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Northeast Venice Park
Northeast Venice Park is almost ready, and everyone is invited to join the big celebration on June 15 when they officially open the park with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening. […]
Brush fire in Venice, Florida, Friday, June 5, 2026
On Friday, June 5, 2026, a brush fire tore through the Stoneybrook area in Venice, forcing residents from at least ten homes to evacuate. Sarasota County firefighters rushed to Tempest […]
Fatal Multi-Car Wreck Closes I-75
Northbound lanes on I-75 near Venice in Sarasota County were closed for several hours after a deadly crash shut them down early Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Florida Highway Patrol said […]
Venice Hurricane and Home Expo 2026 Courtesy Venice, Florida Municipal Government Facebook
Southwest Florida’s getting ready for hurricane season in a big way. With June 1 marking the official start and running until November 30, communities across the region have been hosting […]
Loveland Center
Loveland Center just marked a big moment in its history, cutting the ribbon on the expanded Senator Nancy C. Detert Residential Community. This new chapter includes two additions: the Independence […]
Patricia Maxwell
Patricia was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and adopted at seven weeks by her new parents from Buffalo, New York. They grew up just outside of Buffalo, in what locals […]
5th Annual Venice Fire and Police Public Safety Day
This month, the usual roar of sirens will fade into the background, and for once, those flashing lights mean celebration. Venice is getting ready for a big milestone: the 5th […]
Violent storm in Venice isles Estates
People joke that if you don’t like Florida weather, just wait five minutes. That’s never felt truer than it has this past month. One week, the state was shivering through […]
Andrew A. Bevan, courtesy of Venice Police Dept.
Andrew A. Bevan, 55, from Port Charlotte, landed in jail Wednesday, March 4, 2026, after planting a fake bomb at the UPS Store in Venice Commons Plaza. Early that morning […]
The Banyan House Restaurant
Settle in at The Banyan House Restaurant, where you get more than a meal; you get an at-home experience. The Banyan House has that intimate, hometown feel, where you’re not […]
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