As Savor Sarasota continues through its 20 days for 20 years gastro celebration, I had the opportunity to try Korê Steakhouse at Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch. The …

Manatee County Animal Welfare (MCAW) is urgently calling on residents to help ease overcrowding at shelters by providing foster homes for kittens in need.   "It’s …

Lenore Lou (Bunny) Graf Schneider died on June 2, 2025, in Bradenton, FL. She was the daughter of Louis and Billie Graf, born in Cincinnati, …

Derrek Leon Lee was born December 4, 1962 at Mercy Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida to the late James Clark the late Eula Mae Lee. Derrek went by many names: "Pipe"; "Piper"; and "Cat Daddy" just …

Chris A Morton, of Ellenton, Florida passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025. He was 65 yrs old. He was born in Queens, New York. He grew up in Belmore, Long Island, New York. The family moved to …

Gary Baker 71 passed away on May 28, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of service, passion, and unrelenting curiosity. Born in post-war Germany in Landau, Gary was adopted at birth by then-Major …

Lee Arla Hardy was born on October 25, 1948, in Palmetto, Florida. She was a bundle of joy who entered the world to the late Irene and Clifford Hardy. Her education years were completed at Tillman …

Lie-Nielsen John Lie-Nielsen, 90, a restless and innovative entrepreneur who founded what became the biggest manager of apartment buildings in the United States in the 1980s …

Crystal Jade Phillips was born to Dawn and Ed Phillip's, July 13th, 1990, in Lakeland, Florida. To most, she was known as "Jade" and just as her name implies, she was considered a precious gem. …

Kathryn Ann Spivey, mother to Todd Duke Spivey, Joey Henry Spivey IV, and Kasey Allen Spivey, passed away in March of 2025 at the age of 77. Born in Indiana in 1948 ...

They came for the tarpon, but stayed for the stories. During National Fishing and Boating Week, we’re casting back to the late 1800s, when Florida’s Gulf Coast drew anglers from around the globe. These waters offered more than just sport, they fed families, fueled settlements, and reeled in a tide of tourism that would shape the state’s salty soul for generations.

On Thursday, Manatee County Commissioners voted unanimously to move forward with plans to raise impact fees to 100 percent of the rate suggested by consultants in its most recent …

John Morales is an Ivy League-educated atmospheric and environmental scientist who specializes in hurricanes. He began his career with the National Weather Service and has spent the past two decades …

Public records are providing new insights into a commissioner’s motion to direct county administration to negotiate the cancellation of a reimbursement agreement for a roundabout …

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 …

Tens of thousands of Suncoast homeowners are spending more money each year to pay off bonds tied to independent special districts than in property taxes toward their actual  local governments.

Over the past week, red tide was not observed in samples collected statewide. We continue to use chlorophyll satellite imagery (USF, NOAA NCCOS) to help track nearshore and offshore conditions. 

Two former top finance officers at the New College Foundation say they were ousted in 2023 after pushing back against college administrators who sought to use donor-restricted funds to cover …

In 1960, the TV show “The Twilight Zone” aired an irony-soaked episode called “Eye of the Beholder” that played around with the axiom about where beauty truly lies. In it, a …