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NORTH PORT — New DNA technology has helped cold-case homicide investigators create a rendering of a man who may have been killed by Daniel Conahan, also known as the “Hog Trail Killer.”

VENICE — Businesses — some large, some small, some new, some decades-old — were honored at the annual Venice Gondolier “Best of Venice” awards ceremony Saturday.

Property owners who saw big breaks in their property taxes, but suffered no storm damage, will likely see the values of their properties return to previous levels this tax year. Property taxes are the main method of raising funds by local governments, Longboat Key included, and the devastation caused by...

With Manatee County having implemented a hiring freeze Jan. 15, County Administrator Charlie Bishop has been meeting with each of his departments and going over their base and continuation budgets. Only those positions that are statutorily required and operationally necessary will be filled until commissioners give...

If there was ever a time to dine out in Sarasota, that time would be now. As our culinary scene continues to grow, restaurant choices are more diverse than ever. From Salvadoran to Korean and Indian to Italian, we can travel the globe right in our own back yard. We’ve scoured Sarasota and Manatee counties for the...

Scroll any real-estate listing long enough and a pattern emerges. White sofa. Bone-colored walls. Beige rug. Pale wood. Repeat. Interiors scrubbed of personality. Then you walk into Sarasota Architectural Salvage, where nothing matches on purpose, nothing is neutral and nothing pretends to be new. It’s delightfully...

UPDATED 4:13 P.M. 2/3 SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A man in his mid-20s shot his father in the parking lot of a Lowe’s store off Central Sarasota Parkway Tuesday afternoon, according to police deputies on scene. The father, a man in his 50s, was found injured when police arrived...

Established in 1950 and tucked away in the Bayou Oaks neighborhood in north Sarasota, the Sarasota Succulent Society stubbornly and sweetly remains Old Florida, a place shaded by giant live oaks and devoted to the love of sun, soil and plants that prefer little rain—namely arid-loving succulents and cacti. The...

Since Sarasota Memorial formed its Pregnancy Care Team last summer, the OB nurse navigators have helped hundreds of local women, including Alana Draper who gave birth last year after accessing prenatal care with support of the SMH team. SMH’s new Pregnancy and Wellness Center expands upon those services. February...

A Kensington Park home topped all Dr. Phillips residential real-estate transactions from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1. The home at 5125 Keeneland Circle, Orlando, sold Jan. 30, for $1,160,000. Built in 2001, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,476 square feet of living area. Days on market: Eight. The sellers were...