Dean Garati, 45, passed away unexpectedly on May 30, 2025, in the Sarasota/Bradenton area of Florida. Born on September 18, 1979, in Richmond, Virginia, Dean lived a life marked by adventure, …
Emily Fry Bosler passed away peacefully 9 days after her 101st birthday party with her family and youngest great grandson in attendance …
The five Democratic state lawmakers who were denied entrance to inspect the new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades last week filed a lawsuit in the Florida Supreme Court against …
As Americans bear witness to a deadly tragedy caused by catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people in the hill country of Texas, Floridians are getting a preview of how much worse a …
It is no secret that Florida laws minimize regulation, allowing private corporations to maximize profits. This means that we manage risks rather than acting on a precautionary principle and …
Florida’s springs are one of the natural wonders of our state. As a result, I naturally wonder why the government agency in charge of protecting them thinks it’s OK to let them become …
I spent every bit of free time in my final semester at Villanova University fighting a lawsuit that could make life for me as a disabled American very difficult. As a low vision student, …
Over the past week, the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not observed in samples collected statewide. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and NOAA NCCOS) to help track …
The big Trump-GOP budget that recently passed Congress will slash trillions in taxes for billionaires and centi-millionaires while devastating services like Medicaid. Among those tax breaks for the …
The Manatee County School District stands to lose nearly $1.5 million from its voter-approved, additional one mill school property tax after the Manatee County tax collector levied …
In Florida, and across America, higher education is facing unprecedented attacks — affecting what subjects can be taught, how university presidents can be ousted, whether various …
On Florida’s Gulf Coast, our waters are more than scenery; they are a lifeline. Following the 2024 hurricane season, which brought widespread damage from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, …
The road to President Trump’s highly coveted Nobel Peace Prize may ultimately run through Ukraine, but only if the Trump administration abandons its ad hoc approach to achieving its foreign …
Wyatt Sanford’s baseball career is one you’ll want to keep an eye on. When I sat down with Sanford last week, hours before the Bradenton Marauders were to host the Fort Myers Mussels at …
There’s nothing that wrong with “F1,” the new film from Joseph Kosinski, the mastermind behind “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Tron: Legacy” and a few other films …
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t allow Florida to enforce its undocumented immigrant illegal entry and re-entry law while litigation continues in the case that led to a federal judge finding the …
Big changes are coming to garbage, recycling, and yard waste pickup in unincorporated Manatee County, and residents now have an easy way to stay informed. Beginning October 6, …
SHEILA MARIE KAMIN, 54, of Bradenton, passed away July 4, 2025. She was born in Oconto, Wisconsin. She is survived by her Life Partner and …
Frances Willene Taylor, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida, just one month shy of her 96th birthday. Born on July 27, 1929, …
COL (US ARMY, Ret) Larry R. Burnette died on 2 July 2025, with his family by his side. Larry was born at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Fl. on …