Vinnie Portell is the sports reporter for the East County and Sarasota/Siesta Key Observers. After graduating from USF in ...

The high school baseball season had a unique twist this year. The Florida High School Athletic Association made a switch to a ...

Fire performer Gaby Rosa of Prism Artistry eats fire in Agave Bandido. Donna Parks of Lakewood Ranch and Theresa Bing of ...

Nestled in the heart of Lakewood Ranch, GROVE invites foodies of all ages to indulge — but this specific listing is calling ...

Just in time for Mother's Day, The Beaufort Bonnet Company invited families to come celebrate its grand reopening from 2024's ...

Tucked into a quiet pocket of downtown Sarasota — just far enough from the buzz of Main Street to feel like a hidden gem — is ...

Two males were hitting golf balls from a back yard into a canal and through glass into a home; one of them evading police.

Manatee County residents offered mixed reviews on the county's plan to buy an additional administration building in Lakewood ...

Braden River went 19-6 in 2021 but lost a talented senior class that year, and plummeted back down to a 9-17 record in 2022.

Colin Baenziger and Associates has informed the city that it will no longer be leading the search to replace Marlon Brown, ...

Between sick days, vacations and leaves of absence, Manatee County needs more bus drivers to ensure students get to school ...

FY25 update showed positive trends in investment income, but work still to be done on recuperating financial losses from the ...