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Launched as an open-air theater, a roof was added in 1938 and later renovations changed the look. Named after an African Methodist Episcopal bishop, it served the AME congregation for half a century. It’s currently Sarasota Magazine’s offices. 3. Palm Tree Playhouse (1927) 1265 First St. Now called...

Sarasota County residents can now apply for financial help to buy or repair their homes through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program. The application period is from November 3, 2025, to June 30, 2028, or until all funds are used. Applications must be submitted online at HEROSRQ.net/SHIP....

PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) — More than 300 men, women, and children received vital services Saturday during the 27th Annual Manatee County Stand Down at the Manatee County Fairgrounds. Organizers said 108 veterans were among those who attended the event, which was organized by Turning Points and community organizations....

Villa Sorrento at 2604 14th St W, Bradenton FL 34205, has stepped into the spotlight with its freshly launched website — designed by Sande Caplin & Associates — now live at www.villasorrentofl.com This chic, user-friendly site gives you everything you need: the full menu, the latest news, vivid photo galleries, and...

Bradenton is known as the Friendly City, but around city hall there’s also another saying expressed: Face it, fix it. Mayor Gene Brown, facing the Bradenton Kiwanis Club in October, delivered his State of the City remarks, talking about facing issues, identifying solutions and fixing problems. The mayor also...

East County's John Skeen, who died Oct. 21 at 107, had the bronze star, the purple heart, and he had been knighted into France's Order of the Legion of Honor. Oh, the stories he could tell about his service with the U.S. Army's 70th Infantry Division during World War II.

Coastal Orthopedics, a full-service provider of comprehensive orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, spine care, diagnostic imaging and physical therapy service, recently announced that Dr. R. Stephen Otte, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon and shoulder and elbow specialist, just completed his first case using the...

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office investigated a shooting involving a deputy on Tuesday morning.

Civil dispute: A property owner met with an officer at her rental home and advised a woman whom she had evicted was inside and refused to leave. The complainant said her mother, though, does legally reside in the home and the evicted woman was there to visit her father. Whether her father also lives there is not in...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — November is National Veterans and Military Families Month — and to honor this, Manatee County volunteers are decorating so the community always remembers the fallen heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. What You Need To Know. November is National Veterans and Military...