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Country artists Lou Ridley and Brady Riley to headline Project Pride SRQ's Grand Carnival
Country artists Lou Ridley and Brady Riley will visit from Nashville to headline Project Pride SRQ’s Grand Carnival In Bloom on June 1 at Sailor Circus Arena (2075 Bahia Vista St.) in Sarasota. The Grand Carnival takes place from 8-11 p.m. and tickets include an open bar, food, dancing, and entertainment. Major sponsors...
Top 5 concerts this week in Sarasota, Bradenton, Englewood, Punta Gorda
May is when events start to slow down in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties, and that's reflected in this concert picks installment, which features fewer shows than usual. Yet don't despair if you're a live music lover, as this week will still have some noteworthy concerts taking place. In fact, there are a couple of bands playing multiple area shows this week, including a blues group that was nominated for four Blues Music Awards in 2022. Other...
In Sarasota County, voters may find it's better to switch than stick
Soon after Becky Ayech and her husband moved to Sarasota in 1978, she visited the Supervisor of Elections’ office to register to vote. As she started to check the box for party affiliation, the woman giving assistance stopped her. “Don’t put down Democrat,” she counseled. “You’ll never get to vote for anything. If...
Sarasota's Newtown community is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Sarasota's predominately Black neighborhood of Newtown is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places after years of planning and strategic collaboration between Newtown historians and city leaders. The historic district encompasses Myrtle Street to the north, 19th Street to the south, Seminole Gulf Railway tracks to the west, and U.S. 301...
Lucky Ducky Race for Pace reaches goal
MANATEE CO., Fla. (WWSB) - Many visiting the15th annual Lucky Ducky Race for Pace took place at Caddy’s Bradenton. Thousands of rubber ducks floated on the Manatee River as organizers collected lucky winners. The grand prize this year was a two-year lease on a Jeep or $5000 cash. The...
What did a historical consultant learn in a survey of the Gulf View section of Venice?
VENICE – A survey of the Gulf View section of Venice found four structures eligible for addition to the local register of historical resources and three eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. St.. Petersburg-based consultant Chronicle Heritage LLC in 2023 surveyed the city’s 355-acre Gulf...
Better Call Behnken: Bradenton woman complains insurance-provided medical ride is a no-show
BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Virginia Johnson, a woman from Bradenton, said she spent hours in the sun, waiting for a medical rideshare that doesn’t show up. Johnson has the rides set up and paid for through her insurance company. “It takes anywhere from an hour to two hours....
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