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Fishing | Change of seasons: snook closing, tarpon heating up
Time is running out for those looking to snack on a snook. May 1st is the deadline with the grand reopening in our Southwest Charlotte Harbor designation starting Oct. 1; up north, Sarasota region anglers get an earlier snook start-up on Sept. 1. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m aware...
Formerly homeless, low-income residents get new start at St. Pete complex
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Before the new Innovare apartments on the edge of downtown St. Pete could even host its grand opening celebration Friday, every unit was accounted for. The new mixed-use development that includes 50 affordable housing units is managed by the nonprofit Volunteers of America. Vice President...
Top 8 concerts this week in Sarasota, Bradenton
As we bid farewell to April, and welcome May and its fresh lineup of local events, some of each months' biggest concerts will take place this week. Those include a singer with multiple Grammy Hall of Fame-inducted songs and a blues rock band celebrating 50 years as a group, both playing Van Wezel, while nearby in downtown Sarasota, one half of a famed country duo will perform at the same theater currently hosting a production he wrote music for.
13 Sarasota area restaurants get high-priority violations, 16 ace inspections
Our digital database of restaurant health inspections is updated regularly with the latest information on which Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice area restaurants passed or failed. You can use the database to search by Sarasota or Manatee County or by restaurant name. You can see which restaurants were fined and which...
Sarasota Police active shooter training at the Van Wezel
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Sarasota Police Department conducting impromptu active shooter training at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota. The training happened in the early morning hours of 3-7a.m on Tuesday and Thursday. Chief Rex Troche requires his officers to do these trainings every six months, regardless...
Community Day School cheerleaders making final preps before Nationals
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Trophies and titles are starting to become normal thing for at Community Day School in Sarasota for the cheerleading team. The girls are hoping to bring home some more hardware when they compete in the East Coast Grand National Championships. This comes after competing in the East Coast Championships in Lakeland, Fla., back in March of this year.
Places This Week: Pinellas Point bayfront estate lists
A weekly roundup of notable local real estate news. A three-story, northwest-facing waterfront estate, located at 7660 Paradise Pointe Cir. S. recently hit the market with an asking price of $4.68 million. Built in 2001, the 5-bedroom, 6-bath home sits on a .54-acre parcel of land and is one of only seven homes situated in the Paradise Pointe community.
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