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16 families move into new affordable housing in Immokalee
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Sixteen families in Immokalee are starting a new chapter as a new housing community on the northwest corner of Lake Trafford Road and North 19th Street officially opens its doors. The Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance celebrated the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, highlighting the completion of...
Neighbors upset over overflowing garbage outside foreclosed home in Cape Coral
Things have gotten so bad in one Cape Coral front yard that it looks like a junkyard, and one neighbor is fed up with the garbage. “By the end of the night, there was a pile about the size of the house outside the house,” said Tom Ashton, “and I was like, ‘Wow.'”
Savanna developers and residents settle after 4-year battle
After three years, residents and developers came to a compromise over a 5.23-acre tract of open space at the entrance of Savanna at Lakewood Ranch. The land will be developed, but there are limitations as to what can be done with the parcel. “To be perfectly honest, we had no...
Florida is much safer than Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. Osgood: The only logical way to look at murder rates is homicides per capita. Cherrypicking a total deaths number without reference to the number of residents in a state is foolish at best and disingenuous at worst. Florida was ranked 27th in the United States with 5.0 deaths...
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...
Jill Raleigh promoted to chief revenue officer with Observer Media Group
Observer Media Group Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Jill Raleigh to chief revenue officer of the Observer Media Group, which includes overseeing all revenue-generating activities for the Sarasota operations and Business Observer, Orlando and Jacksonville markets. As CRO, Raleigh will oversee all sales management and processes, product...
Arts Editor: Sarasota Orchestra finds its next music director
It almost seems like forever, but it has only been five years since the Sarasota Orchestra has had a full-time music director front and center for any length of time. Anu Tali left in May of 2019 after six years years. The Orchestra hired the beloved Bramwell Tovey in 2021, but he sadly died a year later before he could really begin his duties. Audiences and musicians have gotten accustomed to seeing guest conductors on the podium. But that will soon change with the news that Giancarlo Guerrero will become only the seventh music director in the orchestra’s more...
Deputies arrest a slot machine thief
ARCADIA, Fla. (WWSB) - On August 22, 2024, the DeSoto County Deputies responded to a burglary at the Arcadia Truck Stop, where a suspect, Andre Vazquez, swiped an antique slot machine filled with silver buffalo nickels. Security footage caught Vazquez forcing open a locked door, snatching the slot machine, and securing it to an electric bike before taking off.
Secretive Naples' exec on how to build a $3B medical device business
Reinhold Schmieding could easily be a braggart. The Naples entrepreneur has a lot to boast about, much of it attributable to Arthrex, a medical manufacturer focusing on sports medicine and less invasive surgery products through the motto of “helping surgeons treat their patients better.”. Schmieding, born in Michigan and...
Farmer's Market Forecast Saturday
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Farmer’s Market weather should be quiet for the Market hours. Saturday thunderstorms are more likely to pick up in the later afternoon and not as widespread as Sunday. Sunday storms could start midday and be more widespread. Sarasota Farmer’s Market is located in the heart...
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