Sarasota FL

Because of ongoing drought, the Southwest Florida Water Management District has declared a Modified Phase III “Extreme” Water Shortage for Sarasota County from April 3 through July 1, 2026.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - City commissioners have approved a construction agreement for the revitalization of a shoreline at Bay Park. The project stretches just north of the Van Wazel building to the west side of Centennial Park, where the public boat launch is. Cindy Weiner and Peter Mebel, residents who...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to celebrate the completion of phase one of The Legacy Trail Extension Bifurcated Trail, a project aimed at improving safety and accessibility for trail users. The newly completed 1.5-mile addition includes a six-foot-wide pedestrian...

MANATEE COUNTY — Three thousand protesters lined the streets in front of UTC for almost a mile on Saturday for the No Kings Day 3 rally, according to event sponsor Indivisible Manatee. A simultaneous event, also sponsored by IM, took place in Ellenton and was reported to have more than 1,000 attendees.

A Sarasota County business was shut down and two of its employees were arrested after a monthslong investigation into illegal gambling operations countywide, officials say. Spin 24/7 Social Club at 5709 S. Beneva Road has been closed following a probe by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office that also netted nearly 70...

Sarasota, FL – A new link in Sarasota’s growing trail network opened this week, giving the broader Florida Gulf Coast Trail vision another local step forward. On March 31, the City of Sarasota celebrated the completion of the Alderman Multi-Use Recreational Trail (MURT), a new east-west connector at Payne Park that...

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Tucked along a busy stretch of Pasadena Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida, Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish has been drawing crowds for over 75 years. People don’t just stumble upon this place — they plan their whole day around it. From locals who grew up eating here to...

Manatee County is looking at the possibility of converting free beach access parking lots on Anna Maria Island into paid lots. “The CVB is evaluating paid parking for Anna Maria Island,” Manatee County Commissioner Tal Siddique said. “The main reason is we’re looking at ways to make parking more self-sufficient at...

VENICE — A Venice-area woman brought an additional charge on herself by telling deputies she had found some drugs.