Sarasota FL

Thanks to uncertainty regarding the future of residential property taxes statewide, what was once nearly a perfunctory exercise to secure funding for each phase of development of The Bay is now more of a challenge. On April 21, Bay Park Conservancy Founding CEO AG Lafley addressed the Sarasota County Commission...

Located in the Venice Village shopping center, at 4187 S Tamiami Trail in Venice, the space formerly occupied by Rib City will soon get a new life as a locals-facing neighborhood bar. Salty Neighborhood Bar & Grill is planning a September/October opening in the space, owner Edwin Morales told What Now on Tuesday.

Dozens of frustrated Floridians crowded the sidewalk outside state Sen. Jim Boyd’s Bradenton office on Tuesday, demanding a break from spiraling electric bills. The turnout, a mix of seniors on fixed incomes, working families and community organizers, argued that recent hikes have pushed basic household service to the breaking point for many local residents.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County has issued 18 citations for violations of the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Modified Phase III water shortage order, according to county officials. Sarasota County it issued five citations on April 27. That number had risen to 18 as of the morning of...

A development boom in Parrish has left the community in need of voluntary pre-K services and early learning centers. FOX 13’s Kimberly Kuizon reports.

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — Bradenton Beach may soon face a big change to its small town identity as city leaders consider dissolving their police department due to budget strains. Working in Bradenton Beach isn’t just a job for Tanner Watters — it has become his community. “I...

SARASOTA, Fla. (CBS12) — A Sarasota man was awaiting sentencing in a 2024 murder case when detectives linked him to a 1999 cold case earlier this year. He was sentenced to life for the 2024 murder on Monday. Following a four-day trial in Sarasota, 55-year-old Kevin Maurice Holloway was...

SARASOTA, Fla. - A Sarasota senior is being told to tear down a shed that’s been in her backyard for nearly 40 years. The dispute involves the Gulf Gate Community Association, which enforces deed restrictions in the neighborhood. What we know:. Barbara Wagner, 83, says she was caught off...

There is something about power. Something about it that just seems to get to people. Or maybe, it’s just Mike Moran, the Sarasota County tax collector. It’s the way he goes about things. To that point, an angered Sarasota County School Board filed suit last Friday in the...

5:56 p.m., North Washington Boulevard and Fruitville Road. Dispute: Officers met with a woman at a gas station who wanted to report a dispute with another driver. The complainant stated that while driving southbound on North Washington Boulevard another woman driver drove next to her recklessly and cut her off.