Our county governments should not do business with criminals. Corporate crime costs all of us money through higher taxes and prices. Corporate crime insults community ethics. The Manatee …
As the doors swung open at Pirate City in Bradenton this week on the first day of spring training, it was no surprise that the writers who cover the club were among the first to arrive. Beat writers, …
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 …
It will be a quiet week in local government with the Bradenton City Council convening for a meeting on Wednesday and the Manatee County Commission in session Thursday.
Biosphere 2 project began in 1984, led by John Allen who called it “The Human Experiment.” The project sent eight explorers, or “biospherians,” to live in a sealed ecosystem …
The Bradenton Area River Regatta and Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival are two of the biggest annual events in Manatee County. This Saturday, and for the first time, they will take …
The Bradenton Police Department recently promoted four officers to the rank of Sergeant. Sergeant Kristie Affolter joined the Bradenton Police Department in 2017 and has served her …
This plot line could have come from one of Charles Dickens’ novels about upper-class depravity: “Miserly governors refuse to provide gruel for poverty-stricken ragamuffins.”
Here’s something I don’t even consider the tiniest of hot takes: I don’t care about the Oscars. Okay, I guess I sort of do. I enjoy guessing who’s going to win and getting all …
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, …
Judith Chaires passed away on February 11, 2024. She is survived by her loving family and friends.
Laurine passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at the age of 94. She was born in Chicago, May 22, 1929 to Robert and Mabel Rice. She married Robert Dean Hoffman on August 23, 1947. …
Irene P. Kuebler, 76, of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2024, as a result of complications from metastatic breast cancer. She was born to Frank and Cecilia …
Audrey Meade passed away on February 13, 2024. She is survived by her loving family and friends.
Janet Vander Molen, age 95, with angel earrings in place flew with the angels up to the skies continuing her spirited journey.
Donald W. Williams, age 90, of Eatonton, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024. Donald was born in New Vienna, Ohio to Harry …
In the early morning of Sunday, July 9, 2023, Elwood "Tom" Yarger passed peacefully in Bradenton.
James Loyd Blair, also known as Jimmy, Jim, Jimbo, Dad, or Papaw, passed away on February 7, 2024, at 68. He was born on May 16, 1955, in Indianapolis, IN. Jimmy was a husband, father, and …
Cita Burns passed away on February 9, 2024. She is survived by her loving family and friends.
Calvin Cox, 33, passed away February 6, 2024. Service Saturday, February 17, 2024 11 AM at Skyway Memorial 5200 US Highway 19 Palmetto, …