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New book highlights Drift In’s past, present, future
BRADENTON BEACH – Casey Hoffman and Paul “Big Sexy” Weremecki have written a book about the Drift In bar. Published in March, the 144-page book is aptly titled, “Drift In, Stumble Out” and tells the tale of one of Florida’s great dive bars. Chapter...
WATCH: Baby raccoons removed from local business
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Three baby raccoons were pulled out of the roof of a local business Monday morning. While they are certainly adorable, raccoons aren’t the type of creature you want in your home. The animals were pulled out of the business on North Osprey Avenue in Sarasota...
Hundreds rally against consolidation, garage
HOLMES BEACH – The Florida heat didn’t stop a crowd from gathering at City Field on Saturday to express their opposition to the Manatee County Commission and Florida Legislature consolidating or eliminating the three Anna Maria Island cities and building a parking garage at Manatee Beach. The rally,...
Italian restaurant sells downtown Sarasota location, new Cuban eatery to open there
An Italian restaurant's downtown Sarasota location has shut its doors and sold its space, with plans for another eatery to open there. Flavio's on Main, which originally opened in 2015 as Beulah at 1766 Main St., has closed, owner Flavio Cristofoli said. The restaurant's original location, Flavio's Brick Oven & Bar, is a Siesta Key Village fixture dating back to 1991. It will remain open. ...
Hunters Point prevails in dock permitting appeal
CORTEZ – Hunters Point developer Marshall Gobuty and his Cortez Road Investments and Finance Inc. (CRIF) ownership group have prevailed in a dock permit-related appeal filed last year by the Cortez Village Marina ownership group, MHC Cortez Village LLC. The appeal pertained to the environmental resource permit the Southwest...
Man taking photos of St. Pete property bloodied by man with broomstick, cops say
A man who was taking photos of a St. Petersburg property he is looking to buy was attacked and bloodied by a man with a broomstick last weekend, according to affidavits filed by St. Petersburg police. The incident occurred about 1 p.m. April 28 on the 4800 block of 21st...
Man held in girlfriend’s death in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG — A man who told police his girlfriend hanged herself has been charged with first-degree murder in the woman’s death. Police said Gregory Shinn, 48, called police about 11:27 p.m. Feb. 20 to report he had found the body of his domestic partner hanging in their garage. He claimed she committed suicide.
Florida Holocaust Museum hosts reading of 10,000 names of victims: 'We tell their story'
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg hosted an uninterrupted reading of close to 10,000 names of Holocaust victims from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah. Helen Kahan, a Holocaust survivor, and her daughter, Livia Wein, were some of the...
Manatee High School salutes six alumni stars at annual banquet at Seafood Shack
Respect to the honorees at Manatee High’s 2024 Outstanding Alumni Banquet Thursday at the Seafood Shack:. David Abernathy (1989), Military Achievement: Retired after nearly 34 years in the Navy, the former SEAL Team commander had numerous staff positions in the Navy and vast experience in Naval Special Warfare groups.
Ziegler says Sarasota schools should reject new Title IX LGBTQ+ protections
Embattled Sarasota School Board Member Bridget Ziegler plans to urge colleagues to challenge Title IX LGBTQ+ protections at Tuesday night's meeting.Why it matters: Ziegler — the co-founder of Moms for Liberty and wife of former Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler — is calling on the district to back Gov Ron. DeSantis' assertion that Florida's schools "will not comply" with the pending federal revisions.Rejecting the guidelines, which take effect Aug. 1 and add protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, could threaten the millions of dollars Florida's schools receive annually.Between the lines: If Ziegler's resolution succeeds, it would...
Neighborhood dispute has HOA calling foul on youth ball field in East Sarasota
The president of a Sarasota homeowners' association is calling foul on a church's youth baseball field where he says lights were installed without proper permits and county officials refuse to enforce regulations. After investigating the alleged violations, County officials dispute that they ignored zoning and building codes. However, professionals hired...
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