Last month, Producing Artistic Director Rick Kerby announced the shows that the Manatee Players will perform for the 2024-2025 Mainstage Musical Series. This month, he is announcing …
Florida Supreme Court justices on Monday approved ballot language for a constitutional amendment that will ask Floridians in November whether they want to legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 …
The Florida Supreme Court released two blockbuster rulings on abortion rights on Monday — one that within a few weeks will allow a ban on the procedure after six weeks’ gestation to take …
It’s always fun when a baseball season begins, especially in Manatee County with the Bradenton Marauders. Just weeks after the Pittsburgh Pirates packed up their baseball belongings at …
I want to share high praise for our Public Works dept. We moved into our home one year ago. We discovered that rainwater/irrigation water pools across the entire width of a large section of sidewalk. …
Manatee County low- and very-low-income homeowners can apply for financial help for housing rehabilitation and replacement assistance from the Manatee County Community & …
On behalf of the Tallevast Post Office, I thank you for continuing to support the Postal Service. Providing reliable mail delivery while strengthening the future of this treasured institution is our …
Betty Jean Charnell, better known to her family as Grammers, passed away peacefully at home in Palmetto., Florida on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Betty was born in Swayzee, Indiana on June 16th 1930. …
Gayle Adema, 82, born in Kenmore, New York on August 22, 1941 and died March 10, 2024. She was raised in Buffalo, New York and attended …
D'Anthony Keon Lindsey transitioned from this life on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. D'Anthony resided in Naugatuck, Connecticut after growing up in Manatee …
Pamela Dorothy Negard was born on March 24, 1929, in Newfoundland, Canada, and passed away on March 19, 2024, in Riverview, Florida. She is predeceased by her son, Robert (Bob); husband, Aldor …
Joan Reid passed away on March 25th, 2024 at the age of 90 in Bradenton, Florida. She was the widow of John (Jack) Reid. They shared 38 …
Raymond Joseph Yance, age 85, of Ellenton, Florida passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024.
Charles R. Calcutti, formerly of Stonington, CT, passed away on March 28, 2024, at the age of 89 in Sarasota, FL. Charles was preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Nancy Calcutti. …
Gilbert Brisco Jones, Sr., was born to the late Lorenzo Jones and Pauline Johnson Jones on December 10, 1938, in Portland, Arkansas. He gained his wings on March 17, 2024. He went to Elementary, …
Sabrina Yvonne Shannon-Bryant, 56, of Bradenton, FL, transitioned to her heavenly home March 19, 2024. Visitation will be held 6-8 PM …
Brenda Elaine Taylor, Harris of Palmetto departed this life on March 6, 2024. Memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church 507 21st St. …
Jeffery Curtis Troxell is survived by his parents, Laura and Curtis Troxell, his brother, James Kevin Troxell Sr., and nephew, James …
Philip Lyn Burch, age 64, of Bradenton, Florida passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
In the vast Atwood Grove in present-day Ellenton, during a chilly winter, something peculiar caught the eye. Among the sea of green, there was a branch unlike the rest. Its fruit looked like something out of a Dr. Seuss book with pink spots dotting its usual yellow skin. This was the humble beginning of our beloved pink grapefruit, and it all happened right here in Manatee County.