Florida Good News: 1971 beetle takes cross-country trip, 68 veterans take Honor Flight to D.C., “The Bluest Eye” back on school shelves.
A contractor drilled through a water main in Venice, causing a break in the line that needs to be repaired, Sarasota County said.
A Sarasota woman claimed a $1 million top prize playing the 50X the Cash scratch-off game, Florida Lottery said.
What’s happening in Sarasota, Bradenton this week: National Astronomy Day, Free Hands-On Learning Day at F.I.S.H. Preserve, NocheUnidos.
Registration now open for a variety of tours and presentations covering finance, wellness, cultural expressions, and performing arts.
Big Cat Habitat in Sarasota, often mistaken for Tampa's Big Cat Rescue, which is closing, reminds the community it's still open to public.
We all know students who excel in academic, fine arts or volunteer service. Here's one local resident who is having an impact in Sarasota.
Florida Good News: Venice Beach nominated for “Best Free Attraction," Lightning head to NHL playoffs, 200 artists on display in Dunedin.
Fans of Florida's Venice Beach are urged to vote for it in the “Best Free Attraction” category in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
Check out what’s happening in Sarasota, Bradenton this week: Palm Aire Women’s Club Scholarship Luncheon, Sister Hazel, The Art Corner.
Check out this video of a mother and her baby gators sunbathing along the edge of Bobby Jones Golf Club in Sarasota.
Check out what’s happening in Sarasota, Bradenton: Salute to Safety Awards, Music in the Park at Riverwalk, chamber music festival.
Florida good news this week: A new St. Pete poetry festival, FL trooper saves an infant’s life, SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo is back.
Work has started on the construction of a new 75,300-square-foot, five-gate terminal at the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport.
Check out what’s happening in Sarasota, Bradenton this week: Manatee River Casino Royale, Noshing in Nature series, Market at the Point.
Florida good news this week: Sarasota red tide advisory lifted, sandhill crane scares off gator, Hyde Park among best places to live.
Concentrations of the harmful algal blooms are improving at Sarasota County public beaches and access points, officials said.
Two planes that nearly collided at the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport were cleared to use the same runway, a NTSB report said.
After attendees spotted a stillborn goat at a petting zoo, the Sarasota County Fair asked Emerson Farms to pack up its animals and leave.
An Illinois woman visiting the Sarasota area claimed a $1 million prize while playing a scratch-off game, Florida Lottery said.
Crews are picking up dead fish at Sarasota parks, while the county increased raking at Siesta, Lido and South Lido beaches.
A 13-year-old treated in Chicago for a brain-eating amoeba returned to his Southwest FL home last week to recover, according to GoFundMe.
The restaurant’s Grand Opening raised funds for Sarasota County Animal Services
Things to do this weekend in Tampa Bay: FL Antiquarian Book Fair, Manatee Pride, Listening Room Fest, Through Women’s Eyes Film Festival.
A Sarasota-area fishing guide and boat captain spotted a great white shark in the Gulf of Mexico off the Sarasota coast on Tuesday.
Brian Laundrie’s mother said the phrase “burn after reading” written on a letter to him was a joke she shared with her son and Gabby Petito.
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History offers a free course on African American history for kids in Sarasota.
FL good news stories: voting rights group nominated for Nobel Prize, artist at Tampa International Airport honors first Black pilot.
Things to do this weekend in Tampa Bay: Cirque Ma'Ceo, Junior League of Sarasota’s Tour of Homes, Gulfport’s Get Rescued, Eckerd Film Fest.
Looking for something to do this weekend? Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival, Pasco Blues Festival, Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival.
Rescuers pulled a lethargic, cold-stressed manatee from waters off Sarasota, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission said.
FL good news stories: Powerball winner, Detwiler’s Farm Market, Gasparilla Bead Reuse Program, Mote manatees pick Super Bowl winner.
Mote Marine Aquarium’s manatees are split on who will win Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII match-up between Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers and North Port took the No 1. and No. 2 spots on Quicken Loans’ top 20 list of fastest-growing U.S. cities.
A Sarasota man claimed a $1 million prize while playing the 500X The Cash scratch-off game, Florida Lottery said.
Buchan Airport in southern Sarasota County reopened Wednesday after serving as a debris management site following Hurricane Ian.
Sarasota County’s Big Olaf Creamery was linked to a national listeria outbreak that left one person dead and at least 28 people ill.
Looking for something to do? Great Mr. Swindle's Traveling Peculiarium, Native American festival, Lakeland Pigfest, Kerouac bike ride.
Florida good news this week: Best places to retire, $3.5B for conservation, National Pizza Week, and the Black Heritage Music Festival.