Sarasota County’s Neighborhood Services Team is re-introducing Neighborhood University. A program specially designed to help residents make informed decisions in their neighborhood.
The 12,000 square foot, six million dollar facility is on State Road 70 at Lorraine Road. It includes internal medicine and pediatrics primary care as well as Obstetrics, Endocrinology and other specialties.
In Manatee County, leaders are tackling the affordable housing problem. The county’s population is expected to surpass Sarasota County’s by the year 2035.
On a rainy day like Tuesday, Anna Maria Island is especially prone to flooding. But city staff said an island-wide project is helping eliminate the large amounts of water known to drown the main road through town.
The city’s annual freedom festival is being held at the new spring home of the Atlanta Braves. Red, white and the ball park. That’s the plan for thousands this July 4th in North Port.
Get your red, white, and blue sparklers ready. Independence day is right around the corner. Here is a list of some of the events the Suncoast has to offer for your fireworks viewing.
It’s a microscopic parasite that’s found in human’s fecal matter. It causes the disease Cryptosporidiosis, but both the parasite and the disease are commonly known as “Crypto.”
Dozens of working parents are now scrambling to figure out what to do about child care after the Sky family YMCA announced it will be closing its facility in North Port.
In early June, City Commissioners took another step forward on a near $17 million proposal to renovate all 45 holes at the historic course. But now the City Manager has officially announced he’s also looking into a new partnership with a conservation foundation.
The 9-day Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix Festival kicks off Saturday, June 29 with the 4th Annual Bob Rizi Memorial Gold Classic at the Meadows Country Club.
First Watch, a breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant that has been open for more than 30 years on the Suncoast, plans to move their corporate headquarters to Manatee County.
Single Stream Recyclers is a 100,000 square foot facility that separates, bales and ships the materials you recycle. Sounds simple, but there is a lot that goes into this and the biggest threat to the facility’s flow is contamination.
Changes are on the way for Downtown Bradenton’s Riverwalk. The city endorsed an expansion plan this week, that it hopes will draw more people to the area, and add to the economy.
A big step forward for a culinary icon on the Suncoast. For decades, people have enjoyed eating at the Columbia Restaurant on St. Armands Circle in a building they’ve always rented. Now they can call it their own.
Sarasota Police and the U.S. Coast Guard responded to 2 Marina Plaza in Sarasota after receiving calls from passengers aboard a charter ship saying the captain, 36-year-old Mark Bailey, was intoxicated, had fired off rounds from a handgun and was refusing to bring them to shore.
The new numbers from the Centers for Disease control and Prevention pushed the U.S. tally higher than the 963 illnesses reported for all of 1994. The nation last saw this many cases in 1992, when more than 2,200 were reported.
We asked our fans on Facebook and Instagram and received more than 150 comments. We decided to tally those comments up to figure out who had the best burger in a very unofficial way.
As thousands across the Suncoast were enjoying the holiday weekend the North Port Police Department was on the roads keeping an eye out for those driving under the influence.
Hundreds of Suncoast children in foster care will soon be getting a new home. The All Star Children's Foundation is building a five-acre foster care campus on 17th Street between Beneva and Lockwood Ridge roads.
One Suncoast resident received the surprise of a lifetime after 200 family members traveled from all over the United States to celebrate her 100th birthday.
Chalkboard Champion & 5th Grade Teacher, Kara Carney (middle) poses with ABC 7's Ray Collins, Gettel Automotive's Roy Smalls, student Christian Vann, her mother Michelle Vann and Principal Pat Stream at Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary School in Manatee County.
Salvatore “Sal” Laurie never thought at this age he’d still be working, but not only does he clock in 40 hours a week, he does it willingly and with a huge smile.
