Sarasota FL

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Sarasota and Manatee Counties will offer its nationally acclaimed Family-to-Family Education Class, a free, eight-session program designed to support family members, significant others, and friends of individuals living with mental health conditions. The class will be...

At a recent Development Review Committee meeting, the Mira Mar redevelopment project in downtown Sarasota received approval for its site plans. It was the Mira Mar’s second site plan submittal to the DRC. After the first submittal, the project’s team still needed to address comments related to zoning; utilities,...

Chophouse285 is now open, bringing a fresh take on the classic steakhouse right to Dearborn Street. Owners Keith and Laurie Farlow, who you probably know from Farlow’s on the Water, have poured their hearts into this place. They wanted every detail to feel just right: the food, the drinks, the vibe, even the wood on...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A preliminary autopsy report shows hypothermia as the probable cause of death for 4-year-old Jonathan Bolley, the Manatee County boy who went missing from his father’s home on New Year’s Eve. Bolley’s body was found partially submerged in a creek Fridayn January 2, about...

Atlanta-based real estate firm Quinn Residences has delivered its first residential community in the greater Tampa Bay area, adding new rental housing in one of Manatee County’s fastest-growing corridors. The company completed Quinn Residences at Moccasin Wallow in Parrish, a purpose-built rental community with 284...

Come November, voters could be faced with another decision regarding how much they want to spend to conserve land in Manatee County. In 2020, residents overwhelmingly passed the Conservation and Parks Referendum with 71% of voters in favor of being taxed an additional .15 mills and allowing Manatee County to bond up...

A Bradenton man will spend more than a decade in prison after investigators said he fatally shot his friend while handling a handgun inside a vehicle. A Manatee County judge sentenced Jabarre Burney, 19, to more than 10 years in prison after he pleaded no contest to manslaughter by culpable negligence with a firearm...

North Port’s on the rise. If you’ve been in the area for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed. Now even U-Haul’s calling it out. According to their latest study, North Port landed second place among the nation’s fastest-growing cities, just behind Ocala. Florida basically dominates the list, with Panama City,...

A judge has reserved ruling on a motion that hoped to reduce the bail amount for a Naples driver accused of leaving the scene of a fatal crash. Jelekzey Gamboa Thiele, 42, faces one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash in the Sept. 14, 2025, death of John Douglas Thomas, 41, of North Port. During a Jan. 12...

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. - From water rescues to helping animals in distress, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office's marine unit is ready and prepared to answer any and all calls. But, Friday brought them a unique situation. While out on patrol, they discovered a shark tangled up in a crab trap,...