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Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant gets its passion from surprising its customers

Florence & the Spice Boys began as a roving kitchen in 2019, its bold, spice-driven identity shaped by Steven Schmitt’s culinary epiphanies in Tel Aviv and environs. What started as a food truck evolved into a restaurant rooted in Middle Eastern fusion flavors, with global influences woven throughout the menu. Founded
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Florida Boater Spots A Bird Tangled In A Mangrove Tree And Knows He Cannot...

A man in Florida was making a normal patrol through the mangrove-lined waterway when something strange caught his eye in the branches. Whatever it was, it looked tangled in a place where it definitely did not belong. He slowed the boat, leaned over the side, and looked more carefully, trying...
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Lakewood Ranch development under construction after 20 years of setbacks

Construction around Lakewood Ranch is an ordinary sight, but to see construction on Rodeo Drive between The Fish Hole Miniature Golf and Michael Saunders and Co. is extraordinary. At least it is extraordinary considering the parcel's history. The plans for the parcel along Lake Uihlein have undergone countless revision
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Sarasota will expand paid parking hours, increase fines after commissioners’ approval

There are some big changes ahead when it comes to parking in Sarasota.
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Suspected ATM fraudster sought by Venice police

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Venice Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person they believe was committing ATM fraud. The person, attempting to hide his identity from surveillance cameras with a blue hoodie, was seen conducting fraudulent ATM transactions April 22-23 at multiple Venice-are
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Former Anna Maria treasurer files lawsuit against city

ANNA MARIA – Former city treasurer LeAnne (Addy) Endres has filed a lawsuit against the city of Anna Maria alleging wrongful termination, age and disability discrimination, public whistleblower retaliation and more. The lawsuit complaint also addresses the alleged misuse of city funds, the surveillance of a city employ
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Science Beneath the Surface: The Sarasota Bay Whelk Derby

There are plenty of ways to spend a Saturday in Florida. Some people hit the golf course. Some head to brunch. And some put on scuba gear, jump into the water, and spend the day collecting giant predatory sea snails in the name of science. On May 16, Sarasota Bay...
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Body of teen found outside Bradenton home

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The body of a teenager was found outside a Bradenton home Monday night, police say. Bradenton Police responded to a 911 call at about 10:15 p.m. in the 700 block of 12th Avenue West, where they found the teen’s body outside a home. Police are...
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Allegiant boosts nonstop routes out of Punta Gorda, St. Pete-Clearwater

Allegiant Travel Co. is boosting its nonstop flight roster across Florida, including adding new flights at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport and Punta Gorda Airport. The new round trip flights in St. Petersburg will be to Columbia, Missouri, and Philadelphia. The Punta Gorda flight will be to La Crosse, Wiscons
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9/11 steel beam in Sarasota Tuesday

The 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is this year, and a piece of that history is traveling across the county. FOX 13’s Heather Healy reports.

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