Sarasota FL

During the latest in a series of budget meetings, Commissioner Jason Bearden had one major question for Chief Financial Officer Sheila McLean: Does Manatee County need a billion dollars in reserves?. “We have needs in this county; our residents are sitting in traffic,” Bearden said. “This is insane, and that’s...

There’s something magical about finding a place that feels like it was plucked straight from a Jimmy Buffett song and dropped onto the Sarasota coastline – Walt’s Fish Market Restaurant is exactly that kind of wonderful Florida fever dream. When you first pull up to Walt’s, you...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was arrested in connection with a cocaine drug trafficking organization operating in Sarasota and Manatee counties. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Section, along with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, launched an investigation, during which SIS detectives...

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System has been named to Newsweek’s list of the “World’s Best Smart Hospitals 2026,” earning international recognition for its leadership in health technology and innovation. The ranking, developed by Newsweek and global data firm Statista, highlights 350 leading hospitals across 30...

SARASOTA — Following years of budget cuts, student enrollment drops and school vouchers, it seems the expansion of Florida’s “Schools of Hope” program school has become the final straw for Sarasota County Schools.

Sarasota County is now one more public hearing and final vote away from adopting its $2.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2024. Although the budget includes a 0.5% decrease in the countywide millage rate at 3.2273 mills, the property tax value assessment rose 5.6% over the current fiscal year, bringing a revenue...

A home fit for George Jetson is ready for renters on the Gulf Coast. Located at 3201 Peachtree St, in Sarasota, this perfectly round midcentury gem was built in 1971 by electric engineer Frank Williams, and is known locally as “The Other Round House. The more well-known round house is the nearby home of artists...

It was a chance phone call that led Dr. Miguel Rivera to his professional passion. He was figuring out his next steps after his Sarasota-based integrative health practice had failed to take off when he got a phone call from Dr. Bruce Robinson, chief of geriatrics at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Sarasota police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured on Friday.

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - On Thursday, over 40 volunteers came out to the Sarasota National Cemetery to honor the 24th anniversary of the lives lost during September 11th, 2001, with a cleaning of the graves and headstones. This beautification project takes place at over 70 cemeteries across the country...