Sarasota FL

Sarasota Police Department plans to charge 52-year-old Chilean woman in connection with Dec. 26, 2025 incident. A person the Sarasota Police Department has identified as a career criminal, who is wanted in connection with a theft from a business on St. Armands Circle, was arrested on Jan. 2 following a traffic stop...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Fly Dance Fitness opened its Lakewood Ranch studio on January 17, bringing the viral dance-based workout to the area and Kirsten Sponseller was there for a LIVE lesson. The studio is locally owned and operated by Tony Pinho, who was drawn to Fly Dance Fitness for...

A 62-year-old Virginia man died Thursday after his motorcycle collided with a dump truck at a Manatee County intersection, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 12:16 p.m. at Creekside Park Drive and Golf Course Road in Parrish, FHP said. Troopers said the motorcyclist and a dump truck...

SARASOTA, Fla. — After abruptly closing its doors in 2024, the Original Hob Nob Drive-In is making a comeback. The team behind Sarasota's favorite historic burger joint announced on Wednesday night that it will be reopening this spring under new ownership. Founded in 1957, Hob Nob served up comfort...

Michael Saunders & Company, the Gulf Coast’s premier real estate brokerage, proudly unveiled a thoughtfully curated window installation, “A Legacy in the Making: Sarasota’s Visual Arts History 1945-1965,” during a reception Friday, January 16, at the company’s headquarters at 1605 Main Street, at the corner of Orange...

By the end of 2025, the Sarasota–Manatee housing market looked less like a boom hangover and more like a recalibration. Single-family home sales were relatively steady across both counties, while condos moved into a slower, more negotiation-heavy phase. Sarasota County ended the year with 8,183 single-family closed...

As an organization, Architecture Sarasota “stewards the legacy of the Sarasota School of Architecture and provides a forum for the education, advocacy and celebration of good design in the global built environment,” according to its mission statement. As the future owner of the building it occupies at 261-265...

Back in the day, before kids became internet influencers raking in millions of dollars, running away to join the circus was nearly every child’s dream — and every mom and dad’s nightmare. Even today, parents beg their artistically inclined offspring to major in business “just in case.”

The sister of a Bradenton mother shot and killed at work is sharing memories of her life, as police continue investigating a deadly workplace shooting at a medical lab.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The School District of Manatee County celebrated a major milestone Wednesday with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new high school in Lakewood Ranch. The facility marks the eighth high school for the rapidly growing district and represents ongoing expansion to meet student population demands....