SMH celebrates 5-star feat
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System kicked off 2026 achieving what no other Florida hospital could: a perfect 5-Star rating from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — every year — for 10 years straight. For patients and families on the Suncoast, the decade-long quality streak serves...
There’s a Brand New Steakhouse in Englewood
This week, Englewood’s downtown district, Olde Englewood Village, welcomed its newest restaurant addition: Chophouse285, on Dearborn Street. A slick steakhouse by night and approachable lunch spot during the day, Chophouse285 shares ownership with Farlow’s on the Water, also in Englewood, and one of Sarasota County’s...
Career criminal arrested for pick-pocketing and credit card fraud throughout Florida: SPPD
A career criminal from Chile has been arrested for pick-pocketing and credit card fraud after the Sarasota Police Department says he and two other suspects targeted a mother who was caring for her newborn. Posts on Facebook also showed similar suspects in Boca Raton stealing another wallet. Those suspects were...
New restaurant serving New York-style pizza opens in Sarasota County
Three friends craving the New York-style thin slice pizza decided to make it themselves and opened Johnny Tomatoes Pizza — featuring the thin, firm, but foldable pizza slices they craved — in south Sarasota County. The first shop opened in Sept. 2025 at 4260 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice, located on the south side of...
I-75 Clogs up with multi-vehicle crash
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A multi-vehicle crash is causing big delays for I-75 morning commuters. The northbound crash is on the left side of I-75, at MM-193/Jacaranda Blvd, and slowing traffic for nearly 6 miles. Drivers on the interstate northbound should plan for at least a 20 minute delay.
Man arrested after attempting overnight stay at Englewood Walmart for TikTok challenge
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. (WWSB) - A 19-year-old man was arrested after deputies said he tried to stay inside a Walmart overnight as part of a TikTok challenge. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded just after 11 p.m. Tuesday to a reported burglary at the Walmart on McCall Road. A caller reported a man...
Landon Morris Arrested for Street Racing During Date in Florida
Drifting car | AvigatorPhotographer via iStockPhoto "Smoke was so dense you couldn’t see the black car" The post Landon Morris Arrested for Street Racing During Date in Florida appeared first on MotorBiscuit .
Sarasota narrows city manager search to 42 candidates
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The search for a new city manager for the city of Sarasota continues with 42 candidates remaining in consideration. City commissioners announced the next steps in their process to hire the new manager this week. The next step involves recorded interviews conducted by the city’s executive...
City makes progress toward hiring a new manager
They come from as near as Sarasota and Port Charlotte, and from as far as Stockton, California. Some are retired career military — one a Navy rear admiral — and another has a law degree. Some have more than 10 years of experience as a city manager, others none at all.
Robinson Preserve is coastal Florida farmland returned to the wild
BRADENTON, Fla. — Charlie Hunsicker helped plan out Robinson Preserve, and says the way it looks now is dramatically different than it was two decades ago. Once farmland, Manatee County purchased the land in the hopes of recreating a natural coastline. Now the director of natural resources, Hunsicker recalls...
