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SuncoastJobs.com and the "Taking Care of Business" Networking and Business Alliance will hold a Business Expo and Job Fair on May 29 at the Sahib Shriners' Hall, 600 N Beneva Rd.

Accused Wendy's Grease Thieves Can't Slip Sarasota Police Two men are charged with stealing used cooking and fryer grease from a Wendy's in Sarasota and may be responsible for similar crimes in Pinellas County, authorities said Friday.

Three Manatee County officials will fly to Switzerland in July seeking the right to play host to the 2017 World Rowing Championship.

The Florida Highway Patrol will team with law enforcement agencies in unincorporated Manatee County, Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key, Bradenton, Sarasota and Palmetto to look for seat belt violations.

The incident occurred at 8 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Beneva Road and Mary Lane in Sarasota, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.

If you've been paying attention to what's going on in Bradenton, you know what the biggest arts development in recent months has been.

According to reports, a few hundred people gathered in front of the Dredd Mart Dr.

There were girls flying paper airplanes in the hallways, sending marbles down roller-coaster tracks they built and controlling a humongous robot while having fun all day Saturday.

About 10 years ago, Jeff Calhoun saw a Broadway show called "Never Gonna Dance." One of the performers, a dancer named Noah Racey, bowled him over.

A husband and wife who are physicians face grand jury indictments for allegedly using a series of offshore accounts to avoid taxes while investing in homes in Sarasota and North Carolina, the Sarasota-Herald Tribune reports.

Artist Sally Adams has rejected a plea deal "on principle" related to an incident in which she was pulled over by a Florida state trooper, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune . The state attorney offered to drop a felony escape charge against Adams, in exchange for her pleading to a misdemeanor charge, paying a fine, attending a class and ... (more)

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged in a vicious attack that left another teen boy unconscious last week on Siesta Beach, authorities said Thursday.

The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program is reminding residents not to use fertilizer products containing nitrogen and phosphorus from June 1 through Sept.

Buckle up or beware, Sarasota! The Sarasota Police Department will be on the lookout for drivers who aren't wearing their seat belts as part of the national Click It or Ticket campaign around the clock from May 20 through June 2. "This issue is important to Sarasota Police Chief DiPino because she credits seatbelt usage to saving the life of her ... (more)

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is stepping up its efforts to curb drunk driving with DUI "saturation patrols" this weekend and next.

Sarasota Patch readers definitely have their views about local businesses, and they are willing to share them.

Charges against a retired Sarasota doctor and another American tourist arrested at an airport in the Turks and Caicos have been dropped, after pressure from Washington, D.C., and negative publicity from the media.

Suzanne Atwell and Susan Chapman, the city's two at-large city commissioners elected this week, were sworn into office Friday afternoon during a statutory City Commission meeting.

Mar 15, 2013; Sarasota, FL, USA; A Boston Red Sox players hat and glove is seen in the dugout before the start of a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium.

The state's unemployment numbers fell to 7.2 percent in April, still below the national average, as more people are finding work in the Sunshine State.