Home outside downtown Sarasota sells for $14.75 million
A resort-style home on Sarasota Bay in the Harbor Acres enclave sold recently for more than $14 million, one of the highest prices reached for a piece of residential real estate in Sarasota in the first quarter of 2026. Kim Ogilvie and Lynn Morris of The Kim Ogilvie Group at...
Man dropping off business card gets police called on him
Disturbance: Police were called by an event director for an art show after she and a security guard got into a disagreement over a parking space. When police arrived, the event director told police that the security guard on duty had moved barricades to park near vendor tents, leading to a verbal argument. The...
Manatee County honors Commissioner Carol Ann Felts
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County held a ceremony Tuesday morning at the Manatee County Administration Building to honor the life and legacy of Commissioner Carol Ann Felts, who died Feb. 24 at the age of 68. Commissioner Tal Siddique beginning the meeting with a gesture towards Commissioner Felt’s chair....
Pokehub was temporarily closed by health inspectors in Sarasota County, FL, due to rodent...
Pokehub, a popular poke bowl and sushi burrito Sarasota County restaurant located at 1693 US 41 Bypass S, Unit A, in Venice, Florida, was temporarily shut down on February 20, 2026, after a complaint-based inspection found 10 violations — three high priority, two intermediate, and five basic. This inspection was...
Venice police on scene of reported suspicious package
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Police are asking people to avoid the Venice Commons Plaza on East Venice Avenue Wednesday morning. Venice police say they received a report of a suspicious package at the UPS Store there. Police have not released any other details. Expect delays in the area.
Wait, There’s an Amish Community in Florida? Inside Sarasota’s Best Hidden Deli
A Taste of Lancaster in the Sunshine State: Exploring Florida’s Real Amish Deli Scene. When you think of Florida, you likely picture palm trees, beaches, and maybe a certain mouse-themed theme park. You probably don’t picture horse-drawn buggies, plain dress, and the smell of fresh-baked shoofly pie. However,...
Photo: Betty Hutton Filming ‘The Greatest Show on Earth,’ March 1951
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the filming of Cecil B. DeMille’s Academy Award-winning film The Greatest Show on Earth right here in Sarasota. The movie, about the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus and the romance, drama and chaos behind the scenes, starred Betty Hutton, Charlton Heston, James...
Man jailed after wife falls from golf cart
NORTH PORT — A North Port man is facing felony DUI charges after his wife fell out of a golf cart he was driving and hit her head on the pavement.
Officials release few details in Lakewood Ranch check washing scam
Because investigations remain active, neither the United States Postal Service or the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office were willing to give specific information about a "multitude” of mail theft and check washing that stems from the post office on Post Boulevard in Lakewood Ranch. The two agencies would only...
Manatee County mourns the death of its ‘feisty’ commissioner
In the span of a year, Carol Ann Felts went from being thrown out of the Manatee County Commission chambers to sitting behind the dais as the District 1 commissioner. Just 15 months into her current term, the 68-year-old Felts died suddenly at her Myakka City home Feb. 24 of natural causes.
