Sarasota FL

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - Two sides in an ongoing battle over the proposed Manasota Beach Road extension met face-to-face for the first time at the Sarasota County Commission chambers. The extension was unanimously approved last August. The project has been on the county plan for more than 30 years. Developer...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida gas prices edged lower Thursday, including in the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro areas, even as fighting involving Iran raised new concerns about global oil supplies, according to AAA. The statewide average for regular unleaded was $3.879 a gallon,...

Manatee County officials will cement the legacy of two long-time Palmetto community advocates with a new center coming to Washington Park. On Tuesday, Manatee County Commissioners unanimously approved naming the community center coming this year to Washington Park as the “Lawrence C. and Clifford B. Livingston...

You think you are just going out to eat. Then the plates start filling up, the smells hit all at once, and suddenly this is not just a meal anymore. In Sarasota, Florida, there is a place where comfort food feels like it came straight from someone’s home, not a kitchen trying to impress you. The kind of place where...

Inside one of Bradenton’s newest restaurants, guests have the option to remove their shoes and take a seat on a pillow at a low table for a traditional Korean dining experience. Sunny Seoul Korean Kitchen, 9750 State Road 64, Bradenton, is the brainchild of sisters Katherine Kim and Mary Pierson. Mary’s husband...

BRADENTON, Fla. - An alligator in Manatee County is back in a pond where it belongs after getting trapped in a soccer net. A social media post by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office showed crews helping free the reptile from the net in the Greyhawk Landing neighborhood. The post...

A North Sarasota property tied to the legacy of the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus has come to market, blending historic character with modern versatility. Located at 941 Virginia Drive, the private compound is listed for $1.5 million by Realtor Angela Adams of Michael Saunders & Company. Spanning three...

City commissioners signal their intent to move forward with traffic calming measures. Host: A new effort to slow down traffic in Sarasota neighborhoods is moving forward, as city commissioners signaled Monday they are ready to approve a plan to set a general 20 miles-per-hour speed limit on local streets. Residents...

Sarasota diners craving a taste of Duff’s Famous Wings — long revered by upstate New Yorkers — can finally get their fix at lunchtime. The restaurant, which opened at 3900 Clark Road last month, announced it is expanding its hours to 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on social media . With the new hours, Duff's also unveiled a new...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - The City of Venice is tightening its water restrictions due to extreme drought conditions. In an announcement Wednesday, the city outlined the changes for residents inside the city limits:. Watering hours (sprinklers) Before: Watering before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m., once per week. Now: Watering...