Sarasota FL

VENICE — Neither the audience nor the Sarasota County Planning Commission liked D.R. Horton Inc.'s plans that were presented Wednesday for a 46-unit townhome development in Nokomis.

The 44th annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival will return to Florida’s Gulf Coast on Saturday, Feb. 14, and Sunday, Feb 15, continuing a decades-long tradition of celebrating one of the state’s last true working fishing villages. Held in the historic Cortez community, the festival highlights the cultural...

Kansas State has landed its first 2027 commitment. Palmetto, Florida cornerback Nazir Pitchford has committed to K-State. The announcement from Pitchford comes as a bit of a surprise. After all, we are in a dead period in terms of recruitment at the moment, which started on February 2. It also comes as a bit of a...

When it comes to affordable housing, sometimes the definition is in the eye of the beholder.

The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) in Sarasota plans to use a $75,000 capital grant it received from the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation “in the highly competitive Fall 2025 Traditional grant cycle,” to help pay for what it has described as critical preventive maintenance projects for its Sarasota and Manatee...

A new pizzeria has opened in Parrish. Sal Candela and his family are operating 5 Boroughs Pizza, opening the pizzeria at 8255 U.S. 301 on Jan. 21 in the restaurant space that was previously home to Raven Pizza for 30 years, before it closed last summer . “I kind of want to piggyback off the Raven legacy, but I don’t...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The man accused of shooting his father outside a Sarasota home improvement store will stay in jail for the time being, a judge said Friday. Kaleb Caire was not granted bond during a hearing. Caire has pleaded not guilty in the shooting Feb. 3 in the parking lot of the Lowe’s store on Central...

Life has a way of rolling along in predictable rhythms, until suddenly, something extraordinary cuts through the ordinary. That is exactly what happened for Joni as she cruised through Sarasota County on her motorcycle. One instant everything was routine, the next she was staring at a scene she never could have...

It’s been a wild Sick Week 2026 so far, with lots of carnage, freezing cold, heat and humidity, and everything in between. There is no way there aren’t going to be even more upsets after the dramatic start to this event, and we know everyone out there wants to know the details since the only way to watch what is...

VENICE — Understanding what the Bible teaches about sexuality and sexual identity will be discussed in a free Biblical Worldview Conference set for Feb. 21 and 22 at Venice Presbyterian Church. Christopher Yuan and Angela Yuan will present the conference from 8:45 a.m to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21...