On Tuesday, Manatee County Commissioners adopted a resolution intended to restrict county funding for any nonprofit or agency that is “affiliated” with Planned …
The banking industry is staring down the barrel of a potential black swan event. High commercial vacancy rates following post-COVID workplace shifts are being compounded by the drastic increases in …
To some, news is a four-letter word they don’t want to hear. However, it is this news that keeps our country great and allows our democracy to be the envy of the world. Yes, it is …
The posted agenda for the Sept. 12 BOCC regular meeting features multiple priority items for Manatee County Commissioners and the government organization. Commissioners will receive …
On Tuesday, Manatee County Commissioners will take up a late addition to the agenda that would move the county’s historical resources department from the clerk and comptroller’s office to …
On Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Tina Descovich, co-founder of the controversial group Moms for Liberty, to the Florida Commission on Ethics.
On Thursday, Manatee County Commissioners approved a rezone and preliminary site plan for the future townhome development planned for Linger Lodge Road in Bradenton. The …
One week after a major oil spill was discovered in waters off of Port Manatee, SeaPort Manatee Executive Director Carlos Buqueras says that the cause of the spill remains …
From the first notes of the song “Tornillo,” which opens the album of the same name that Whiskey Myers released last July, it’s apparent that some new musical twists are in store …
This weekend my wife and I helped our older son pack up and move to Jacksonville. He’s starting a new job, occupying a new apartment, and driving a new (used) car.
David Chingcheng Chang, 67, was sentenced to 15 years of prison followed by 3 years of probation by Circuit Court Judge Donna Padar for a hit-and-run incident in Sarasota last year …
PORT MANATEE — A major crude oil spill at Port Manatee is under investigation after being reported to the United States Coast Guard on Friday. Crews worked through the weekend to remove nearly …
From 1,000 feet, Florida’s lush landscape of cedars and oaks were stripped of their greenery and felled as though leveled by war. Some homes and buildings were smashed to their foundations, …
This week, Democrats and Republicans in Washington pretended to be in a high-stakes debate over the potential effects of negotiating lower prescription drug prices on some drugs for some Americans. …
A rezoning request and preliminary site plan that would approve the construction of 99 townhomes on 45.5 acres alongside Braden River goes before the Manatee County Commission …
A federal rule limiting agencies’ power to regulate water pollution will severely restrict protections for waters and wetlands throughout the country, but could also be subject to challenges …
Selwyn Birchwood was just a budding teenage guitar enthusiast when he took a chance on a show featuring an artist he’d only ever read about in liner notes.
BRADENTON – It's a holiday weekend and you know what that means. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee and Sarasota counties, you would be correct. Check …
Amid Prohibition, Sarasota and Manatee locals hopped on bootlegging boats, sailing into the open sea at sunset to party beyond the law all night long. The 'Blue Lantern' one such vessel, daringly invited residents to embrace seaside revelry by displaying a beckoning blue light.
Residents of a small rural agricultural community in Manatee County are celebrating after Manatee County Commissioners voted 6-1 to deny a proposed townhome development in …