Sarasota FL

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A family was forced from their home after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning at a house near State Road 70. The fire started around 3 a.m. and took about two hours to put out, according to Donald Mitchell, an account manager with Rapid Recovery.

ANNA MARIA, Fla. (WWSB) - The rebuilding of the Anna Maria City Pier is underway, and a familiar business could be reopening there. City commissioners unanimously approved a lease with GSM Partners to bring the waterfront restaurant back after the pier was destroyed by the 2024 hurricanes. Under the new...

Several changes are coming to St. Armands Circle in the coming weeks. St. Armands Jewelers is taking the place of Jewelry by Cole with new ownership at 7 N. Boulevard of the Presidents. The closed shop's namesake master goldsmith, Stephen Cole Powell, began handcrafting fine jewelry in 1974. He co-owned...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota man has been arrested after deputies said he pointed a firearm at another man and robbed him Monday, according to a probable cause affidavit. Sebastian Damian Tarque, 26, is charged with robbery with a firearm, the affidavit shows. The arrest follows a Sarasota County...

A more than 5,800-square-foot home in Lido Shores has changed hands. The property at 424 Bowdoin Circle sold for $13.37 million, according to Douglas Elliman, the real estate firm that handled the listing. The sale closed June 12. Joel Schemmel of Douglas Elliman represented the seller, while Linda Driggs of...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - An Osprey man convicted in the hit-and-run death of 13-year-old Pine View student Lilly Glaubach is once again asking a judge to reduce his prison sentence, marking his fifth attempt to challenge or modify the punishment handed down in 2023. David Chang, who is currently serving...

A major expansion could soon reshape part of downtown Sarasota.

Michael’s on East has laid a prix-fixe table for restaurant week since the start. “When Savor Sarasota began in 2006, we were proud to be among the first restaurants to participate,” says co-proprietor Michael Klauber. He calls it an honor to support “this celebration of Sarasota's vibrant dining scene.” For Savor's 21

Longboat Key Fire Chief Paul Dezzi is particularly proud of one Longboat Key Fire Rescue statistic: a 67% cardiac arrest survival rate in 2025. “Why is that? It’s because of the training the guys are going through, it’s the personnel that we have, and it’s the equipment that our tax dollars buy for us,” Dezzi said. “Th

The operators of 55 restaurants in and around Sarasota couldn’t agree more, and they have an even better way for diners to take their time in June. While the timeframe for the 21st annual Savor Sarasota event has come to a close, those restauranteurs will keep offering Savor’s $25 two-course lunches and $45 three-cours