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ER nurse’s debut thriller reaches No. 1 on Amazon

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Chelsea Whetsel, a local emergency room nurse, wife and mother of three, wrote a self-published thriller that reached the No. 1 spot on Amazon within two days of its release. Whetsel, a first-time author, wrote “They Should Have Listened” while working in the hospital. She often...

Sarasota, FL · 3d
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Venice Fire Rescue celebrates 100 years of service

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - As part of the city’s centennial, Venice Fire Rescue is teaming up with Venice Heritage to celebrate 100 years of fire service and the 100th birthday of “Old Betsy”, the city’s historic 1926 fire engine. The celebration is happening Saturday, Nov. 7...

Venice, FL · 19h
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A 47-acre Medieval Fair returns to the region for five weeks of food and entertainment

For the next month, time travel is possible in Tampa Bay. The 22nd annual Sarasota Medieval Fair is bringing its massive celebration to the region for the next five weekends, with November 7 marking the official kickoff to the fanfare. The sprawling fair consists of a 47-acre medieval village in...

Myakka City, FL · 2d
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Six ANNIKA WAPT Players Advance to LPGA Q-Series Final Qualifying Stage

DALLAS, Texas — Six ANNIKA Women's All Pro Tour members will compete for 2027 LPGA Tour membership after advancing through the Qualifying Stage of the 2026 LPGA Q-Series, which concluded Friday at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, FL. Maisie Filler, Milagros Chaves, Claire Vermette, Maria Bohorquez, Tiffany Le and Kate Villegas all finished inside the top 55 and ties to earn spots in the Final Qualifying Stage, November 19-23 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, AL.

Venice, FL · 15h
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Recent Wake player advances to final stage of LPGA Tour Qualifying, locals fall short

A Wake Forest player advanced to the Final Stage of LPGA Tour Qualifying while two three players came up short. Anne-Sterre den Dunnen of The Netherlands, who finished her career at Wake Forest in the spring, tied for 35th place Friday at Plantation Golf Club in Venice, Florida, to advance to the Final Stage later this month at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Alabama.

Venice, FL · 15h

Mysuncoast.com

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IMG Academy showcases indoor golf simulator lounge

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - IMG Academy is welcoming the public to its campus with new entertainment and dining options, highlighted during a live segment on ABC7’s Suncoast View. The feature showcased the academy’s speakeasy-inspired indoor golf simulator lounge, which officially opened in August. The space features state-of-the-art simulator technology...

Bradenton, FL · 3d

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The Pops Orchestra of Bradenton & Sarasota Expands to Parrish on November 14th with Born in the U.S.A.

Looking for more entertainment close to home? The Pops Orchestra is coming to Parrish with an afternoon of live music that brings rock ‘n’ roll favorites and the sound of a full orchestra right to the neighborhood. On Saturday, November 14 at 3 PM, singer Alex Shillo joins...

Parrish, FL · 2d

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11 Florida Libraries That Offer A Surprisingly Lovely Escape From The Everyday

One library in Florida will lend you a fishing pole and a pair of binoculars along with your stack of novels. I had to read that twice. Then I started wondering what else these quiet buildings were hiding. Plenty, it turns out. One keeps an aquarium near the shelves. Another...

Sarasota, FL · 1d

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City of Bradenton Honors LPGA Star and Olympic Gold Medalist Nelly Korda

The City honored Bradenton native, LPGA Tour star and Olympic gold medalist Nelly Korda during a November 2 ceremony at City Hall, presenting her with a Key to the City and a proclamation declaring the date “Nelly Korda Day.”. Mayor Gene Brown presented the honors in recognition of Korda’s...

Bradenton, FL · 2d

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Manatee Church to Observe Freedom to Read Day

The Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host a Freedom to Read event on Saturday, November 21, marking the third anniversary of the Warmington Freedom Tiny Library located outside the church, which offers free children's books from Florida’s banned books list. Hillsborough County Library Media Specialist Maria Masfferer, who appears...

Bradenton, FL · 19h

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Gulfshore Opera Brings Sold-Out Madama Butterfly to Naples, Then Tours SW Florida

Gulfshore Opera is launching its 13th season with Puccini's Madama Butterfly, staging the tragic tale of a young geisha and the American naval officer who betrays her across three Southwest Florida counties. The company's performance at Artis—Naples is already sold out, but tickets remain for stops in Punta Gorda and Fort Myers in the coming weeks.

Naples, FL · 22h

englewoodreview.com

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Lemon Bay Marching Band Sweeps Districts; Artist Colony Concerts Aim to Fund New Horns

What could Lemon Bay Marching Band do with professional sousaphones?. It’s a question the Lemon Bay High School Marching Band has earned the right to ask. These kids swept every judge at the Florida Bandmasters Association District 11 Marching Band Music Performance Assessment, bringing home straight superior ratings, which is a tough feat to achieve. Out of fifteen bands, just eight landed those honors.

Englewood, FL · 2d

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Downtown Sarasota Comes Alive with Art at the Sarasota Fall Fine Art Festival, November 14"“15

Art, creativity and Sarasota’s vibrant downtown come together this November as the Sarasota Fall Fine Art Festival returns to J.D. Hamel Park on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Presented by Paragon Events, the free festival transforms the park into an open-air gallery filled with original works from artists representing Florida and communities across the country. Throughout the park, guests can explore a colorful collection of paintings, sculpture, photography, fine jewelry, glass, ceramics, fiber art, woodworking, metalwork and mixed-media pieces. From striking statement works to smaller handcrafted discoveries, the festival offers an engaging experience for established collectors, first-time art buyers and those simply looking to enjoy a creative afternoon outdoors.

Sarasota, FL · 1d

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

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Tampa Bay’s Thanksgiving turkey giveaways start this weekend, to help fight hunger during the holiday season

Feeding America says the food insecurity rate across Tampa Bay is higher than the national average. Here's a list of several organizations across the area staging turkey giveaways during the month of November 2026. The post Tampa Bay’s Thanksgiving turkey giveaways start this weekend, to help fight hunger during the holiday season appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

Tampa Bay Area, FL · 2d

American Songwriter

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Born 80 Years Ago Today in Florida, the “Cosmic Cowboy” Who Pioneered Country-Rock and Toured With Emmylou Harris

On this day (November 5) in 1946, Ingram Cecil Connor III was born in Winter Haven, Florida. However, you may better recognize him as Gram Parsons, the visionary artist whose intergalactic blend of country, rock, R&B, soul and folk music laid the foundation for what we now know as country-rock. A member of the Byrds and co-founder of The Flying Burrito Brothers before embarking on a solo career, Parsons’s remarkable musical run was cut tragically short when the 26-year-old singer-songwriter died of an accidental overdose on September 19, 1973.

Winter Haven, FL · 1d

WFLA

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Veteran Journalist Jennifer Leigh to retire from WFLA after nearly 34 years

After nearly 34 years at WFLA-TV, Emmy Award-winning journalist and longtime news anchor Jennifer Leigh will retire from News Channel 8 following her final broadcast on Dec. 23.

Tampa, FL · 2d

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Downtown St. Pete nightclub changes its tune again

A downtown St. Petersburg nightclub is getting another new name, another set of operators and another shot at finding its place on the city’s nightlife scene. Surge, an ’80s-themed venue, is scheduled to open Friday at 350 First Avenue N., replacing Siren, which itself opened just nine months ago.

St. Petersburg, FL · 3d

Idyllic Pursuit

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Safety Harbor Has a Bowling Ball House and the Weirdness Spills Into the Neighborhood

The “bowling ball house” is Whimzeyland, an art environment in Safety Harbor where an ordinary...

Safety Harbor, FL · 3d