Bradenton FL

MANATEE COUNTY — Three thousand protesters lined the streets in front of UTC for almost a mile on Saturday for the No Kings Day 3 rally, according to event sponsor Indivisible Manatee. A simultaneous event, also sponsored by IM, took place in Ellenton and was reported to have more than 1,000 attendees.

Sarasota, FL – A new link in Sarasota’s growing trail network opened this week, giving the broader Florida Gulf Coast Trail vision another local step forward. On March 31, the City of Sarasota celebrated the completion of the Alderman Multi-Use Recreational Trail (MURT), a new east-west connector at Payne Park that...

Tucked along a busy stretch of Pasadena Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida, Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish has been drawing crowds for over 75 years. People don’t just stumble upon this place — they plan their whole day around it. From locals who grew up eating here to...

Manatee County is looking at the possibility of converting free beach access parking lots on Anna Maria Island into paid lots. “The CVB is evaluating paid parking for Anna Maria Island,” Manatee County Commissioner Tal Siddique said. “The main reason is we’re looking at ways to make parking more self-sufficient at...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Bradenton Police Department is looking for a man who broke into a truck, apparently slept for a few hours and then left a damaged vehicle without his shoes. The incident was recorded by surveillance video March 15. Police say at about 2:55 a.m., the man...

Open Tue–Fri, 4 PM–10 PM; Sat, 12 PM–10 PM; Sun, 3 PM–8 PM (closed Mon) From the outside, Pizza Box looks like the kind of cozy Central Avenue storefront you might stroll past without a second glance—until you see the steady stream of locals clutching blistered pies in white boxes and hear them raving about the...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A family is searching for their son after he disappeared following a court hearing on March 24. Patrick Joseph James Jr., 39, was last seen walking at 11:20 a.m. March 24 in the 6200 block of 25th Street East in Ellenton, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said he is...

VENICE — A Venice-area woman brought an additional charge on herself by telling deputies she had found some drugs.

Looking for a place to eat around Bradenton? Manatee County restaurants are routinely inspected by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for health and food safety issues and cleanliness. Florida bases its inspection standards on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Code , which...

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - P.M. rush drivers are stuck in over 8 miles of crawling traffic on I-75 southbound. Crews are working to clear a major crash at MM-184, between River Road and Sumter Blvd. Earlier live FDOT video feeds showed one vehicle completely upside down, blocking travel lanes...