Albee Road News Today

A bartender at Pop's Sunset Grill in Venice, Florida saved an SUV driver's life after the SUV plowed into a canal in Sarasota County.

The Venice Christmas Boat Parade took place in the Intracoastal Waterway

The man was on probation at the time of the fatal crash.

Originally facing a 15-year felony, the defendant pleaded to a one-year misdemeanor.

The Albee Road Bridge will have a lane closure for the next 45 days as crews continue to work on the bridge rehabilitation. Traffic signal timing has been adjusted to extend green times for peek time travel, and off-duty deputies are assisting with traffic control from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The annual Venice Christmas Boat Parade is set to sail on Saturday, Dec. 3 on the Intracoastal Waterway for its 34th year.

The Blackburn Point Bridge will close to vehicular and pedestrian traffic from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, so a mechanical element can be replaced.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune VENICE – Sarasota County Public Works on May 10 will start cleaning and coating the east and west approaches of the Venice Avenue Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway.  The sidewalks may be subject to occasional daytime closures, though one sidewalk will remain open at all times.  Workers are expected to start with the concrete bridge railings followed by the bridge fascias and, finally, the bridge bents.   There also may be occasional daytime closures o...