Sarasota FL

Here’s your chance to own a corporate headquarters with its own lab. A 15,400-square-foot office building is on the market at 7680 Matoaka Road fronting Tallevast Road. The property, which houses Esprix Technologies, is priced at $3.8 million, down from $4.25 million. According to the listing, the property is...

Compass Real Estate – a nationwide residential real estate firm – seized the record for the most expensive residential sale in Sarasota County history at $30.3 million on Thursday, July 31, according to the company's press release. The beachfront home on Longboat Key – nicknamed “Serenissima ” for “the most serene” –...

Police say a 19-year-old Bradenton woman drove under the influence and plowed into two Palmetto buildings, leaving both structures heavily damaged. The Palmetto Police Department said Emma Kinkle was heading north on Eighth Avenue West around 2:30 a.m. on July 25 when she lost control of her vehicle, went off the...

The Florida Man Games have found a new home — and it’s just as delightfully unhinged as the games themselves. The chaos will unfold Feb. 21, 2026, at The Freedom Factory in Bradenton, Florida — a retired racetrack-turned-coliseum where engines roar, lawn chairs fly, and questionable decisions are encouraged. Born in...

Tucked away in Sarasota’s distinctive Pinecraft neighborhood sits a culinary landmark that feels like a warm hug from a bygone era—complete with checkered tablecloths and desserts that could make a grown adult weep with joy. Yoder’s Restaurant stands as a delicious testament to the power of doing simple...

In downtown Sarasota, the only thing rising faster than the morning sun is the number of cranes dotting the skyline. Now, one of the city’s most prominent holdouts—the monolithic Zenith Building at Five Points—is set to be torn down, clearing the way for a mixed-use residential-commercial building, according to the...

‘Saravela’ offers 271 units, including 40 attainable rentals. Host: An Illinois developer wants to build a twin-tower luxury condominium with some attainable apartments, covering much of one block on the North Trail near downtown Sarasota. Ramon Lopez has the details. Ramon Lopez: Step by step, the two-tower Saravela...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — The largest moose lodge in the country is back open, welcoming members to a completely renovated building. The Anna Maria Island Moose Lodge was closed for months after Hurricane Helene, but fully reopened its doors earlier this month. Debra Snook described the damage caused by...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) – A Bradenton man accused of accidentally shooting his father to death is facing upgraded charges and is awaiting his next hearing after a 24-hour continuance was granted July 30. Court documents show Ian Douglas, 35, is now charged with aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person...

Tyler Gervasi moved out of his mother’s place about three years ago when the family relocated from Colorado to Sarasota, splitting rent with two other roommates at an apartment complex near University Town Center. But even after squeezing three people in a two-bedroom unit, the 24-year-old couldn’t cover all...