Sarasota FL

Walking through the construction that is the initial phase of the revived Bath + Racquet Residents & Club belies the goal of occupancy by its first residents in only a few months. It’s an out-of-the-ordinary fusion of a residential development and private racket club, the site layout and design seamlessly...

SARASOTA, Fla. — At 88, Dottie Weil still reports to work full-time at Angel’s Attic, a small Sarasota storefront that gives free clothing and other essentials to people rebuilding their lives. “I live in a senior center. What do you do there? You sit. God put me here...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A 15-year-old Parrish High School student was injured in a crash involving a vehicle just after 7 a.m. at the school, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The student was flown to Blake Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, FHP said. Few other details were immediately released. In a...

When Kevin Daves arrived in Sarasota in the early 1990s, he saw opportunity in what was missing — a luxury waterfront hotel in downtown, recognizing that potential in what is now The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota at the former location of the John Ringling Towers. Expanding the Ritz-Carlton brand here, he...

Open Mon 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Tue-Thu 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM | Fri 11:30 AM - 12:00 AM | Sat 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM | Sun 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM. Pizza in St. Petersburg is serious business, and Noble Crust has quietly become the place locals crave.

Florida has long laid claim to the title, “golf capital of the world.” Take a drive anywhere in the state and you’ll see it printed on plenty of license plates. No other part of the country has more courses. As of February 2025, the total count is at 1,264, which is over 300 more than California’s next-closest 955, per the National Golf Foundation...

The “Open” signs quietly popped up sometime Wednesday, signaling the arrival of North Palmetto’s newest retailer. ABC Fine Wine & Spirits held a soft opening today for its new 11,000-square-foot store at 4925 Moccasin Wallow Road, welcoming early customers right on track with the spring 2026 timeline announced last fall.

Remer Stephen Buffington and Mary Ellen Buffington, of Atlanta, sold their home at 70 Lighthouse Point Drive to Bishop’s Bayou LLC for $13,505,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,979 square feet of living area. It sold for $8 million in 2022. Country...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Today, we tasted drinks from the winners list of Set the Bar 2026. Set The Bar happens annuals at Ed Smith Stadium. Designed to showcase the creative beverage talents behind the area’s locally owned, independent restaurants, Set The Bar’s cocktail competition highlights accomplished mixologists representing establishments from the northern tip of Anna Maria Island to the southern shores of Venice Beach...

A $12 million road funding agreement tied to the 1,740-acre Crosswind Ranch development in Parrish is set for a vote Thursday, as Manatee County commissioners consider a plan requiring road improvements to support a 3,658-home residential project. The proposed local development agreement would require Crosswind Ranch Development Corporation to design...