Tag: Manatee County

For several years, I wrote about how the millennials were moving into the cities. They didn’t want anything to do with the suburbs and...

TAMPA – Robert “Bo” Benac is now scheduled to stand trial on Monday, Sept. 16, for his alleged role in a much-publicized shark dragging...

The phrase, “follow the money,” goes back to the Watergate era as a method to shed light on corrupt activities by looking at money...

Here's a look at tourist tax collections in Anna Maria Island's three cities. Numbers reflect the approximate change from the same month in the...

BRADENTON BEACH – Manatee County has provided the city with a landscape plan that shows where 103 new trees will be planted at Coquina...

BRADENTON - Blue-green algae persists in Robinson and Perico Preserves, and has caused its first fish kill. “Blue-green algae and brown algae have become pervasive...

ANNA MARIA – City officials are grateful for the continued support the city’s receiving from the county and the state for the construction of...

BRADENTON BEACH – City Building Official Steve Gilbert has the city commission’s support to issue a stop work order on a county drainage project...

MANATEE COUNTY – The 2019 Tachi Palace World’s Strongest Man Competition began in downtown Bradenton on Thursday, June 13, shifted to Coquina Beach in...

Did you know that every day 10,000 baby boomers turn 65? Just to refresh your aging memories, baby boomers are defined as those born...

BRADENTON – West Manatee Fire Rescue commissioners held a public hearing May 21 to discuss the 2019-20 residential and commercial assessment rates. No members...

CORTEZ – Fire & Stone Pizza owners Radka Watson and Peter Ross are working to address the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation...

The following hurricane shelters in Manatee County may be open depending on the direction and size of the storm. There are no assigned shelters,...

Help is available for those dependent on medical equipment or those who need assistance or transportation to a shelter by registering in advance. Register...

BRADENTON – Next year, Anna Maria Island’s registered voters will help determine the new location for the Confederate memorial erected in front of the...