d ITEMS OF INTEREST The meeting was called to order at 5:32 p.m. by Chair Choate, followed by the reading of the district vision by Ms. Felton who then gave …
TBT Publisher Joe McClash and Editor Mitch Maley discuss the organized attack by the local Republican Party on TBT following Maley's column on the weaponization of Charlie Kirk's shooting.
Florida has three national parks—Everglades, Biscayne, and Dry Tortugas, all in the southern end of the state. Now, newbie U.S. Rep. Randy Fine of Brevard County wants to create a fourth one, …
On September 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed to permanently remove 46 source categories from the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. According to the EPA Tool (FLIGHT) …
In the early morning hours on July 12, Oscar Romero Santos drove his red Ram truck toward the Bradenton home he shared with his wife. When he turned onto his block, a Manatee County Sheriff’s …
Over the past week, red tide was observed at background concentrations in four samples from Northwest Florida. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and NOAA NCCOS) to help track nearshore …
As stated by Attorney General James Uthmeier on September 15, 2025, the Florida First District Court of Appeal has ruled that the state law prohibiting the open carry of firearms is unconstitutional. …
Your retirement savings are supposed to be the safest money you’ll ever have — not a roll of the dice. The whole point of a 401(k) and other retirement plans is to let you gradually build …
Known worldwide as the attorney who took on chemical giant DuPont and uncovered the dangers of PFAS contamination, Rob’s “David and Goliath” story was depicted in the 2019 …
Three more home games, starting on Thursday as the Athletics visit PNC Park, then the Pirates hit the road for three dates with the Reds in Cincinnati beginning Thursday. A weekend series with the …
Each year, more than 20,000 pregnancies in the United States end in stillbirth — about 1 in 175 births, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s nearly 60 …
Last week, we paused to remember September 11—a day that brought our nation together through courage, compassion, and perseverance. Out of that tragedy came a reminder that, in the face of …
Manatee County Government’s contract with the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation for the reimbursement of economic activities will be allowed to lapse later this …
This week, you may have gotten a text message from the Manatee County Republican Executive Committee accusing our publication, as well as me and publisher Joe McClash personally, of being …
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced a new rule Thursday demanding retailers of an increasingly popular herbal substance list how much of an opioid-like compound exists in each …
Reading your first Stephen King book has always seemed like a rite of passage as one transitions from reading young adult and children’s books to novels for grownups. The first book aimed at …
The League of Women Voters of Manatee County Government Committee observes Manatee County Commission meetings for items of interest to citizens and the League and notes adherence, or lack of …
This week, former Republican candidate for the Florida House D72 seat Richard Green joins TBT editor Mitch Maley to debate Mitch's controversial column on the weaponization of Charlie Kirk's killing …
Patricia Gail Fleetwood, 84, of Manatee County, went home to be with Jesus on September 13, 2025. She was born on January 6, 1941, in Bradenton, Florida, to the late Frank and Lorree (Helm) Askew. …
William J. Fletcher, known affectionately as Bill to his friends and family, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida, at the age of 86. Born on September 22, 1938, in …