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Jacksonville business owner under investigation got free land from the city after it implemented new vetting process
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The failure of the city of Jacksonville’s Surplus Property Donation Program is raising a lot of questions. After an Inspector General report revealed that 95% of the people who got free land to build affordable homes never did, the News4JAX I-TEAM is looking into who the grantees are.
3 waterfront restaurants sold in Sarasota, Bradenton. What we know about buyer
Three of the Sarasota-Bradenton region's most famous waterfront restaurants have been sold by a longtime local resident to one of Florida's largest restaurant management companies. Founded by Ed Chiles, Chiles Hospitality launched in 1979 with the purchase of the beachfront Sandbar restaurant in Anna Maria, on the north end of Anna Maria Island....
4 endangered lemurs born at the Lemur Conservation Foundation
MYAKKA CITY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Lemur Conservation Foundation announced the recent births of four lemurs, representing three endangered species, on its 130-acre lemur reserve in Myakka City. The first lemur to arrive this season was an endangered collared brown lemur, Chandler, born to Isabelle and Vincent in April. The...
Scouts explore Peace River region in Florida
Boy Scout Troop 566 traveled by canoe and camped along the Peace River during a spring trip to explore Florida’s unspoiled beauty. Seventeen people from the troop that is chartered out of Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church paddled over 20 miles of the Peace River in Hardee County last spring, between the Town of Zolfo Springs and Gardner, Scout Master Sean Schwinghammer said in an email.
Civil Rights leader Willie Battle passes away
The community is mourning the loss of a towering figure, civil rights leader Willie Battle, who passed away on Wednesday. Known for his dedication to the Dunbar community and relentless fight for equality, Battle’s legacy is marked by significant contributions and unwavering support for the disenfranchised. Lee Pitts, reflecting...
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