Ultra-luxury Sarasota condos launch sales from $2.2 million
Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota , a downtown development set to replace the old Zenith Insurance office tower overlooking Selby Five Points Park, has officially launched the sales of its ultra-luxury condos, anticipated for completion by 2029. In January, a panel of five individuals who’ve worked on the project...
One of Sarasota County’s Newest Programs, the Farm, Teaches Agricultural Skills and Life Lessons
It’s 6 p.m. on a winter Monday, and the nearly 40-acre property behind McIntosh Middle School called The Farm is shadowed in the cool dusk. A cow calls an inviting moo and chickens cluck in the distance. Crickets have begun their nighttime chorus. Plenty of students are still on campus in the waning light, some...
Sarasota Memorial Hospital ranked among nation’s 50 top cardiovascular hospitals
Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) has been recognized among the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals® in an independent quality analysis provided by Premier Inc. and published in Modern Healthcare on Feb. 3, the health care system has announced. “The prestigious list, shared during American Heart Month, is based...
Fire near I-75 put out quickly
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A brush fire slowed traffic near I-75 just south of University Parkway Friday afternoon, Sarasota County fire officials said. The call was received at 3:37 p.m. for the fire on the east side of the interstate, near the shoulder. Twenty units from the Sarasota County Fire...
FDOT proposes major changes to I-75 interchange in North Manatee County
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Transportation is gathering community input on a redesign that will transform how traffic flows through the I-75 and Moccasin-Wallow Road interchange. A public hearing is underway regarding the significant changes to the major Suncoast interchange. FDOT is...
Moving back to The Villages from Lakewood Ranch
My husband and I built in 2011, I was 52 he was 55 and there were 82,000 residents. We wanted to move to Florida after retirement, but didn’t know where to go. We had a couple of people we had worked with who had moved to The Villages so we did the Lifestyle’s for a week. We had no intention of building, but we...
Florida measles cases: Doctors explain what it means for the community after confirming St....
St. Petersburg Catholic High confirmed one sophomore student has measles; the school is working with the Department of Health. Local doctors said while they’ve never seen a case in their careers, the disease is ‘highly contagious’ and they are preparing to see additional cases. Statewide Surge: Florida...
Residents still fighting Manasota Beach Road extension
VENICE — Opposition to the extension of East Manasota Beach Road from State Road 776 to North Port hasn’t cooled, even though the plans for it are 90% complete.
FAA recommends more training to prevent the cause of recent crashes in Venice
VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a recommendation for all pilots to receive additional training to deal with a phenomenon known as spatial disorientation, which has been blamed for two recent fatal crashes at Venice Municipal Airport. In a notice issued Jan. 22 called an...
The Honey Baked Ham Co. Is Headed to Venice
“1957, when Harry J. Hoenselaar opened the first Honeybaked store in Detroit, Michigan, like most great companies, he did so because he believed in an idea,” says the website of the Honey Baked Ham Co., a meat shop (and lunch spot) with more than 40 locations in Florida alone. “An idea that produced what is regarded...
