SAVOR SARASOTA: Mattison’s Restaurant & Catering
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The 21st Annual Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week coming up in June and we are previewing some of the participating restaurants. Today, Paul Mattison, owner and Executive Chef of Mattison’s Restaurant & Catering, joined us for taste of the items that will be featured on their special Savor Sarasota
Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee seeks help to provide 200,000 summer meals
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee is asking for the community’s help as it works to provide 200,000 meals for children and families this summer. The organization said the meals will be distributed through its Food4Families program during the nine-week summer break. Demand is already...
Ford F-150 Blows Through a Stop Sign at 12:30 a.m. and Ends Up Inside...
A pickup truck crashed into a Sarasota home in the early hours of Tuesday morning, causing minor injuries to the homeowner and leaving the driver unharmed. There are bad ways to be woken up in the middle of the night, and then there is this. A Sarasota homeowner was jolted from sleep in the early hours of Tuesday morni
Savor Sarasota Al Fresco on the Bay at Rufa
SARASOTA — Having not been to the Ritz-Carlton since it added Rufa, an al fresco eatery on the veranda that serves as a more casual alternative to Jack Dusty, I took Savor Sarasota as the perfect opportunity to sample the fare in the serene bayfront setting. During Savor Sarasota,...
Do Bradenton school zone cameras catch speeders on summer break? What police say
Are Bradenton’s school zone cameras still issuing speeding violations now that school is out? It’s one of several questions readers asked after new police data showed the city’s camera program issued nearly 16,000 speeding violations during the 2025-26 school year. The answer is no. According to the Bradenton Police De
Siesta estate returns to the market at nearly $30 million
A nearly 3-acre waterfront Siesta Key estate has returned to the market at a lower price. Located at 8501 Midnight Pass Road, Crystal Waters is offered at $29,995,000. The property was first listed in February 2025 at $31.5 million. Designed by the Florida firm Stofft Cooney Architects, the main residence...
Overturned vehicle blocks I-275 Tuesday afternoon
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - An upside vehicle is blocking travel lanes on I-275 at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. At least one person was injured in the major crash, per FHP. Afternoon rush drivers are currently stuck in over an hour worth of delays, northbound, and traffic backed up 5 miles.
Mote Marine Laboratory to release thousands of juvenile snook at Robinson Preserve
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Mote Marine Laboratory will release thousands of juvenile snook across Sarasota over the next few weeks as part of an effort to boost the population of one of Florida’s most prized inshore game fish. Snook are among the state’s most regulated game fish and draw...
Sarasota Wants Your Input on Main Street’s Next Look
Main Street has long had a split personality. By day, it’s lunch meetings, errands, coffee runs and delivery trucks. By night, it’s date-night tables, slow-moving cars, full sidewalks and the familiar question of where to park. Now, the City of Sarasota is asking the public to help decide...
WATCH: Man breaks into Bradenton store through ceiling, takes stacks of lottery tickets, police...
A man was arrested after surveillance video shows him breaking into a store in Bradenton through the ceiling before taking stacks of lottery tickets and cigarettes, according to authorities.
