Sarasota FL

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Sarasota Holiday Parade has been in existence for 30 years!. The nonprofit that partners with the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County, Sarasota Holiday Celebration Inc., would like to remind the community that it’s time to register for the parade (deadline is midnight on October 10)

– Lakewood Ranch’s year-round farmers’ market has been named the #1 Farmers Market in America by American Farmland Trust, topping nearly 1,300 markets nationwide in the organization’s 17th annual celebration. The Market also earned the top spot in Florida. Every Sunday brings fresh food, arts, culture, live...

Manatee County officials began rolling out new 96-gallon bins to residents over the summer to prepare them for the change to trash curbside pick-up.

William Scott, already had retired as a U.S. Army sergeant at the time of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. It took him two days to reenlist, to return to his unit, and soon after to be deployed to Iraq. He went on to serve in the military for 26 years.

(Gray News) - Surprise Egg toys have been recalled because the toy inside the egg contains levels of lead that exceed federal regulations. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues. This recall involves Evermore Surprise Eggs with yellow, pink or green wrap. The...

Prior to the Adagio residential towers project’s third appearance before the city’s Development Review Committee on Oct. 1, project consultant Joel Freedman received a formal request for the developer to hold a voluntary community meeting. The project isn’t required to hold such a meeting under city code, but...

Sarasota County Schools announced preliminary plans last month to shutter Wilkinson Elementary and shift students to other public schools to stave off a charter operator from moving in to fill empty space. If approved, the closure of Wilkinson — currently a C-rated school and the only one in the county...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) — Firefighters responded to a blaze at a single-family home in Manatee County early Monday, Oct. 6. According to Fire Marshal Rodney Kwiatkowski, crews with West Manatee Fire Rescue, Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue, City of Bradenton Fire Department, and Manatee County EMS responded around 8...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A man was arrested after Bradenton police say he walked out of a jewelry store with a $9,000 gold chain. Police say on Sept. 28, a man identified as Christopher Dimastrantonio came into the Kay Jewelers on Manatee Avenue and asked to try on a gold chain.

In St. Petersburg, Florida, three-year-old a loyal pup named Sparta has been recovering after4 a man hurled the dog off a second floor balcony after the pit bull jumped at the man protecting his 15-year-old teenage girl owner. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies assigned to the Patrol...