Sarasota FL

Florida has no shortage of seafood restaurants, but the places people remember most are often the simplest ones. Along Florida’s Gulf Coast, some of the best meals happen where the breeze smells like saltwater and the pace of the day naturally slows down. In one small Florida fishing village,...

Discount grocer Aldi is planning to open a store in south Sarasota County. The company is targeting a summer opening for its new location in Wellen Park. Spanning 12,000 square feet, the new Aldi is currently under construction in a new shopping center near Costco, off U.S. 41 and Mezzo Drive.

A donut maker known for drawing long lines of fans to its powder-blue food truck and store in The Landings is now opening a second shop. This week, Peachey’s Baking Co. is holding a grand opening for its newest brick-and-mortar location, at 999 Cattlemen Road, Unit E, in Sarasota.

Battery: A caller to 911 told a responding law enforcement he recanted his claim of a battery by his ex-girlfriend. He told the officers the woman allegedly involved had left the scene prior to their arrival. The complainant said he was willing to provide his personal information but did not...

NORTH PORT, Fla. - North Port Police responded to a person who was trapped underneath a car at the intersection of Cranberry Blvd and Ridley Lane on Wednesday morning. Cranberry Road was shut down after the incident, but it has since re-opened. What we don't know:. Investigators did not say...

CORTEZ – Following the Feb. 1 closing of Slicker’s Eatery, the leased restaurant space at 12012 Cortez Road has been transformed under new ownership into a diner with a new name: Izzy’s Place. Long-time restaurateur and owner Tom Theophilopoulos had been looking to open a restaurant in...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A tagged white shark named Bella is showing up off Florida’s west coast, about 50 miles from Sarasota, according to OCEARCH’s online tracker. The tracker lists Bella’s latest reported ping as March 9, 2026, at 1:03 p.m. The map marker appears offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the Tampa...

LAKE SUZY — A Port Charlotte woman was killed and a Sarasota man arrested after a crash along County Road 769/Kings Highway at its intersection with DeSoto County Road 761.

SARASOTA, Fla. - A Florida man is dead, and his roommate is behind bars after a stabbing on Sunday night, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said when they were sent to a home on Gewant Boulevard to investigate a report of someone not breathing, they found Paul De Wayne Bradley deceased.

The plan to create a cruise ship terminal near the Sunshine Skyway may be sunk after the Florida House unanimously passed a bill limiting dredging needed by larger ships. Bradenton Sen. Jim Boyd's bill passed the Senate last month. It would expand the boundaries of the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve in Manatee County...