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Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 3:29 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The Food Bank of Manatee, a PLUS program of Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee desperately needs food to feed local families.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 8:44 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
Could our palm trees have the power to help us relax?
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 7:46 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
How did Sarasota get our streets named after tropical fruits?
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 1:41 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Below are a list of school drives for those who want to help and those who need a little help.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 3:16 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
School is starting soon in Sarasota and Manatee Counties and we know ABC7 has the most generous viewers.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By Ryan Dailey and Tom Urban
As summer break winds down and students gear up for the academic year, a back-to-school tax “holiday” on items such as clothes and school supplies is set to begin Monday.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 2:18 PM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
Powel Crosley was a man who made a fortune during the Great Depression.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 8:25 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
The lychee almost had a chance to be bigger than oranges in Florida
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 8:01 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
These pups are bred to be heroes at Southeastern Guide Dogs in Palmetto
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 8:10 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
Could arcadia be to Florida what savannah is to Georgia?
7-Day Forecast
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 1:56 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
She has sixteen students whom she adores.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 7:51 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
See the baby Purple Martins born at the Celery Fields in Sarasota!
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 12:42 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Tuesday is Flag Day
Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 10:29 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
How do you run a town that's half in one county, half in another?
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
This Father Day Weekend, Suncoast dads can get in to see one of the most popular exhibitions in Sarasota for free. The Van Gogh Experience is offering free admission for dads.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 4:33 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Lightning beat Rangers 4-1 in Game 4 to even East final
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 7:14 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Volunteers needed at NBP
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 12:21 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
As summer approaches Food4Families is providing families with bags of food to last them at least two days.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 12:59 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Spend a few minutes in Dru Wallace’s first grade class at Rowlett Academy and you can tell she adores each and every one of the sixteen students.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 12:50 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Darryl McCormack thought he would be plumber and that he was destined for that trade. After starting out in his father’s company, business turned sour and he got laid off.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 7:50 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
It's a restaurant that's a circus museum and an historic part of our Suncoast. It's called Bob's Train
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 7:56 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
How did Arcadia, Florida become the final resting place for 23 British cadets from World War Two?
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 4:10 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The City of Sarasota has announced that the historic Leonard Reid house will be relocated this week to City-owned property in North Sarasota.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 8:06 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
We have lots of markets on the Suncoast. But are they really “Farmers” markets these days?
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 7:44 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
Do we adapt to the heat and humidity of the Suncoast??
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 7:51 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
Introducing the new IMG Academy. New buildings and a new philosophy.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 7:48 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
Why is the sand so different on the beaches of the Suncoast?
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 9:16 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
As Giving Tuesday continues, we hope you will consider donating to two organizations very important to many in the Suncoast.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 4:53 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
“I get scared for the people who need food,” said Phillips.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 12:15 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
This week on ABC7′s Podcast ‘The Lead,’ ABC7 got to sit down and speak with Anna Trebunskaya who many fans will know as one of the professional dancers from ABC’s hit show “Dancing With the Stars.”
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 8:17 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
Gilligan's Island is one way to teach kids to fish!
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 8:36 AM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Rebecca Paquette teaches American Sign Language at Sarasota High School
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 7:52 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
Love bugs like your car exhaust. There’s a chemical here that’s like french perfume to them. Basically, your car is a singles bar for love bugs.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 7:55 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
Nine generations of a family are living and working with exotic and endangered animals
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 7:47 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
What is the Marietta Museum of Art Whimsy
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 3:19 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The Orioles will be hosting a food drive this Thursday and fans are encouraged to help.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 7:43 AM EDT
|By Mike Modrick
How can we share the roadways with cars and trucks, bikes and pedestrians?
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 7:38 AM EST
|By Mike Modrick
How do you make a window that stands up to a hurricane?
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 10:31 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Julie Watson is one of scores of people flying into the Suncoast to take advantage of spring break on some of best beaches in America.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 5:37 PM EST
|By Summer Smith
As inflation continues to climb, many are finding life unaffordable.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 7:54 AM EST
|By Mike Modrick
Dr. Joseph Braden built a home on his plantation called Braden Castle
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 9:42 AM EST
|By Mike Modrick
This is the 30 minute special Discovering the Suncoast aired on December 24, 2021
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 7:46 AM EST
|By Mike Modrick
A Sarasota man dedicated his life to studying and teaching about China. He is still teaching a decade after he died.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 1:22 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
JobLink USA has announced that it will partner with 30 of Sarasota’s Top Employers to host its annual Sarasota / Tampa Bay JobLink Job Fair.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 7:57 AM EST
|By Mike Modrick
In Cortez, business owners and scientists are working together to preserve their way of life that spans five generations
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 11:55 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Your local station ABC7 and Carl Reynolds Law are working with All Faiths Food Bank to host a food drive .
Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 9:51 AM EST
|By Mike Modrick
Discover the small community of 30 families from the 1860s known as Fogartyville
Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 7:51 AM EST
|By Mike Modrick
Where is the Fountain of Youth??
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 9:27 AM EST
|By Mike Modrick
The Cookie House is the last of a unique style of construction, once the first marine research lab on mainland Florida
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 7:42 AM EST
|By Mike Modrick
There's Myakka with a “Y,” and Miakka with an "I." To the Miakkians, it's a big difference!