Sarasota FL

During April 21 meeting, board members requested more details about staff plans for site. During their regular meeting on April 21, the Sarasota County commissioners agreed to wait until their regular meeting on May 5 to consider whether they should adopt a resolution authorizing staff to issue $20,770,000 in bonds to pay for 2.04 acres of property known as The Boatyard, which is located...

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is expanding its surveillance capabilities, tapping a state fund to purchase a software platform that offers AI-powered data analysis with the stroke of a key. Promising to use the technology to investigate serious international crimes like human trafficking, the agency netted nearly $1 million...

A Bradenton man will spend more than a decade in prison after troopers said they found drugs, a gun and thousands of dollars in cash during a January 2024 traffic stop on Interstate 75. A Manatee County judge sentenced 39-year-old William Henry Caldwell IV to 13 years in prison, including a seven-year minimum mandatory term, after a jury convicted him of...

The 2026 Sarasota Film Festival brought an assortment of varied and powerful stories to the Gulf Coast. One such was the Narrative Feature Competition winner, Charliebird. Directed by Libby Ewing, Charliebird follows Al (Samantha Stuart), a music therapist at a children’s hospital in Texas, who begins to work with a troubled young patient, Charlie (Gabriela Ochoa Perez).

A workforce housing project planned for Bradenton achieved a milestone this week, after securing $15 million in construction financing. Ian Fitzgerald, an originator for Largo Capital, arranged the loan from Cogent Bank for Forest Cove, a workforce housing complex that will be built by affordable housing developer One Stop Housing.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Executive Catering Chef, Carlos Avella, joined us in our kitchen today to preview the upcoming Mother’s Day Menu items. The Mother’s Day Brunch is still available for reservations but spots are going fast! Book your table now for Sunday, May 10th from 10:30am to 3:30pm.

VENICE, Fla. — Starting in June, be aware of the pickup days for garbage, yard waste and recycling if you reside in the City of Venice. Officials in Venice announced Thursday that on June 1, the city will begin implementing an updated residential and commercial collection routes. Venice authorities...

Palmetto leaders are considering moving city hall, addressing the city’s projected growth and the need for more full-time employees. The decision comes as city officials are looking to the future of Palmetto, and expect that the city’s operational needs will soon outgrow its office space. Looking 15 years ahead, projected staff increases — to accommodate more city residents — will require more space. Several new...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - Starting June 1, the City of Venice is changing residential trash collection routes to improve efficiency and reliability, it was announced April 30. Residents will still have collections twice a week for garbage and recycling, but collection days may change, the city says. Wednesday and Saturday...

City of Sarasota residents are fighting a revised 18-story condo proposal that, at 330 feet, would officially become the tallest building in the city. A mediation settlement adds a "green wall" and loading zones. Neighbors argue the new plans are worse because they remove trees and reduce sidewalk space. After...