Sarasota apartment project secures $43M construction loan
An apartment project near downtown Sarasota closed on a $43 million construction loan that will allow building to begin. Bayside North will provide 96 apartments at 1250 10th St. Texas real estate investment firm Affinius Capital partnered with New York investment firm Axonic Capital on the loan, according to a...
Neunder moves into fundraising lead as candidates vie for 2 County Commission seats
Smith continues to outpace Sargent in contributions. As a result of the filings of their campaign finance reports for the first quarter of this year, The Sarasota News Leader has learned that incumbent Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Neunder has taken over the fundraising lead from his incumbent colleague, Commissione
With 4-1 vote, County Commission agrees to sell property located at 261 S. Orange...
Benderson Development’s interest in acquiring historic building prompted several board discussions over past year. A 4-1 vote of the Sarasota County commissioners on May 5 appeared to end a saga that began more than a year ago regarding the 261 S. Orange Ave. home of the nonprofit Architecture Sarasota in downtown Sara
Roadwork will close Ringling Causeway lane at Bird Key
Roadwork on the John Ringling Causeway will bring lane closures from 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14 to midnight, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. The inside lane of the westbound side will be affected at the Bird Key Drive intersection. The night repaving work is part of a broader,...
1 person hospitalized after fire at Sarasota home
One person was flown to the hospital after a fire broke out at a home in Sarasota on Thursday.
More than 23,000 gallons of raw sewage spills at intersection of Myrtle Street and...
Incident caused by grease blockage in pipeline, city staff reports. Starting about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, approximately 23,040 gallons of raw sewage began spilling from a stormwater pipe into a ditch at the intersection of Myrtle Street and Cocoanut Avenue, the City of Sarasota has reported to the Florida Depar
Bradenton Brute Gets Seven Years For Hurling Kitten Off Balcony In Girlfriend Attack
A Bradenton man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after what prosecutors describe as a terrifying campaign of domestic violence that included grabbing his girlfriend’s 1-month-old kitten and flinging it off a fourth-floor apartment balcony into traffic. Prosecutors say that episode was only one part of a...
One airlifted after house fire in Sarasota
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - One person was injured in a house fire Thursday morning, the Sarasota County Fire Department said. Firefighters responded to the fire in a house in the 2500 block of Nassau Street shortly before noon. The fire was declared out in about 20 minutes. The injured person...
Man tracked a Florida woman using an Apple AirTag ‘as retaliation,’ police say
A Sarasota man has been convicted of illegally tracking a woman’s car using an Apple AirTag, according to court records. Police arrested Steven Colon Sr., 57, last year after a woman alerted the Bradenton Police Department that she received an alert about a AirTag that had been tracking her, according to court records.
No signs of foul play in Sarasota child’s death, police say
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota police said preliminary information shows no signs of foul play in the death of a child reported Monday morning on Dixie Avenue. The Sarasota Police Department said the investigation remains ongoing. Detectives are in close contact with the District 12 Medical Examiner’s Office as they
