Sarasota Station plan remains on track to move forward
A decade after first conceptualized by the late Harvey Vengroff, Sarasota Station has taken its first official steps toward realization with two City Commission approvals related to the residential project in the Park East neighborhood. During its May 5 meeting, commissioners unanimously approved two measures to pave...
9 stories of Gulf fishing adventures shared by Bradenton-area anglers
From deep-sea catches to shoreline tales, celebrate the art of storytelling in fishing.
Van Wezel’s 2025 Friday Fest canceled due to Hurricane Milton damage
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The annual summer Friday Fest hosted on the back lawn of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center has been canceled for 2025. “They are always such wonderful events with live music, food trucks and vendors, and we know our community enjoys it,” Van Wezel executive director Mary Bensel said in a...
New Manatee County elementary school preparing for groundbreaking
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Rye Ranch Elementary School, a part of the Manatee County School District, will break ground tomorrow as construction begins. The new school is slated to feature ample shade out front for pick up, along with state of the art amenities inside. The event is at 9...
Overnight fatality in two-vehicle crash in Englewood
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - At least one person is dead after two vehicles collided in Englewood overnight, according to Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. The accident occurred on Indiana Ave between Dearborn St. and Perry St., necessitating a close of the thoroughfare. Traffic reopened around 5 a.m., after Florida...
Bradenton man sentenced after ‘unimaginable’ attack on ex-girlfriend, prosecutors say
A judge called it “one of the worst cases of domestic violence” she has ever seen, according to prosecutors.
L.L. Bean opens 17K-square-foot store at UTC, first in Florida
L.L. Bean has opened its first store in Florida, at University Town Center. The nearly 17,000-square-foot shop is hosting a grand opening off North Cattlemen Road near Target May 9. Located in the previous Bed, Bath & Beyond space, the store has been welcoming customers daily since April 30 for a soft opening.
Water, water everywhere – but only for Sarasota, Manatee developers | Letters
Not enough water for new developments How can the Manatee and Sarasota County commissioners not realize what they are doing? Already homeowners associations are rationing water and we are advised to conserve. Local governments allow us to water our lawns only one or two days a week . How in the world do they possibly...
88-year-old Florida woman paying double after solar panels break
After a door-to-door salesman knocked on her Barbara Kopp signed up for solar panels thinking she's save money, instead she kept getting high electric bills.
Henry Detwiler: From a 10×20 egg tent to a thriving, 6-store grocery business
The grandson of a butcher, Henry Detwiler says he realized growing up that he liked the retail side more than the processing side of the food industry. While he was in school — he went up to 8th grade — he worked in the butcher shop, making things like sausage and scrapple. When he was about 16, Detwiler recalls he...
