Bradenton FL

When Misty and Dennis Akers opened The Candle Pour in Tampa in 2019, the couple envisioned a space where people could step away from their everyday lives for a custom candle-making experience. “We just loved the concept of creating something that was bringing people together. Today, there's so much opportunity for...

Merida Mckeehan had never shown an animal at the Sarasota County Fair before, and it's a step she didn't always feel like she would reach. However, when she wakes up at 6 a.m. on Tuesday for the trip to showcase her pig, Rusty, the Tatum Ridge Elementary third grader hopes to feel very different.

Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants routinely inspects restaurants, food trucks and other food service establishments for public health and cleanliness issues. The reports are public information. During recent inspections in Manatee County, a food truck in Bradenton was temporarily shut down after inspectors...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota County man has been convicted of domestic battery and trying to pressure the victim into dropping the charges, the Sarasota County State Attorney’s Office said Monday. Abraham Moises Contreras Perez was convicted of domestic battery by strangulation, tampering with a victim/witness,...

ST. PETERSBURG — Mary Ann Buckingham never had a driver's license. For 35 years, she walked through the Five Towns community with a push stroller to buy her groceries at the Publix next door. She died last year at 84. On the night of March 7, her family was the last to check out. The store closed for good behind them.

A golf cart ride home from a Florida club ended in serious injuries, a felony DUI charge, and a harsh reminder that road laws still apply The post Florida Man Slapped With DUI After Drunken Golf Cart Joyride Ends in Disaster For Wife appeared first on MotorBiscuit .

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for Monday afternoon across the Sarasota and Tampa Bay area, with one or two storms potentially turning severe, according to Chief Meteorologist Bob Harrigan. The severe weather threat is concentrated between 2 and 7 p.m. Monday. The morning...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Several of this year’s Oscar-nominated animated films have something in common: they all feature work from graduates of Ringling College of Art and Design. Films like Avatar, Elio, K‑Pop Demon Hunters, and Zootopia 2 all include work from alumni of the Sarasota-based animation program. School...

NORTH PORT — Susan McKamey moved from the Indiana to Florida in 2002 for better weather and was inspired by the area’s beaches and natural elements to create seashell oil lamps.

A MASSIVE Aldi store is set to open next to Costco this summer as the “no fuss” retail giant expands to 41 states. The German supermarket is rapidly growing across the US, bringing low prices by keeping operations simple and efficient. A brand new sprawling store will open...