Lakewood Ranch farmers market named No. 1 in America
The Farmers' Market at Lakewood Ranch has been voted the top farmers market in America, according to the American Farmland Trust. The national nonprofit dedicated to agricultural advocacy and preservation invited members of the public to vote for their favorite farmers markets in August and September through an...
Fla. County Acquires RV Resort Through Land Mgt. Program
Sarasota County (Fla.) Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources completed the 100th land acquisition through the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program (ESLPP). On Friday, Oct. 17, the county closed on the property formerly known as Camp Venice RV Resort, 4085 E. Venice Ave., Venice, according to a press...
Most Suncoast Lawmakers Quiet as Charter School Expansion Fuels Local Upheaval
The same Suncoast lawmakers who voted earlier this year to let charter schools move into underused public campuses have stayed quiet as a Miami-based charter operator’s early push to occupy local schools set off confusion and concern among parents and educators. Mater Academy, one of Florida’s largest charter school...
Intercoastal patients lose Aetna Medicare Advantage coverage
Intercoastal Medical Group patients in Sarasota and Manatee counties enrolled in an Aetna Medicare Advantage plan recently received notice the insurance company has dropped the medical group from its coverage beginning Dec. 1. What it means is patients with any of the eight Aetna Medicare Advantage plans who see the...
Man who impersonated Elon Musk in $600,000 scheme learns his fate
BRADENTON, Fla. (WKRC) - A man who impersonated Elon Musk in a $600,000 financial scheme has learned his fate. According to WWSB, Jeffrey Moynihan was sentenced after he pleaded no contest to multiple charges on Thursday. The report states that Moynihan defrauded an elderly woman out of $600,000 after he...
Uncertainty reigned during fake threat
WELLEN PARK — When Sarasota County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at SCF-Venice on Tuesday for a report of a possible shooter on campus, deputies did not know who they were looking for, nor did they know in what buildings students were taking classes.
New AI System Spots Red Tide Blooms, Helping the Gulf Coast Get Ready
Scientists have created an AI system that predicts red tide blooms along Southwest Florida's coast with striking precision. The system scans waters from Venice to Estero Bay each week, giving officials time to plan for these toxic outbreaks. Miles Medina of Ecco Scientific built this prediction tool. "What we set...
Sarasota gets loud with ROCKtoberfest 2025
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Over the weekend of Oct.17- Oct. 19, downtown Sarasota had three days of music, food, drinks and community with ROCKtoberfest. ROCKtoberfest is downtown Sarasota’s family-friendly event with free live music and unique local vendors. The event took place along the Sarasota Bayfront and is an...
When you gotta go … don’t go to Sarasota City Hall
If you’re inside Sarasota’s City Hall building, better hope you can hold it. For more than a year, the city’s first-floor bathrooms have been out of order — and for months now, every toilet in the historic building has been shut down as crews rip out and replace its crumbling plumbing.
Teen dies after crash while riding his bike in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 19-year-old died after he collided with a trailer being pulled by a truck in St. Petersburg. Caidyn Reese Knuth was riding his electric bike just after 6 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of 32nd Avenue North and Hartford Street North. At the same time, a grey Ford F-150 pulling a lawn...
