2+ week, 5+ day ago   (898+ words) Laurie Breslin, the superintendent of the School District of Manatee County, said if a parent is engaged in their child’s educational journey, that child will have a better opportunity to succeed. “You're going to hear the excitement about their day…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1345+ words) When a visitor arrives at Manatee Performing Arts Center, Manatee Players Artistic Director Rick Kerby gives a quick tour before suggesting a move to his office for a “view of the bridge.” Given the theater’s location, the out-of-towner naturally assumes…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (308+ words) Booker High football was reprimanded by the Florida High School Athletic Association after the association found the program permitted eighth graders to participate in varsity practice in the spring. The program, according to a sanction letter sent to Booker Assistant…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (798+ words) If Manatee County’s fiscal year 2027 budget is approved in September as proposed, the county’s reserve will reach $1.1 billion. Last year, when the reserves neared $1 billion, Commissioner Jason Bearden pushed to have some of the funds released, but didn’t receive the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (289+ words) With work on Phase 2 nearly completed and Phase 3 planning underway, The Bay Park Conservancy and Gulf Coast Community Foundation are partnering to help fund completion of The Bay park. The GCCF has launched a new $2 million challenge to encourage the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (927+ words) Palm Aire's Nick Barbi, who has a doctorate in material science, has three goals while working with students: do something charitable, introduce them to the business of scientific instruments, and give them the opportunity to understand the health of the…...

2+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (366+ words) The town of Longboat Key continues its slow-moving change of guard. A new mayor was chosen in March. The police chief has been on the job for less than a year. The town manager’s replacement will begin in September. And…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (823+ words) For the past 12 years, East Manatee Fire Rescue has been building a technical rescue team. Technical rescue teams perform beyond the regular duties of a fire department. Members respond to swift water rescues and structural collapses, among other complex emergencies....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (284+ words) When former Longboat Key Town Manager Tom Harmer announced his retirement, the town looked to St. Lucie County for his replacement in Howard Tipton. Four years later, St. Lucie County is in the town's sights again. As Tipton prepares the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (103+ words) Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested East County's Tony Barrett on Thursday on a charge of domestic battery touch or strike. The bail was set at $750. Randy Warren, the public information officer for the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, said deputies…...