Sarasota FL

In Florida, the coontie plant serves as the main host plant for atala butterfly larvae. The small caterpillars devour the plant and the toxin it contains, which finds its way inside them and produces the butterfly’s striking blue and orange coloration. Historically, the plants were commonly harvested for their...

Sarasota County is getting its own version of the classic Monopoly board game, and locals are being invited to send in landmark suggestions.

Florida is keeping the pressure on illegal gambling businesses, with the Manatee County police conducting an operation against the sector, resulting in the bust of a large-scale criminal enterprise. Florida Shutters Multiple Venues, Seizes Hundreds of Illegal Gambling Machines Police raids led to the seizure of 265 ill

What Main Street in downtown Sarasota should look like depends on whom you ask. For merchants, it should have convenient parking for customers directly outside their doors. For visitors, walkability may be most important. Or perhaps it should be a part-time pedestrian mall. Whatever the vision, the public will get...

Tucked just outside downtown Bradenton, the Village of the Arts is one of Florida’s most unexpected creative communities. What looks like a quiet residential neighborhood from a distance quickly reveals itself as a kaleidoscope of color, creativity, and local talent. Pre-war bungalows from the 1920s and 1930s have been

The medical services field in and surrounding Lakewood Ranch is growing so fast you can almost smell the disinfectant in the air. Across the community and into Manatee County, some of Florida’s largest health care providers are in the process of building out a network of facilities to serve the growing population.

A commercial fishing boat captain was medevaced to Tampa General Hospital Tuesday after suffering a hand injury while hauling line approximately 122 miles west of Longboat Key, Fla. The 56-year-old man was hoisted to safety by a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew after watchstanders at Se

At the start of their presentation to the city’s Development Review Committee on May 6, representatives of land planning consulting firm Kimley-Horn expressed their hope for partial sign-off of the project with the working name of 1899 Fruitville Road. That’s the multifamily development that would occupy the block of..

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A local job fair Wednesday morning promises access to more than 100 openings in all fields from entry level to professional, in fields including medical, sales, law enforcement, trades, customer service, aviation, technical and more. The JOBLINK Sarasota/Bradenton Job Fair runs May 13 from 10 a.

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - Venice police are warning residents about fraudulent websites advertising recreational vehicles at prices that appear too good to be true. The Venice Police Department said the fake sites are using real business addresses in the city to make the listings appear legitimate. Police said they have id