Bradenton FL

Just as saltwater taffy is a staple of the New Jersey shore and New Orleans is famous for its sugar sprinkled beignets, the sweet treat most synonymous with Manatee County has to be the Mixon swirl — orange juice swirled into vanilla soft serve ice cream. The signature ice...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County is moving forward with a major acquisition at a key gateway to Siesta Key. County commissioners approved spending just under $21 million to purchase Stickney Point Plaza, a colorful cluster of buildings at 1500 Stickney Point Road, on the mainland side of the south bridge. The long-term plan: demolish the existing structures and create a public park with...

Gulf Gate’s latest sushi addition, SuShark, opened on Gateway Avenue in mid-2025, sandwiched between a boxing gym and an alterations shop. If it’s anything like its sister location in Tampa, this sushi spot and its extensive menu with offerings like poke bowls, sushi rolls, sashimi and hibachi-style entrées, will be a hit.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Many in the community will take part in the National Day of Prayer this week. The annual observance takes place on Thursday, May 7, and organizers say the day is meant to encourage people to pause, reflect, and pray for their communities and the country.

Wells Fargo Bank (File) Employees at the Beachway Plaza Wells Fargo branch in Bradenton have...

Skyway Motorspace is a cutting-edge facility that offers secure high-end storage, detailing, and service options for collectors and owners of all vehicle types including exotic, classic, antique and vintage cars and motorcycles. Their extensive years of experience, knowledge, and focus on providing solutions coupled with first class service create memorable relationships for fellow enthusiasts who trust them with their investments. Their services...

Meals like this don’t feel like everyday life, they feel like something you plan a trip around. You sit down in Florida thinking it’s just dinner. Then the water is right there, the breeze shifts, and suddenly it feels like more than a meal. Across Florida, the best...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Bradenton neighborhood is calling for traffic safety changes after a 77-year-old woman was hit and killed in her own driveway. Vicki Noon was getting her mail from the mailbox when she was struck. Neighbors say the driver hit her on her lawn and dragged her about 20 feet.

What was supposed to be a fishing getaway in Ruskin ended in a life sentence for a Polk City man, after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder in a deadly shooting during the trip. On Monday, May 4, 2026, a judge sentenced 60-year-old John Skeen to life in...

About 80 customers of the city's utilities department are under a boil-water order for 48 hours, following a pipe break at Floyd Street and Tuttle Avenue. The Arlington Park Neighborhood Association posted around 2 p.m. that the break had been repaired, though city officials said the 12-foot deep hole around the repair site was still being backfilled and the roadway patched. In...