Sarasota Memorial Named to Newsweek’s List of World’s Best Smart Hospitals
September 10, 2025 – Sarasota Memorial Health Care System has been named to Newsweek’s list of the “World’s Best Smart Hospitals 2026,” earning international recognition for its leadership in health technology and innovation. The ranking, developed by Newsweek and global data firm Statista, highlights 350...
Young teen braves brain tumor; family seeks help
VENICE — After moving to Venice to live out their dreams, a family is living a nightmare after their son had to undergo emergency brain surgery.
The Down-Home Seafood Restaurant In Florida Locals Swear Has The State’s Best Hush Puppies
In the land of endless seafood shacks and fish fry joints, finding the one place that truly stands above the rest feels like discovering buried treasure without needing a map. Star Fish Company in Cortez, Florida isn’t just another waterfront eatery—it’s a time machine to Old Florida, where the hush puppies are so...
Where rent is dropping fastest in 2025
After years of relentless rent hikes across the United States, 2025 is finally bringing relief to renters in many markets. A surge in new apartment construction, coupled with pro-housing reforms in select cities, is pushing vacancy rates higher and driving rental prices down at a pace not seen in more than a decade....
Undercover joint operation leads to Sarasota cocaine bust
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Sarasota and Manatee County law enforcement agencies arrested a man during an undercover drug trafficking investigation on Sept. 11. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said Special Investigation Section detectives purchased a large amount of cocaine from Andres R. Gonzalez, 45, during the...
Sarasota honors lives lost 24 years after ‘the most traumatic, horrifying’ day
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Emergency personnel, community members, and visitors attended one of the many Suncoast remembrance ceremonies for 9/11. A solemn ceremony was held at the new Emergency Services Fire Administration building. Former County Commissioner Carolyn Mason, who was mayor on Sept. 11, 2001, delivered...
Person stabbed multiple times near St. Pete Burger King: police
The St. Petersburg Police Department said a person was stabbed multiple times near a Burger King on Friday morning.
A Miami restaurant with ‘extraordinary pizzas’ is coming to Manatee County
An artisan pizzeria with Florida roots is coming to a bustling area of Manatee County. Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza has signed a lease for the Marketplace at Heritage Harbour plaza off State Road 64 near Interstate 75, according to the shopping center’s leasing plan. The new restaurant will be in a 2,381-square-foot...
‘Ty was an amazing dad’: St. Pete father shot, killed with toddler in car
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A homicide investigation is underway after police said a 21-year-old father was shot while driving with his toddler in the back seat, causing him to crash in St. Petersburg. Officers responded just after 2 p.m. Sunday to a vehicle that crashed into a parked car at an auto shop on […]
FL: UNFI Opens New State-of-the-Art Distribution Center in Sarasota, Employing 400
UNFI has opened a new, innovative Sarasota North Distribution Center (DC) in Florida—part of the company’s strategy to deliver more value for its partners through improved operational effectiveness and efficiency. Associates from UNFI’s former Sarasota facility have transitioned to the new DC, benefiting from a more...
