Gloria Bouse, born August 30th, 1952, was a Bradenton resident for 45 years and passed away June 29th, 2025. She is survived ...

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland ...

Manatee County Commissioner Tal Siddique joins Mitch and Dawn to discuss issues in District 3 as well as the county at large, ...

Stone Engraving of the Declaration of Independence. Credit: National Archives.Editor’s note: With all the political division confronting Americans these days, we at the Phoenix thought it right to ...

It's budget season in Manatee County—and The Big Picture Manatee team is here to help you make sense of the numbers that ...

SARASOTA — Since Savor Sarasota announced a long list of restaurants that would be extending their special three-course $45 prix fixe dinner, I decided to head to downtown Sarasota, where Marcel DW ...

As we prepare to celebrate our nation's 249th birthday, 76% of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. The poll comes as the Trump administration ...

Charles Ray Williams passed away peacefully on June 20, 2025, at age 75, while visiting family in Sacramento, California. Charles was born on August 5, 1949, in Dayton, Ohio. He moved to Illinois to ...

A new Florida law impacting first-time learner license holders under the age of 18 goes into effect this summer. While the law is effective July 1, Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) ...