Sarasota FL

SARASOTA, Fla. — An 18-year-old Sarasota man is now out on bond after being arrested on March 7, following police body camera footage capturing him allegedly renting a Jet Ski without a required state permit. The incident happened off of South Lido Key Beach, authorities said. Ivan Gonzalez was...

VENICE — The arrest of a Venice-area man may have resolved a half dozen burglaries.

There are meals you eat and meals you experience, and then there is whatever this Amish buffet in Florida is doing, which frankly belongs in its own category entirely. I went in with zero expectations and a moderate appetite. I left two hours later having eaten things I cannot fully...

Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants routinely inspects restaurants, food trucks and other food service establishments for public health and cleanliness issues. The reports are public information. During recent inspections in Manatee County, a sushi restaurant in Palmetto was temporarily shut down after...

Venice Beach sits along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a quiet treasure for anyone who loves hunting for fossils. While most people flock to crowded tourist beaches, this stretch of sand offers something truly special: thousands of ancient shark teeth washing up with every tide. Locals call it the Shark Tooth Capital of the...

VENICE — Despite her having lived two just two years within the county, Veronica Cobb has been voted onto the Sarasota County Planning Commission.

SIESTA KEY, Fla. — A potential land swap in Siesta Key has residents split. Land the county acquired through tax dollars is being traded in exchange for privately owned beachfront property, with plans to turn that property into a public beach. The county would be giving up property valued at $2.8 million. The Siesta...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Sarasota Country Music & Food Festival brought three days of live country music, comfort food and artisan shopping to the area from March 27–29. Hosted at the Sarasota Fairgrounds, the free outdoor festival paired regional country music performances with a diverse selection of freshly...

After the latest round of public meetings regarding a potential replacement of the Longboat Pass drawbridge, talk about — and pushback against — the Florida Department of Transportation's proposed fixed-span bridge have once again bubbled up on the north end of the Key. Longboat Key North, a group...

Earlier this month, Sarasota police managed to track down a vehicle that was reported stolen as the responding officer was heading to the call.