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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County Fire Department crews contained a structure fire and kept it from spreading to nearby units. The fire happened in the 300 block of Pine Run Drive, according to Sarasota County Emergency Services. Fourteen units responded to the scene and brought the fire under control within 15 m

This Sunday at Oscura: Nights of Malice with My Own Will, Indebted, Nosebleedr, and Million. $12 adv / $15 dos. Doors at 6 pm | All Ages Tickets: tearstubs.com/event/1286. Formed in 2010, Nights of Malice are based out of Ocean County, New Jersey. Combining elements of every members influences, Nights of Malice have fo

Eight floors above the Trail, you sip a craft cocktail and watch the golden hour settle over Sarasota Bay. Two-story glass wraps around the room, a fringed chandelier suspended over its turquoise bar. At Bridges, the rooftop restaurant inside downtown’s Embassy Suites, the menu has embraced international fusion since E

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A pickup truck crashed into a house in early Tuesday morning in the Sarasota neighborhood of Palm Aire, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Investigators said a Ford F-150 was heading east on Tournament Boulevard at about 12:30 a.m., approaching the stop sign intersection of West Country Club Drive

If there's one thing Bridgewater's Jonathan Mullis understands, it is the frustration of being stuck in school drop-off and pick-up lanes. It might seem like a minor thing, but Mullis knows he has that in common with many other parents in the School District of Manatee County. Mullis, 49, is...

The Schmitz Brothers is a dynamic family band with skilled musicianship and memorable harmonies. Band members include father Dave Schmitz on guitar and vocals, twin sons Tim and Dave on guitar, bass and vocals, and long-time professional area percussionist, Phil Anderson, on drums. For more than a decade, The Schmitz B

A Lake Club home topped the week’s sales. Douglas and Nancy Brugler, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 8465 Pavia Way to Mark and Linda Griffin, of Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, for $3,075,000. Built in 2021, it has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,552 square feet of living area. It sold for

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Air quality in Sarasota reached unhealthy levels Monday evening and Tuesday morning, with one Sarasota Air Quality Station reporting a reading of 167. When levels get this high everyone should limit outdoor activities. Unusually sensitive people should remain indoors. Smoke from contained fires

The Longboat Key Town Commission has taken the first step toward introducing a new tax and fees to pay for canal dredging, and some property owners are against the funding method. On Thursday, Dan Dexter delivered a letter to Longboat Key Town Hall to appeal the assessment on his and...

Florida’s current approach to insurance is forcing those who can least afford it to bear the cost of the climate crisis. But different approaches are available.