Benderson Development Plans New Publix Super Market for Wellen Park Area
VENICE — Benderson Development announced plans to open a new Publix Super Market as part of the North River Marketplace, a large mixed-use development planned along the North River Road corridor in the Wellen Park area of Venice. The Publix will serve as a primary anchor for North River...
St. Petersburg tenants face doubled rent hike at a longtime affordable apartment complex
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In a neighborhood where homes sell for millions of dollars, renting a one-bedroom apartment for a few hundred dollars had become a rarity — and a lifeline — for many residents of St. Petersburg. That affordability is now disappearing at the Greenland Apartments in the 100 block of Seventh...
Investigation underway after several injured in car crash in St. Petersburg
Investigators were at the scene of a vehicle crash that happened in St. Petersburg Saturday evening.
This Week in Local Government: 12/28/25
BRADENTON — There are no local government meetings scheduled this week. All local government offices will be closed on Thursday, New Year's Day. The City of Palmetto's offices will also be closed on Friday, January 2. All district school sites remain closed until January 2. School resumes for students on January 6,...
Historic First IHRA-Sanctioned F1 Powerboat Racing Event to Kick Off 2026 in Bradenton, FL
The Bradenton Area River Regatta, Manatee County’s largest and free spectator event, returns to the shorelines of Bradenton and Palmetto for its 11th year on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, 2026, featuring a historic milestone for the sport of powerboat racing. For the first time, the Regatta will host...
Apollo Beach Man Arrested in Traffic Fatality Involving 16-Year-Old
APOLLO BEACH — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with a fatal traffic crash that killed a 16-year-old girl. According to the sheriff’s office, the crash occurred at approximately 5:14 p.m. on December 26, 2025. A mother and her 16-year-old daughter were traveling...
Sad to see iconic Sarasota hotel that hosted stars being demolished
I have many favorite Sarasota bars — including one that is likely now buried in rubble . Walk past the sun-washed porcelain of downtown Sarasota’s Hyatt Regency atrium lobby, hang a left, and there it was: the teak-adorned Currents Bar. It always felt like it floated — suspended somewhere between the second-floor...
Nightmare raid uncovers horror: Florida man allegedly planned race-based massacre with homemade explosives
Florida – Federal prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old Florida man with multiple serious offenses after investigators say they uncovered illegal weapons, extremist material, and child se*ual abuse content during a search of his home. According to the Department of Justice, an indictment returned in Tampa charges...
Popular Sarasota restaurant closed by storms plans major ‘rebirth’
While friends and relatives shivered up north, locals and tourists soaked up the sun on a balmy Sunday afternoon just days before Christmas on St. Armands Circle . For a moment, the iconic Sarasota destination almost felt normal again, a welcome sight after last year’s devastating flood damage from hurricanes Helene...
Florida woman allegedly shoots 2 ex-husbands on the same day
BRADENTON, Fla. (TCN) -- A Florida woman has been charged with murder in connection with the deaths of her two ex-husbands. On Dec. 18, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Department identified Susan Avalon, 51, as a person of interest in a shooting in Bradenton, Florida, the previous day. On Dec....

















