Volunteers Robert Hencke, left, and Bo South toss bags of collected litter into a dumpster provided by Waste Pro March 7 during the Great American Cleanup along the Palma Sola corridor on Manatee ...

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Plans to build a roundabout at Broadway Street and Gulf of Mexico Drive on the north end of Longboat Key are advancing as state transportation officials finalize design and permitting. The ...

With temperatures swinging upward, Anna Maria Island anglers are getting on the water to experience the onset of the springtime bite. Water temps in the upper 60s to low 70s means inshore species — ...

Bradenton Beach police officers observed a southbound white sport-utility vehicle traveling erratically at high speeds on Gulf Drive about 2:49 p.m. March 3 before the motorist crashed on Longboat Key ...

WHITE WICKER THREE-drawer dresser and shelf with swivel TV top. $95. 816-721-5525. LARGE VINTAGE SHELL pendant light, $100, wood drop-leaf table, $75, glass round table four rattan chairs, $475, two ...

Voters in the West Manatee Fire Rescue District were to cast ballots on a tax referendum March 10. Voting in precincts was set for 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Look for results at islander.org and in the March 18 ...

Green beer and live music at a favorite pub. Feasting on corned beef and cabbage. Catching the parade March 15. All of the above.

The 18th annual Robinson Preserve Twilight 5K and 10K Run/Walk is set for Friday, March 27, at Robinson Preserve in northwest Bradenton. All registered participants — including Kids Dash competitors — ...

Lawrence “Larry” William White died Feb. 28 in Sarasota. He was born in Chicago in 1935 to William and Josephine White. In the 1980s, he directed the Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau.