TENEX.ai’s Massive New Investment and Sarasota HQ Expansion Add Another Signal That High-Tech Florida...
Sarasota, FL – Florida’s technology story is no longer confined to Miami headlines and South Florida buzz. Sarasota is now entering that conversation in a bigger way. TENEX.ai, the AI-native cybersecurity company building its headquarters at 2407 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota, has raised $250 million in Series B...
Phillippi Creek dredging project nears completion
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Phase 1 of the Phillippi Creek Dredging Project is close to being finished. The project is causing temporary construction interruptions along Levy Trail near Gerhard Street and Locklear Avenue. Impacts to trail access are minimal. Motorists and trail users may experience brief delays....
March decline in rents is the largest since before the pandemic
Average rents in March were down 1.7% compared with March 2025, the largest year-over-year decline since the pandemic created more demand for apartments and drove a historic building boom. The March decline was slightly greater than the 1.6% year-over-year drop in July 2020, at the height of pandemic chaos and...
Lakewood Ranch mail theft investigation continues with no arrests after one month
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (WWSB) - Mail theft cases are piling up in Lakewood Ranch, with victims now reporting losses totaling $671,000. ABC 7 has talked to eight different victims since first reporting on the thefts Feb. 18. The latest victim, Rinkje Zondor, said she lost more than $13,000 after mailing a check for her...
Survivor gives back locally & globally through her non-Profit, Sarasota-based restaurant
A local restauranteur is using her story of survival to inspire other women while also using her restaurant to give back to her home country.
Citywide speed limits set at 20 mph on local streets
As part of the Sarasota City Commission’s directive to develop a traffic calming plan, a speed study by the consultant tapped to spearhead the work has completed a speed study for all local, collector and arterial roadways throughout the city. The idea was to identify average speeds on the...
Sarasota officers on the lookout for unlicensed Jet Ski operators
The Sarasota Police Department is stepping up its enforcement when it comes to personal watercraft or Jet Ski rentals.
DOGE questions Manatee County’s capital expenditures, additional staff
Although Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia said in an October 2025 press conference that Manatee County overspent $112.4 million during fiscal year 2024-2025, the county’s Government Efficiency Liaison Committee reported the county’s spending is “well managed and fairly efficient.”. Jeff Covert, vice chair of the...
Gas leak reported near Sarasota County bank
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County Fire Department personnel responded to a report of a gas line break in the area of Fruitville and Cattlemen roads. The call came in around 9:41 a.m. Wednesday. SCFD crews mitigated the leak. TECO was advised. There are no reported injuries or transports.
A New Restaurant Serving Up Florida’s Protected Species Is Coming to Manatee County
Today marks a new chapter for the Manatee County restaurant scene thanks to its latest opening. A new restaurant, called simply Extinctiōn, specializes in creative preparations of Florida's most important protected species. Its signature dish, manatee steak, honors both the restaurant's home county as well as its...
