Sarasota FL

A wave of concern swept through the Lakewood Ranch community in Florida after 16-year-old Sydnee Haygood was reported missing following her last confirmed appearance at Lakewood Ranch High School on April 29, 2026. The teenager’s disappearance quickly gained attention across social media platforms, with parents, neighbors, and community members rallying...

Tucked between Sarasota and Venice along the Tamiami Trail, Oscar Scherer State Park Campground in Nokomis, FL is one of Florida’s best-kept secrets. Whether you love hiking, bird watching, kayaking, or simply relaxing under a shady pine tree, this park delivers something special every single visit. With a 4.7-star...

After Director of Financial Administration Kelly Strickland dropped the news on the Sarasota City Commission that the city’s financial picture going into next fiscal year is more bleak than expected, Vice Mayor Kathy Kelley Ohlrich asked her, “Why did you feel compelled to bring this information to us now?”

Clancy’s Irish Sports Pub & Grill is tapping into childhood nostalgia—with a grown-up twist—and it’s already turning heads across the Suncoast. The longtime Bradenton favorite has introduced its brand-new “Adult Happy Meal” promotion, a playful lunchtime deal that combines comfort food, drinks, and even a surprise toy. The Suncoast Post has followed Clancy’s through plenty of local moments, including its new...

A former PDQ in Lakewood Ranch is about to become something both familiar and slightly more unhinged: another chicken-tender restaurant, this time with KFC behind it and sauce treated less like a sideliner than a main squeeze. Saucy! by KFC, a fast-food spinoff built around chicken tenders, sauces and build-your-own...

Sarasota Police continue to investigate a fatal collision between an SUV and a bicyclist on U.S. 301 on Saturday night. A 51-year-old man died at the scene of the 8:30 p.m. incident, police said. There were no other injuries. First responders were called to intersection of U.S. 301 and 21st...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Fun, Smart, Talk. Our take on what’s making headlines on the Suncoast. Today, one of our Hot Topics included a discussion about Spirit airlines has ended its operations. It’s the first significant u-s airline to go out of business in 25 years and marks a new shake-up in the airline industry.

ENGLEWOOD — Charlotte County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested a man, accusing him of providing a 17-year-old with alcohol, then dragging the minor into another room and raping the teen.

Mark Vengroff keeps his father close. Not as a framed portrait on a desk. Harvey Vengroff is present instead as inspiration: in boxing gloves hanging year-round where you’d see mistletoe during the holidays, in framed letters screwed into drywall and in the steady labor of keeping thousands of people housed in a region that has made it increasingly hard to be poor.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota residents packed a city commission meeting to share their thoughts about a proposed downtown development that could reshape the city’s skyline. The Obsidian Tower proposal calls for an 18-story, 14-unit luxury tower. The project has drawn pushback from residents. Supporters said the development would...