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The proposal for Winchester Ranch, an expansive master-planned community with 8,999 homes, has pushed Sarasota County into one of the most consequential planning debates in its recent history. With the Sarasota County Planning Commission voting to recommend approval, the project now moves toward a final decision by...

With seven strong personalities comprising the Manatee County Commission, the county's staff members can sometimes be pulled in seven different directions. So commissioners met for a work session Dec. 3 at the Bradenton Area Convention Center to discuss a strategic plan that will better guide staff members as to the...

Building on its success, Michael Saunders & Company announces the opening of new offices in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg—an area celebrated for its arts, culture, and coastal sophistication — reinforcing its commitment to serving Florida’s Gulf Coast with exceptional service, local expertise, and unmatched...

North Port Police say they are investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday evening on Mayberry Avenue, where two people reportedly fired handguns at each other.

While speaking before the Downtown Improvement District Board of Directors during a recent meeting, Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association board member David Lough advised of a looming deceleration of residential development in downtown proper, but not necessarily so in the greater downtown area. Lough, who keeps...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - Venice detectives said a 54-year-old man is at the center of an organized retail theft and pawn scheme involving nearly $3,000 in tools stolen from Lowe’s, according to a Sarasota County probable cause affidavit. Court documents identify the suspect as Keith William Ripich, 54, of...

This comes after a deal by the state and Manatee County to buy the island fell apart. Host: One of the largest swathes of natural coastline in Manatee County has just changed hands. Rattlesnake Key, a 720-acre island abutting Tampa Bay has been the object of desire for conservationists for decades. Now that it’s been...

Long before it became home to one of the nation’s most admired master-planned communities, the place known today as Lakewood Ranch supported a tapestry of Florida enterprise—from timber and cattle, agriculture, shell mining, and water management to recreation. This new book, Lakewood Ranch: A Legacy of Living with...

Sarasota and Manatee counties’ school districts have shut the door on Schools of Hope charter operators seeking space inside public campuses — for now.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Natasha Dikareva's newest exhibition, "Emergence: In Solitude & Passage," creates a bevy of emotions for the Ukrainian sculptor. "Since the war started, my work has shifted dramatically because I feel like there's so much pain, and I've always been hopeful, of course," Dikareva said. "I feel like...