Sarasota FL

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Local officials in Sarasota County have approved a new permit program aimed at regulating commercial charter and tour boats at public ramps. Supporters say it will bring order to increasingly busy waters. What You Need To Know. Officials in Sarasota County approved a new permit...

The long-simmering fight over the former Gulf Gate Executive Golf Course is finally heading to a decisive vote. On February 10, the Sarasota County Commission is scheduled to take up the future of the 49-acre property, a rare chunk of open land that has neighbors and developers staring each other down across the...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A motorcyclist was killed in a collision Tuesday evening near Venice, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Investigators say a van, driven by a 32-year-old Cape Coral man, was prepared to turn left from En Theos Lane onto State Road 681 at about 6:30 p.m. At the...

One person is dead after a motorcycle crash in Sarasota County Tuesday evening.

BRADENTON — On Tuesday, Manatee County Commissioners received a staff update on ongoing conversations with the county’s contracted waste haulers to explore options or opportunities to improve the county's solid waste disposal services without significantly increasing customer costs. Based on the presentation and...

Suspicious incident: A complainant was contacted by an officer regarding her complaint of being followed by a man in another vehicle. She stated she was stopped at traffic light at South Tamiami Trail and Glengary Street when an older model silver sedan pulled up next to her driven by a white male estimated at around...

The Manatee County dining scene has seen a few restaurants shutter their doors lately. From a national dessert spot to a local restaurant offering Caribbean flavors, these are the places that closed recently. Kelly’s Roast Beef After eight months of opening in Parrish’s Creekside Commons shopping plaza, Kelly’s Roast...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) -“You just never think it’s going to happen so close.”. Residents of areas near the Amberlea neighborhood are still coming to terms with a shooting incident that unfolded Tuesday afternoon in what they call a peaceful, gated neighborhood. David Hannon, a longtime resident, recalls the...

VENICE — The amount of land contemplated for possible annexation by the city could nearly double if Sarasota County agrees to amend the joint planning agreement between them.

Nickolas Asset Management, a Sarasota-based family office owned by Nickolas Reinhart, has acquired a manufacturing plant. The 120,000-square-foot facility was owned by Material Difference Technologies, a plastic resin supplier and processor headquartered in Bradenton. Financial terms of the deal for the facility —...