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Sarasota, Manatee high school football scores, live updates for Week 1
We have arrived at another Florida high school football season, and Southwest Florida programs will join others from across the state in taking the gridiron. For some, the games are for real. The area SSAA teams will head into the second week of the season while FHSAA teams will open their regular seasons. ...
Bern’s Steak House has a NEW food truck. Here’s where to find it…
No reservations needed…(but, you will need a game day ticket.) Bern’s Steak House is debuting it’s first-ever food truck, and you can give it a taste the next time you attend a Tampa Bay Sun FC game at the Riverfront Stadium in downtown Tampa. But why a food truck now, and why at the Tampa...
Walmart Recalls Apple Juice For Arsenic In 24 States, Including Florida
TAMPA, Florida- Refresco Beverages US Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of its Great Value 8oz Apple Juice, sold in a six-pack, after discovering that the product contains levels of inorganic arsenic above the safety threshold set by industry guidelines. The company detected arsenic levels at 13.2 parts per billion...
Neighbors prepare for possible flooding amid concerns over Lake Manatee Dam
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Some neighbors in both Sarasota and Manatee counties are preparing for the possibility of more flooding as concerns are growing about the Lake Manatee dam release. In Sarasota County, three sandbag-making sites were opened so homeowners could shore up their homes. Some of them have...
Barancik Foundation awards $5.2 million across Sarasota region
The Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation in Sarasota, Florida, has announced grants totaling $5.2 million to assist vulnerable families and expand arts and cultural programming across the region. Awarded across the foundation’s five impact areas of economic stability, education access and quality, healthcare access and quality, social and community well-being,...
Tallahassee-based tech company takes responsibility for local elections websites crashing
It was a rocky election night for several Bay Area counties. As voters went to check the results, many local elections websites were crashing. Now, an elections tech company is taking full responsibility.
Floridians balk at DeSantis administration plan to build golf courses at state parks
Gov. Ron DeSantis has enjoyed rock solid support from the Republicans who dominate state politics. It has been rare for DeSantis to get pushback on anything from GOP lawmakers, and he has a reputation for seeking vengeance when they do. But it appears a political line in the sand is being drawn after DeSantis’ administration announced plans this week to carve out golf courses and pickleball courts in Florida’s beloved state parks from Miami to the Panhandle. Unlike the issues of abortion, LGBTQ rights, race and guns that have divided voters, state parks apparently hold a place in the hearts of Floridians regardless of party.
Fundraiser held for diner damaged by car crash
Hiram’s Grill in Punta Gorda held a fundraiser for Sweet’s Diner Friday evening. The restaurant received damage when a young driver drove into the front dining area. Now the restaurant is in major need of a remodel. Hiram’s Grill is stepping in to help by cooking up meatloaf,...
Florida regulators approve base rate hike for Duke Energy customers
(The Center Square) — Nearly 2 million Florida electricity customers will pay a higher base rate after Duke Energy Florida's increase petition was approved by state regulators. The Florida Public Service Commission approved the highly contested rate hike Wednesday after negotiations between Duke Energy, groups representing residential customers — including the Sierra Club and the League of United Latin American Citizens — industrial customers and environmentalists reached a mutual agreement. ...
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