Over the past week, red   tide was observed in five samples collected along Florida’s coasts. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and NOAA NCCOS) to help track nearshore and ...

Governor Ron DeSantis announced this week that Success Academy, a national charter school network, is opening its first ...

It will be a quiet week in local government with only the Sarasota/Manatee MPO in session.   Monday Sarasota/Manatee MPO ...

Manatee County is accepting applications for three seats on the Historic Preservation Board, a citizen’s advisory committee ...

On 30, Florida's annual minimum wage increase takes effect, adding another $1 per hour to the minimum wage. The minimum wage in Florida is currently $ 13.00 an hour for non-tipped employees ...

David Cook was born in Sarasota, FL on December 21st, 1963. He was a lifelong resident of the Manatee and Sarasota County ...

Gateway Commercial Finance reports small business owners must adapt their financial strategies in 2025 to survive economic uncertainty and inflation.

Scarlet Drive fka Rebel Heart, is a five-piece female-fronted high-energy cover and original band from the Gulf Coast of ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of the U.S. military’s top generals and admirals to gather at a Marine Corps base in northern Virginia next week. No … ...

Many media influencers, including Joe Rogan, a comedian and podcaster on “ The Joe Rogan Experience,”  have claimed that climate change is exaggerated, ...

Tampa Theatre and Oxford Exchange will host country music legend Kenny Chesney on the Theatre’s historic stage at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 11, to discuss his new book, Heart Life … ...

A Florida man who screamed racial slurs at a Black military officer while attempting to drive him off the road was rightfully sentenced, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. It was an “easy” ...