Sarasota FL

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg fire crews are currently on the scene of a hazmat-related incident at a manufacturing facility on Terminal Drive South. Officials tell 10 Tampa Bay News that one worker was exposed to a chemical and was taken to Bayfront Hospital for evaluation, where they are said to be stable....

St. Pete’s celebrated art scene just got another feather for its cap. A comprehensive new study has named The Duncan McClellan Gallery the No. 1 free attraction in America. The Duncan McClellan Gallery, located in the Warehouse Arts District at 2342 Emerson Avenue South, primarily showcases glass art creations, in...

Lisset Hanewicz’s parents were exiled from Cuba. Their daughter is now the first Hispanic chairperson of the St. Petersburg City Council. Hanewicz officially took the gavel from Councilmember Copley Gerdes during an emotional ceremony Thursday. “I knew we would need extra tissues,” Mayor Ken Welch said later in the...

All aboard for a Sarasota original in Florida that feels like a secret platform to the past. Bob’s Train is tucked just off Fruitville Road, and the moment you step inside the vintage railcars, the everyday world slips away. You get nostalgia, flavor, and storytelling packed into a compact...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a detainer on a Guatemalan apprehended for driving without a license in Sumter County. Mateo Zavala Mejia, 28, of Bradenton, was driving a white Nissan passenger car in Bushnell around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday when a deputy checked the vehicle’s license plate and...

On Tuesday, the superintendent updated board members on $40 million plans for Booker Elementary and Middle, and more. Host: The makeover of Sarasota’s public schools has taken on a dynamic of its own, a dynamic that’s going way beyond countering a challenge by for-profit operators asking to move into underused school...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Venice Police Department is warning residents of a scam involving dating websites. In social media posts, police say scammers are creating believable profiles on dating sites and social media to quickly build trust, then invent “emergencies” to pressure people for money or personal...

Some celebrate Nicolás Maduro’s removal. Luis Velásquez is not among them. Host: On the streets of Weston and Doral, the South Florida suburbs with the highest concentration of Venezuelan immigrants and exiles, many responded to the removal of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. armed forces with an outburst of joy and hope....

A national company that imports and distributes stone has opened a showroom and warehouse in Manatee County. UMI Stone’s newest location is at 7427 15th St. E., just north of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Spanning 20,000 square feet, the shop includes a modern showroom with an indoor slab gallery...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Dozens of protesters gathered Thursday on the Legacy Trail overpass on Clark Road, rallying against an ICE raid that resulted in the death of a woman. The Sarasota Rapid Response Visibility Brigade hosted the rally, with several signs calling for “justice for Renee Nicole Good.”