Sarasota FL

The “Open” signs quietly popped up sometime Wednesday, signaling the arrival of North Palmetto’s newest retailer. ABC Fine Wine & Spirits held a soft opening today for its new 11,000-square-foot store at 4925 Moccasin Wallow Road, welcoming early customers right on track with the spring 2026 timeline announced last fall.

Remer Stephen Buffington and Mary Ellen Buffington, of Atlanta, sold their home at 70 Lighthouse Point Drive to Bishop’s Bayou LLC for $13,505,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,979 square feet of living area. It sold for $8 million in 2022. Country...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Today, we tasted drinks from the winners list of Set the Bar 2026. Set The Bar happens annuals at Ed Smith Stadium. Designed to showcase the creative beverage talents behind the area’s locally owned, independent restaurants, Set The Bar’s cocktail competition highlights accomplished mixologists representing establishments from the northern tip of Anna Maria Island to the southern shores of Venice Beach...

A $12 million road funding agreement tied to the 1,740-acre Crosswind Ranch development in Parrish is set for a vote Thursday, as Manatee County commissioners consider a plan requiring road improvements to support a 3,658-home residential project. The proposed local development agreement would require Crosswind Ranch Development Corporation to design...

BRADENTON, Fla. - If you take a drive down Manatee Avenue right now, you’ll see the telltale signs. The chairs are out, and the spots are being claimed. It’s a sure signal that the de Soto Grand Parade is getting ready to kick off Saturday night. While Tampa...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota’s Farmers Market is “An Opportunity for Community” and is open Year-Round from 7 am - 1 pm on Saturdays in downtown Sarasota. Today, we took a look at just a few of the many vendors available at the market.

Any driver who has sat through rush hour traffic on one of Sarasota County’s major thoroughfares has experienced the problem firsthand. As new real estate development has boomed in recent years, improvements to county roads have not kept up with all of those extra drivers. On roads like Fruitville, Tamiami Trail and Honore Avenue, an influx of added traffic has become a major headache...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota Memorial Hospital is participating in a study of an experimental device aimed at preventing atrial fibrillation after heart surgery. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is one of the most common complications after heart surgery. Nearly half of patients develop the condition. The device targets the back...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Manatee County resident is concerned with the growing traffic on State Road 70 as development continues to expand. When Arthur Tourkantonis retired to Manatee 8 years ago, he hoped it would be his forever home. “Up until a few years ago, it was very...

FLORIDA — One person was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in west Bradenton, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. at the intersection of 21st Avenue West and 43rd Street West. Authorities said one person died at the scene. A second individual was transported to Manatee Memorial Hospital with injuries described […] The post One...