Sarasota FL

District 5 Commissioner Bob McCann said too many Manatee County residents are not being heard. Residents regularly attend commission meetings to make comments and to request certain issues be placed on future meeting agendas so they can be reviewed by commissioners. However, McCann said the majority of those requests...

Social media has the temporarily shuttered The Islands Kitchen & Cocktail House right up there with Matt Devitt, aswirl with controversy.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Texas man is facing up to five years in a Florida prison after being convicted of his fourth DUI. State Attorney Ed Brodsky said last week that Shawn Conway, 48, was found guilty of felony DUI earlier this month in a Sarasota courthouse. Back...

Bradenton, FL — January 16, 2026 — The Salvation Army of Manatee County announces that, effective immediately, new single women seeking overnight shelter will be directed to Gateway South Women’s Shelter, our community partner located at 407 57th Avenue East, Bradenton, FL 34205. This transition allows us to better...

A build-to-rent townhouse community is now in development in Venice. Hawthorne Hollows recently broke ground and began vertical construction, according to Lafayette Real Estate. When complete, the community will include 50 townhouses. Floorplans will feature three- and four-bedroom layouts. Hawthorne Hollows will be...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota Police have reported that a vehicle crash is blocking traffic on Second Street from Orange Avenue to Adelia Avenue. Police have asked drivers to avoid the area while the crash is investigated. No injuries have been reported at this time. The situation is still developing...

Prolific author Harlan Coben is everywhere these days—including Sarasota. The award-winning writer of 35 novels of thrills and suspense is in the midst of an ongoing Netflix deal (the latest miniseries of which, Run Away, premiered New Year’s Day), recently oversaw the debut of Lazarus on Amazon Prime Video, hosts...

BRADENTON, Fla. - Saturday will mark two decades of a real-life nightmare for a Bradenton family. Every moment since Jennifer Kesse’s dad, Drew Kesse, got a call she hadn't shown up for work, he and his wife Joyce Kesse, have kept up hope they could find the missing piece that would lead to her disappearance.

BRADENTON, Fla. — A 16-year-old boy was killed in a Manatee County crash where he was the passenger on a motorcycle. The Florida Highway Patrol said this happened Monday morning when the teen was riding with a 17-year-old motorcyclist who ran a red light at an intersection on State Road 70 and Caruso Road.

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