Parenting Matters Receives $8,000 Grant to Strengthen Family Support Services in Sarasota County
A respected nonprofit that has spent more than three decades helping families across Southwest Florida is preparing for its next chapter of growth. Parenting Matters has been awarded an $8,000 Capacity Building Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, funding that will help the organization launch a...
Venice’s No Kings rally: ‘We want them to listen’
VENICE – One of the more popular persons at Saturday’s “No Kings” rally in Venice was a person supporting a king.
North Port High School community shocked over popular choir teacher’s arrest
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Students at North Port High School are still trying to process the arrest of a teacher they once knew well. Police say 51-year-old David Sommer, a choir teacher at the school, was arrested after investigators discovered he allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old female student...
Farmers Markets Saturday Forecast
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Saturday Market weather is sunny and dry, with North winds at only 5-15 mph. Winds will pick up starting late Saturday afternoon and gusty winds continue on Sunday. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms are possible, but most will develop after the end of the Saturday Markets. Sarasota Farmer’s...
Afternoon and evening showers ahead for the Suncoast
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Today: It’s been a beautiful, sunny, and warm day today on the Suncoast! Temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s for the beaches and in the upper 80s inland!. Tonight: A cold front is working its way towards our area, arriving tonight, bringing wind...
Sarasota man wants answers after live power line damages boat, truck
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Sarasota man is looking for answers after a bizarre accident led to a fallen live power line that sparked a fire that damaged his boat and truck. The incident happened in late December, when neighbors rushed to his door with alarming news. “I’m running,...
FIVE YEARS LATER: Family still ‘healing’ after daughter’s shooting death
PUNTA GORDA — Five years later, Denise Higgs is still healing.
Property owner proposes 46 townhomes to replace Sarasota bowling alley
Townhouses are being proposed to replace a bowling alley in Sarasota, a few blocks east of Main Street. Called 2250 Fruitville Townhomes, the project would bring 46 townhomes to 2250 Fruitville Road, where Sarasota Lanes is located. Property owner Sarasota Lanes LLC has submitted an application and site plan with...
Longboat Key residents not happy with drawbridge replacement plans
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Residents of Longboat Key are asking the Florida Department of Transportation to take one more look at its preferred redesign of the Longboat Key bridge. FDOT’s vison for the new bridge is a 78-foot tall fixed bridge that would have shared-use path for pedestrians and bikers....
Sarasota hires first female city manager after 18-month nationwide search
After an 18-month national search, Sarasota is making history selecting its next city manager.
