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New Alzheimer's infusion hits market, SWFL woman one of first to get it
The US Food and Drug Administration approved Donanemab, also called Kisunla. Tuesday's decision put the monoclonal antibody on the market intended to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Top residential real estate sales for July 1-5 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key
A home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. William and Patricia Geyer, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 443 E. Royal Flamingo Drive to Bill and April Ann McEntee, of Saddle River, New Jersey, for $5.7 million. Built in 1977, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,426 square feet of living area. It sold for $3,045,000 in 2006.
Holiday traffic frustration prompts two road rage incidents
10:52 p.m., North Polk Avenue at John Ringling Boulevard. Road rage: A battery call turned out to be a case of road rage between drivers of two vehicles stuck in holiday traffic. An officer arrived on the scene to find one man, who was shirtless and disheveled, advising that he and his family were stuck in eastbound traffic at John Ringling Boulevard as they approached North Polk Avenue. That’s when he noticed a Chevrolet Malibu facing northbound, attempting to merge into eastbound traffic and exited his vehicle to impede its progress “to the chagrin of the Malibu occupants,” the incident reports reads.
Downtown Sarasota restaurant with 17 years of history opens new location
After nearly two decades at the same downtown Sarasota space, a restaurant has expanded farther locally. Utamaro recently opened in Punta Gorda at 615 Cross St., Unit 1114 in the Benderson Development-owned Cross Trails Center. It is the second location for the restaurant specializing in sushi and other Asian cuisine, with its downtown...
City faces more legal bills in Kyle Battie defamation case
On Friday, July 12, the attorney representing Sarasota City Commissioner Kyle Battie filed a response to city resident Kelly Franklin’s amended complaint on civil charges of defamation. Three days later, city commissioners agreed to paying Battie’s legal expenses, as the city is required to do under the circumstances.
Concerns involving voting security become a major focus at the GOP convention
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Donald Trump claims the 2020 election was stolen from him, which resulted in a massive recount in a number of states, election workers being threatened, and charges against Trump and others for trying to overturn the election. As well as a mob take-over of the capital building to prevent the […]
Florida’s Climate Tech Hub Has a Florida Problem
The Biden administration loves a hub. There are the hydrogen hubs, the direct air capture hubs, and now there are the tech hubs. Established as a part of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the $10 billion program has so far seeded 12 such hubs across the country. Four of these are focused on clean energy and sustainability, and one is located in the great state of Florida, which recently passed legislation essentially deleting the words “climate change” from state law. The South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub did not, in the end, eliminate climate from its name. But...
Florida among top 20 most financially distressed states. Here's what that means
Between inflation, fluctuating unemployment, public health crises and natural disasters, many people across the country have found it hard to make ends meet. Personal finance website WalletHub released its list of the top states where residents have been facing financial distress the most and Florida ranked towards the top. “Measuring...
DeSantis’ voter fraud suspects can be charged after all, judges say
TALLAHASSEE — Two people whose charges of voter fraud were dismissed by South Florida judges could still face jail time after two appellate courts overturned the decisions on Wednesday. Ronald Lee Miller, 59, and Terry Hubbard, 66, were two of the roughly 20 people targeted by Gov. Ron DeSantis’...
University of Miami scientists using coral from Honduras to help save Florida reefs
MIAMI — Scientists from the University of Miami are trying to help solve Florida's coral crisis by taking coral from Honduras and hoping to breed them with coral in the state. Scientists took coral from a site in Tela Bay, which is off the northern coast of the mainland,...
Sea turtle nests disturbed at Coquina Beach
BRADENTON BEACH – Upon seeing a group of six people digging around a marked turtle nest at the south end of Coquina Beach on Saturday, two early morning walkers did exactly what they were supposed to do – contact authorities. “We saw a group of people digging with...
Does Tampa Bay have a gang problem?
A little before 3 a.m. one Sunday in May, the sidewalks in South Tampa’s SoHo district bustled with revelers ambling between bars when gunfire erupted. An overhead camera outside MacDinton’s Irish Pub captured the scene as people screamed and scurried. Officers drew guns as they arrived at the Shops on South Howard, where two men lay dead and a third wounded.
Q&A: Florida Cannabis Action Network President Jodi James reflects on Cathy Jordan's life
Loved ones and supporters gathered in Sarasota on Sunday to honor the late Cathy Jordan and the integral role she played in Florida's medical cannabis movement. Jordan died on July 4 in her home in Parrish. She is remembered as a pillar in the medical cannabis movement in Florida by fellow advocates, loved ones and many who met Jordan. Nearly 100 people gathered for her memorial on Sunday, and more than 30 others joined digitally.
Rain chances lower Wednesday, higher for the weekend
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Slightly drier air moves overhead for most of the Suncoast on Wednesday, which brings rain chances down again. The exception to that is northern Manatee County farther north to Tampa. Those are the areas with a chance for an afternoon thunderstorm Wednesday. But there’s plenty of tropical moisture to return, so rain chances are back up to end the week and for the weekend. More of the hot and dry Saharan Air Layer will move over Florida this weekend. That could give us a hazy overcast again and could have some impact on weekend rainfall. Fortunately, it will keep the tropics quiet for several days.
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