SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB) -Sarasota County stormwater staff, working with the West Coast Inland Navigation District, have launched a multi-phase dredging project on Phillippi Creek aimed at improving ...

SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB) - Sarasota County Stormwater staff and contractors have begun preparing staging and management areas ...

Sarasota County Public Works Director Spencer Anderson announced Monday that the community will have to go through the rest of the six-month hurricane season without major repairs to Phillippi Creek, ...

Nearly a year ago Phillippi Creek overflowed its banks, flooding dozens of homes, causing hundreds to evacuate and forcing others to be rescued by boat. The creek water level also rose over bridges at ...

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SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Sarasota County Commissioners have directed staff to expedite efforts to prepare Phillippi Creek for the upcoming storm season, focusing on critical flood control projects in ...

A model home built by the Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Lee Wetherington Homes recently opened in the new Rivetta on Phillippi Creek community, across from Sarasota's Riverview High School. The ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — The body found in a submerged car in Phillippi Creek has been identified as Jose Andino, who was reported missing amid Hurricane Debby's floodwaters, authorities confirmed. Andino, 67 ...

Need a break from rich, heavy holiday food? Phillippi Creek Village Restaurant & Oyster Bar has a solution. The restaurant recently added a handful of new seafood salads to its menu, items that can be ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — The body found in a submerged car in Phillippi Creek has been identified as Jose Andino, who was reported missing amid Hurricane Debby's floodwaters, authorities confirmed. Andino, 67 ...