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Healthy Teens awarded mobility grant from local Bank of America branch
A local nonprofit designed to empower teens and youth to make healthy decisions has been awarded a $15,000 grant from Bank of America to expand its mission of youth health education. Healthy Teens, Inc., founded in 2010, provides youth Manatee counties the knowledge and skills needed to make informed choices about their physical,...
High School Football: The must-watch Manatee, Sarasota county games of the 2024 season
Don't look now but the start of high school football season is rapidly approaching. Football practices across the state begin Monday with the preseason classics set for about two weeks later. With that in mind, The Herald-Tribune compiled a list of what we think will be the best showdowns in Southwest Florida for the 2024 season. There's at least one game highlighted for every week of the regular season (and threw in some secondary options). ...
This Week in Local Government: 7/28/24
BRADENTON — There are several meetings of note scheduled on local government calendars this week. The Palmetto City Commission, the Manatee County Commission, and the Manatee School Board will all be in session this week. On Thursday, the Manatee County Commission will hold a budget meeting for budget reconciliation and approval of the tentative millage rate.
Bradenton suspends officer involved in fatal Taser incident with Palmetto police
Bradenton Police administrators have concluded an internal investigation into Officer Julian Jackson’s involvement in the detaining death of Breonte Johnson-Davis last November resulting in Jackson's brief suspension from duty and a probation period of six months. Findings in the 170-page investigation determined that Jackson’s assistance with the Palmetto police officers' detaining and the...
Summer Camp on the Suncoast is going Hollywood
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A group of talented kids are taking their camp experience to the next level by performing a Disney Classic in a live stage show. The production is all part of the Manatee Performing Arts Summer Camp. They are the stars of tomorrow! Young Suncoast actors making...
Bradenton to Consider Limiting After Midnight Alcohol Sales
BRADENTON — On Wednesday, the Bradenton City Council held a first reading that would amend a city ordinance to limit the sale of alcohol past midnight. The city says the proposed policy is in response to an increase in criminal activity and violence occurring after midnight. The ordinance would prohibit the selling and serving of alcohol between midnight and closing (2:30 a.m.).
Florida's IMG Academy has 14 Olympians from 11 countries and territories competing in Paris
At IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, some 4,600 miles from Paris, they’ll be watching the Summer Olympics with tons of interest. And for good reason. The school has 14 alums in the Paris Games, representing 11 countries and territories. Australia’s Josh Green (basketball) Canada’s Dwight Powell (basketball)
Feld Entertainment names new CEO
Feld Entertainment, a privately-owned live entertainment company in Palmetto, has named Juliette Feld Grossman as the company’s third chief executive officer, in the company’s 57-year history, representing the third generation of Feld Family leadership. Stephen Yaros, senior vice president of global media and supercross, has been named president...
Lightning strike ignites large shed in Palmetto
PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) - A lightning strike ignited a large shed in Palmetto on Thursday night. North River Fire District responded and said the fire was under control within five minutes of their arrival. No one was home at the time of the fire. Officials want to remind the public...
Arts Editor: Supporters make up arts funding cuts and Selby gets national recognition
In the few weeks since the Sarasota County Commission rejected tourist tax funding for Embracing our Differences and two other arts groups, people have been speaking up with donations to make up the loss of funding for one of the county’s most popular arts programs. The organization expects to easily exceed a $25,000 challenge match gift set up by two volunteers, which will more than make up for the $46,696 the county rejected. And developer and attorney...
Time Magazine named Sarasota’s Selby Gardens one of the World’s Greatest Places
Sarasota’s Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has even more bragging rights as of Thursday, when Time magazine announced its annual list of the World’s Greatest Places. On the list of 100 places, Selby Gardens was one of only eight found in the United States. It was also the only...
Central Florida Cities Actively Working To Keep Disney World Cast Members Homeless
Last year, when the union representing Walt Disney World cast members fought for and got a raise, it was a significant victory. However, the union could not have foreseen the explosion in the cost of living in Central Florida, which has essentially voided that raise. Despite that, there were signs...
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