This Nearly 100-Year-Old Florida Restaurant Serves Burgers and Tea Under a Canopy of Old...
Tucked beneath old oak trees in St. Petersburg, The Chattaway pairs juicy, old-school burgers with a charming English tea room. You feel the history the second you walk in, from the friendly hellos to the backyard patio buzzing with music and conversation. It is casual, colorful, and wonderfully unpretentious, yet...
Sweet Fleet (Fleetwood Mac tribute) at Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
Join this Florida-local tribute to Fleetwood Mac for a rocking night of famous hits by the legendary group. Get your tables now before they’re gone. East of I-75 on Fruitville Road, Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse is an open-air barbecue restaurant set under an expansive outdoor tiki hut, including an old-Florida style Tiki-bar. Established by the Stottlemyer family, the family-friendly restaurant and...
Two elementary students hit by car in Northport
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - Two elementary school students have been taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital after they were hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning, North Port Fire Rescue is reporting. The incident happened about 8 a.m. near the intersection of Atwater Drive and Adderton Avenue, officials said. The two...
Will this Parrish development add a cell tower? Neighbors aren’t happy about it
The Parrish Town Center project could add a cell tower to the area , but nearby residents opposed the plan during a recent neighborhood meeting. The nearly 10-acre planned shopping center development is set to feature a grocery store, two big box retail stores, a quick service restaurant and a gas station with a convenience store. But developers say they’re interested in updating the plan...
NORTH PORT HOMICIDE: ‘There were always some sketchy people’
NORTH PORT — The man accused of killing his roommate told investigators he started stabbing her with scissors and then beat her with golf clubs until the clubs broke.
Bradenton Mom’s Slaying Ignites Furor Over ‘Unmonitored’ Son
A fresh round of local investigations is raising tough questions about how a Bradenton man a judge had declared mentally incompetent ended up back in the community and, weeks later, accused of killing his mother and her boyfriend. Court records and reporting show that Thomas Matejcek was placed on a conditional release plan that included community housing, then left a placement and was not...
Sunshine Skyway Bridge going cashless on April 12
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Drivers will no longer be able to pay cash at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge starting April 12. The Florida Department of Transportation is switching to cashless operations, requiring drivers to use a SunPass, other accepted transponders, or toll-by-plate billing. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge generates more than...
St. Pete Beach tells TradeWinds: Move Country Thunder off the sand
ST. PETE BEACH — The city manager has directed TradeWinds Island Resort to move the Country Thunder music festival off the beach, and the resort has not said whether it will comply. In a March 31 letter to TradeWinds and Country Thunder Executive Director Kim Blevins, City Manager Frances...
The Enormous Flea Market In Florida That’s Worth Driving Across The State For
There are places in Florida that make you question every weekend you’ve spent doing literally anything else, and the Red Barn Flea Market in Bradenton is absolutely one of them. This sprawling marketplace has been luring treasure hunters, bargain seekers, and curious wanderers for decades, and once you visit,...
Less water, more people doesn’t add up in Sarasota County | Letters
Save water - unless you're building homes We are under extreme water restrictions , yet we build and build for more and more residents to use more and more water. Is there no end to insanity? Helen Lawrence, Venice Lots of new homes, not so much water I have been living here for over 20 years and have been mostly happy. Maybe someone can explain this water...
