Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 1-5 in Lakewood Ranch
A home in The Lake Club topped the week’s sales at $5.45 million. Patrick and Mary Mulva, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 15315 Anchorage Place to Robert and Marie Fishman, of Lakewood Ranch, for $5.45 million. Built in 2024, it has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,997 square feet of living...
Bradenton Council Grants Special Use for Drive-through, Development Project
Development plans brewing on Fifth Avenue Drive East could produce another coffee drive-through for morning commuters in Bradenton. The Bradenton City Council voted 4-1 during a Dec. 10 meeting at city hall to grant a special use permit for a drive-through restaurant in the urban center, though there are more steps...
Palmetto City Commission considering juvenile curfew
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - One Suncoast community is looking to adopt an ordinance limiting juveniles’ time on the town. The Palmetto City Commission is holding a meeting Monday and discussing a juvenile curfew ordinance. This would be adopted from the same rules in ordinances approved by Manatee County and the Wellen...
Popular Sarasota restaurant closed, wants back on St. Armands Circle
Shore, a popular St. Armands restaurant and retail spot, is trying to come back to the Circle after closing its doors in December 2024 following extensive flood damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton. The redevelopment team submitted preapplication materials to the city’s Development Review Committee, with phased...
Flu and RSV cases up significantly this year
Doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital are seeing a noticeable uptick in influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this year, in comparison to last year. For strain flu A, the hospital’s team observed a 322% increase from November 2024 to November 2025. Equally as concerning, RSV cases have increased...
St. Pete Allows Housing on Church Land, a Florida First
Palm Lake Christian Church received a permit to develop 86 units of affordable housing before the city passed a new ordinance allowing churches to build housing without additional permits. | Google Maps / Palm Lake Christian Church. St. Petersburg became the first Florida city to allow religious institutions to...
Chabad of St. Petersburg says light of Chanukah needed after attack
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — People around the world are reacting to this weekend's shooting in Bondi Beach, including the Bay area. Rabbi Alter Korf of Chabad of St. Petersburg said the organization has increased security for this week's Chanukah events, but he said it's even more important now to move forward with...
These 8 Cities Are Getting a New Aldi (Is Yours One?)
Aldi is rolling out a wave of stores across the U.S. in the coming months, and there's a chance one could be near you. See if your city is on the list.
Palm Tower Celebrates 100 Years as Downtown Sarasota’s Iconic Cornerstone
Palm Tower, at 1343 Main St., is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, marking a century as a vibrant commercial hub in the heart of downtown Sarasota. Completed in 1925, Palm Tower has been a witness to – and an integral part of — Sarasota’s remarkable transformation and growth. Most notably, for decades the...
Storm survivors in St. Petersburg can finally apply for long-awaited federal recovery aid
More than a year after hurricanes Idalia and Helene battered St. Petersburg, thousands of storm survivors can now apply for long-awaited federal disaster recovery assistance, city officials announced. The program, called Sunrise St. Pete, is backed by nearly $160 million in federal Community Development Block...
