Manatee County EMS received a gold achievement award from the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition Program June 25 for the care given to patients experiencing heart attacks ...

Karen Bell, who owns A.P. Bell Fish Co., Star Fish Co. Market and Restaurant and Tide Tables Restaurant and Marina, reopened ...

At Betsey’s Arcade in West Bradenton, visitors must ring a doorbell and wait to be buzzed in through a locked front entrance, ...

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of four people after allegedly stealing a man’s car using his own ...

Floridians are used to waiting for sales tax holidays to stock up on emergency supplies, but that all changes on August 1st.

Our Gulf beaches are world famous, but Sarasota has another great body of water—the Myakka, celebrating its 40th anniversary ...

It’s a rainy summer day at Gamble Creek Farms, and Ed Chiles wants to talk about soil. Chiles, the son of former Gov. Lawton Chiles, is one of Manatee County’s most notable restaurateurs. He opened ...

Venice had a moniker for its championship teams. This one was “Originals.” The cry during the season came from the movie “300 ...

Established in 2019, the Florida Gulf Coast League (FGCL), under the American Collegiate League (ACL), was designed for college softball players to have a place ...

Manatee County earns highest-ever “B” district grade from the state, with record A-rated schools, gains in science, and 86% graduation rate for 2025.