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Iconic Manatee County eatery S.O.B. Burgers will be featured in an upcoming episode of America's Best Restaurants Roadshow.  The popular YouTube channel and social media …

Harbor Isle is the last stop as you head west toward Anna Maria Island on SR 64. In 2020, Compass Hotel by Margaritaville opened on the narrow sliver of land, complete with a …

Interview: Chris Botti

In the time leading up to the pandemic, Chris Botti wasn’t sure if he’d add any new albums to the 10 studio releases that had made up his catalog through 2012. Obviously, album sales …

Weekend Sounds: Feb. 7-9

It's another weekend, and you know what that means. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee, Sarasota, and surrounding counties, you would be …

FST's The Cancellation of Lauren Fein

On Friday, Florida Studio Theatre opened  The Cancelation of Lauren Fein, its latest production in the company's mainstage season. Lauren Fein is a tenured rock star …

Château 13 Offers French at its Finest

Château 13 has been serving deliciously authentic French fare in downtown Bradenton since 2018. More than six years later, the experience is still among one of the very best …

Lauren Mitchell Returns to Bradenton for Two Shows

Many music fans have had the blues since Lauren Mitchell left town for New Orleans in 2021. Rejoice because the Grammy Award-winning songstress will return to Bradenton for two …

Interview: Kenny Wayne Shepherd

The blues has always been the kind of genre that’s relied on younger generations carrying the torch forward so newer fans stay clued into the shoulders of which giants current artists are …

Weekend Sounds: Jan. 31 - Feb. 2nd

It's another weekend, and you know what that means. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee, Sarasota, and surrounding counties, you would be …

Prolific playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer’s This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing is a modern take on the fairytale genre, following triplets Albienne, …

Asolo Rep's Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

On Friday, the Asolo Repertory Theatre presented the world premiere of Ken Ludwig's Lady Molly of Scotland Yard , a whip-smart throwback comedy from a bonafide master of the genre.

On Sunday, the cold weather kindly departed just in time for area gourmands to pour into the courtyard of the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art for the Sarasota Manatee …

On Friday night, the Sarasota Manatee Originals kicked off Forks & Corks weekend with private wine dinners throughout the area. I had the chance to attend the Alexander Valley Vineyards dinner at …

Rob King is an exceptional writer. When I picked up a copy of The Door In The Stone , I didn’t know what to expect. From the title, I’m wondering is it a mystery? Is it a fantasy?  …

American Stage is back with two unique productions that will be especially enjoyable to younger theater fans: the YA drama This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does …

Interview: Drive-By Truckers

In the annals of concept albums, they don’t get much more ambitious than “Southern Rock Opera,” the 2001 double-album from the Drive-By Truckers. The idea by vocalist/guitarist …

BRADENTON — Realize Bradenton will present the Bradenton Art & Music Festival (BAM!fest) on Saturday, April 5, on the Bradenton Riverwalk. This dynamic, diverse, immersive experience will …

Weekend Sounds: Jan. 24-26

It's another weekend, and you know what that means. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee, Sarasota, and surrounding counties, you would be …

Manatee County Fair Continues Through Sunday

The Manatee County Fair continues through this Sunday, January 26. Enjoy live music, fair food, ag exhibits, and much, much more! Musical acts this weekend include: …

The Manatee County Fair welcomes fairgoers with a fresh lineup of classic carnival foods reinvented for 2025. The Strates Shows Midway, known for its iconic fair fare, has added …

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