Sarasota FL

A popular national restaurant chain is getting closer to opening a new Sarasota County location. Venice-area property owners had the opportunity to speak with Bowman Consulting Group about the installation of a new Chick-fil-A in a neighborhood meeting on June 4. The proposed fast-food location is planned to be in the

Alpine Steakhouse turned a new page in its journey with the opening of its wine cellar a few years ago. The temperature-controlled 2,200-bottle space has been a long time coming for co-owner Matt Rebhan. “It’s been a vision of mine for about 15 years,” Rebhan explains, “Being able to properly store and pour wines at th

Echo Lake’s Richard Brenner was so fed up with traffic and safety concerns at the intersection of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Wood Fern Trail that he reached out to his local representative, Commissioner Bob McCann, to request a traffic light. He told McCann the intersection is "a real mess,"...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Construction continues at the I-75/Fruitville Road exits, with on-ramp closures scheduled. The first closure happens tonight: Monday, June 8, to northbound I-75 from Fruitville Road. The closure starts at 10 p.m. and should be finished by 5 a.m.. Additionally, the southbound on-ramp will be clos

Safety improvements are being installed along a portion of U.S. 41, and construction could cause temporary lane closures. The Florida Department of Transportation recently began a $4.6 million project along 1.27 miles of U.S. 41 from 63rd Avenue West to 53rd Avenue West that aims to improve pedestrian safety and roadwa

Florida rapper OTM Ruger was arrested over the weekend. The 27-year-old (real name Marcus Jerome Dudley) from St Petersburg was taken into custody at Pasco County Jail on June 7th following a police chase. According to IONTB, Ruger has been charged with fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement with...

Sarasota has returned to a national ranking of top moving destinations after falling off last year. The city has landed back in PODS’ 2026 Moving Trends Report, the moving and storage company’s annual look at where Americans are relocating, marking a comeback after Sarasota fell off the list entirely in 2025. This year

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Volunteers returned to the Old Memphis Cemetery this weekend to repair damage left by vandals last month and restore a piece of community history. The cemetery was vandalized May 12. Volunteers have worked since then to restore the site. “There’s a story to tell about this...

HCA Florida Blake Hospital is expanding graduate medical education program with new fellowships that will help grow local access to specialized care and build a stronger future healthcare workforce for Manatee County and surrounding communities. June 04, 2026 – HCA Florida Blake Hospital is expanding its Graduate Medic

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton native Nelly Korda won the U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday, adding another major title to her career and claiming a share of the tournament’s record-breaking $12.5 million purse. Korda, 27, entered the tournament after winning The Chevron Championship in April and emerged victorious...