BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move ...

The Sarasota-Manatee dining scene keeps buzzing with exciting new openings — and a few bittersweet closures. A highly ...

Jennings Road Farm will continue to sell their blueberries until the end of blueberry season, which is sometime in the end of May. They’re open every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2:30 ...

There is no way to target visceral fat specifically, so the best way to reduce it is with overall weight management. This may involve dietary changes, treating underlying conditions, or ...

Florida Studio Theatre has announced a $10,000 charitable gift from the Manatee Community Foundation to support its WRITE A PLAY program during the 2024–2025 season. This grant provides ...

Sarasota County saw a 7% decline over the past year, with Manatee close behind at 5%, according to the latest data from Zillow. A sign advertises a house for sale in Whitfield Estates near the ...

Maxwell: Hundreds of manatees have starved to death in Florida waters, due to pollution. A federal job says Florida didn’t do its job protecting them.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A father and son from Parrish are together again after Thursday’s horrific mass shooting at Florida State University. Christopher Malave is a junior at FSU. His father ...

Manatee County officials are considering charging residents a new stormwater fee to reduce widespread flooding issues. The fee would add millions to the budget for cleaning canals and waterways ...

Manatee County approved a $5.66 million loan to One Stop Housing for a 155-unit workforce housing project in Bradenton. The project aims to address the affordability gap, with average rents ...

The pollution has led to ongoing water quality problems and seagrass losses in this crucial manatee habitat that in 2021 and 2022 left the beloved sea cows starving. Nearly 2,000 manatees died in ...