond while fleeing troopers

A man is facing multiple charges after troopers say he led law enforcement on a chase through St. Petersburg neighborhoods before crashing his vehicle into a pond, where he swam and later ran away from authorities.
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Sweat equity: Three new homeowners move into The Grove

Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside hosted a dedication ceremony Thursday at The Grove, an affordable homeownership development on 18th Avenue South in St. Petersburg, welcoming three new families into homes they helped build through Habitat’s sweat-equity program. The project has become a small but tangible exampl
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Sarasota man pleads not guilty in family shooting

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend, their young son, and the family dog appeared on the court docket Thursday morning for arraignment. 34-year-old Nicholas Novickis entered a written plea of not guilty and waived his appearance as he remains in custody. He...
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Man shot and robbed of cell phone near intersection of Vamo Road and Assisi...

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred about 11 p.m. on Friday, June 12, in the area of the 1700 Block of Vamo Road, the agency announced that day. The redacted report on the incident, which The Sarasota News Leader received through a public records...
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Caught On Camera: Helmet-Wearing Burglar Arrested After Trashing Sarasota Lounge

Police Lights (File) SARASOTA, Fla. – A Sarasota woman is in custody following an early...

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