Savor Sarasota: The most delicious time of the year
This Daytime segment is sponsored by Visit Sarasota County. Sarasota’s most delicious two weeks of the year are here, and you do not want to miss it! Savor Sarasota runs June 1st through the 14th, and with more than 60 incredible restaurants throwing open their doors with specially priced menus, your biggest problem is
Big Bucks Big Sound Sarasota Orchestra’s Fruitville Mega Music Hub Revealed
Sarasota’s long-running search for a new home is getting very real. The Sarasota Orchestra has rolled out fresh architectural renderings for its planned Music Center on Fruitville Road and confirmed an anonymous $11.7 million donation that pushes the project further down the runway. The 32-acre campus at 5701 Fruitvill
Team USA BMX riders tune up in Sarasota for back-to-back World Cup races in...
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Team USA BMX riders completed final training sessions in Sarasota before heading overseas to compete in back-to-back World Cup races. The athletes trained at Sarasota BMX on Tuttle Avenue, focusing on speed and racing. “People think like BMX is like oh you do dirt bikes or...
WWII airman to be laid to rest at Sarasota National Cemetery
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Tech. Sgt. Charles C. Palmer Jr. will receive full military honors at Sarasota National Cemetery eight decades after fatal mission over Luxembourg. Palmer, a gunner on a B-24 Liberator serving with the 445th Bombardment Group, will receive full honors, including a military flyover. Bonnie Rolqui
Manatee County launches high-water rescue vehicle, lifeguards trained for flood emergencies
Manatee County Beach Patrol has launched a new high-water rescue vehicle to pull residents from flood zones. Lifeguards completed specialized training with local fire districts to secure certifications for swift-water operations. The rescue asset cost approximately $236,000 and was funded through a combination of impac
Lakewood Ranch grads named to service academies
A Lakewood Ranch High and an online-academy graduate join 14 other graduating seniors in U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s congressional district on their way to U.S. service academies in the fall. Jack Crosbie and Etienne Gaillard, both of Lakewood Ranch, were among the list of 16 nominees accepted to the...
Prominent Sarasota philanthropist, former Tropicana CEO dies at 67
Brock Leach’s business-school friends at the University of Chicago would jokingly say they were mad at him when job offers came rolling in: He always got the plum offers, while the others would often be stuck with courtesy rejection letters. “He would get a job offer every time he...
Public works supervisor provides rainfall, flooding update
HOLMES BEACH – On Thursday, May 28, Holmes Beach Public Works Director Herb Raybourn distributed an email to the mayor and city commissioners regarding the heavy rainfall and flooding that occurred earlier that morning. “At about 2:40 a.m. this morning, it started raining with an intensity of about 2.4...
Three Sarasota Restaurants Just Got a Nod from the Michelin Guide
Sarasota, rejoice: We don't have to drive to Tampa to eat Michelin Guide-recommended food. Lucky 8 Restaurant, Focaccia Sandwich + Bakery and Tralia all received recognition in the just-released 2026 Michelin Guide, the annual ranking of the best restaurants in the world. Restaurants are awarded one, two or three stars
New Franchisee Soft Opens First of Three Fresh Monkee Locations in Sarasota
Fresh Monkee, the shake franchise serving up “Truly Healty Shakes” is expanding fast in Florida. With five locations currently open in the state, Fresh Monkee has eight more coming through the pipeline. Fesh Monkee’s first Sarasota location, headed up by franchisee Magda Reyes, is set to soft open June 1.

















