Bradenton FL

An Instagram-worthy arch installed on a private Gulf pier violates Longboat Key town code, and hotel and town leaders are in discussions to determine whether it will stay or go. Town leaders initially requested St. Regis Longboat Key Resort to remove the sign when they learned about it in August.

Harassment: The manager of a business reported an unknown male had left two voice messages and also had spoken directly to an associate regarding his assertion that the business was in violation of the American with Disabilities Act by not reasonably accommodating him. He then threatened a civil remedy by assessing...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County Animal Welfare is highlighting its adoptable cats and kittens on National Cat Day as local rescues face capacity issues with felines. Florida has a large population of free-roaming and feral cats, the majority of which are not spayed and neutered. The shelter currently has...

SARASOTA, FL — Olive Eats is preparing to open at 2801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34234 on November 8. Chef Emad Al-Masri told Business Debut the new concept will offer full-service Mediterranean dining in a relaxed, casual setting just steps from the Ringling College of Art and Design.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Chicken Salad Chick in Bradenton announced it is allowing kids to eat free until the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are restored. The restaurant said any child visiting the Bradenton location will receive a free kids’ meal until SNAP benefits are restored in Florida....

We recently learned that there is a plan to transition Seaport Manatee from a dependent district governed by the Manatee County Commission to an independent district with a governor-appointed board, consisting of one county commissioner serving as liaison. While that might make sense in a vacuum, our history with...

At 100 years old, Bernard Greenberg sat on a chair at his small Bradenton apartment with a reporter hanging on his every word. "I guess I could lie, but I never saw actual combat," he said of his time as an Army staff sergeant in World War II's Pacific Theater. "You could find guys who did more than me. The last time...

A Sarasota man, Esteban Perez Jr., 25, has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison after pleading no contest to drug trafficking charges in Collier County. The quantity of fentanyl he brought into the county was enough to cause potentially devastating consequences, as authorities estimated it could have been...

Tampa Bay’s own “Fresh. Healthy. Greek” restaurant chain, The Hungry Greek, is continuing to grow in the region. A new location will open this winter in Parrish, at 8980 US-301, Suite 118. “We’re under construction right now,” franchisee Ramy Georgy told What Now on Monday. “Our target...

In Sarasota, there's a haunted house of a different sort. It's a haunted car wash tunnel with scares along with the suds. Photojournalist Cody Bergquist reports.