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FPL raises some transformers to prevent storm-related outages
When high tides or storm surges impact Longboat Key again, new transformer pads for the underground utilities may help to prevent outages in certain areas. From mid-July to August, 24-inch concrete pads will be installed under 20 underground utility transformers that failed during Hurricane Idalia last August and affected about 400 customers. Residents can see the start of this effort in areas of the north end of Longboat Key.
Healthy Teens awarded mobility grant from local Bank of America branch
A local nonprofit designed to empower teens and youth to make healthy decisions has been awarded a $15,000 grant from Bank of America to expand its mission of youth health education. Healthy Teens, Inc., founded in 2010, provides youth Manatee counties the knowledge and skills needed to make informed choices about their physical,...
High School Football: The must-watch Manatee, Sarasota county games of the 2024 season
Don't look now but the start of high school football season is rapidly approaching. Football practices across the state begin Monday with the preseason classics set for about two weeks later. With that in mind, The Herald-Tribune compiled a list of what we think will be the best showdowns in Southwest Florida for the 2024 season. There's at least one game highlighted for every week of the regular season (and threw in some secondary options). ...
Florida AG opens investigation after Sarasota window, door company closes down
Amid more than 30 consumer complaints, a spokesperson for the Florida Attorney General's Office said they have an active consumer protection investigation into Sash & Sill, which abruptly closed earlier this month.
Arts Editor: Supporters make up arts funding cuts and Selby gets national recognition
In the few weeks since the Sarasota County Commission rejected tourist tax funding for Embracing our Differences and two other arts groups, people have been speaking up with donations to make up the loss of funding for one of the county’s most popular arts programs. The organization expects to easily exceed a $25,000 challenge match gift set up by two volunteers, which will more than make up for the $46,696 the county rejected. And developer and attorney...
Time Magazine named Sarasota’s Selby Gardens one of the World’s Greatest Places
Sarasota’s Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has even more bragging rights as of Thursday, when Time magazine announced its annual list of the World’s Greatest Places. On the list of 100 places, Selby Gardens was one of only eight found in the United States. It was also the only...
What to know: Sarasota-based Boar's Head recalls deli meat amid listeria outbreak
Sarasota-based Boar’s Head has issued a mass recall due to a possible listeria contamination, per an alert from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The company, whose headquarters is located at 1819 Main Street, is recalling more than 200,000 pounds of liverwurst products and several other meats due to possible contamination, the USDA reported. The recall comes following two deaths and 33 hospitalizations across 13 states from a nationwide listeria outbreak linked to...
New College's president, lawyer attend Ashley Benefield trial. Here's what to know
Two notable Sarasota and Manatee public figures appeared in the gallery Thursday during the trial of Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina accused of killing her estranged husband in 2020. New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran and New College General Counsel Bill Galvano sat behind the defendant’s table in the gallery during the afternoon of the third day of trial. ...
Brian Mariash and Dara Vilar
Sarasota wealth manager and philanthropist Brian Mariash and his fiancée Dara Vilar are thrilled to share news of their recent engagement. Brian popped the question this summer at Sarasota’s iconic Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, a nod to the very beginning of their nearly 13-year friendship. Brian and...
New all-terrain chair brings waterside accessibility to Lido Beach
A beach-friendly accessibility chair that promotes independence for those with mobility challenges is now available for public use at Lido Beach. The EcoRover is an electric, hand-controlled track chair with all-terrain treads that can easily traverse sand, allowing for independent enjoyment of the beach. Based in North Port, the EcoRover chair was invented by company President Cordell Jeter, a paraplegic as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident.
Grateful Tonic, a New Wellness Center, Opened in Downtown Sarasota This Week
A new spa—or holistic wellness center, as owner Jill Fieldman and her co-worker Lauren Fitzgerald describe it—called Grateful Tonic has opened in downtown Sarasota on Fruitville Road. It's housed in a 1600-square-foot historic home built in the late 1920s. Fitzgerald and Fieldman met three years ago while they...
Bradenton suspends officer involved in fatal Taser incident with Palmetto police
Bradenton Police administrators have concluded an internal investigation into Officer Julian Jackson’s involvement in the detaining death of Breonte Johnson-Davis last November resulting in Jackson's brief suspension from duty and a probation period of six months. Findings in the 170-page investigation determined that Jackson’s assistance with the Palmetto police officers' detaining and the...
Summer Camp on the Suncoast is going Hollywood
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A group of talented kids are taking their camp experience to the next level by performing a Disney Classic in a live stage show. The production is all part of the Manatee Performing Arts Summer Camp. They are the stars of tomorrow! Young Suncoast actors making...
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