The protest was mostly attended by family members and activists from El Pueblo Unido, an immigration rights organization, and ...

The Sarasota, Bradenton area real estate market is continuing a cooling trend early into the new year, according to the latest report from the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee.

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.

Manatee County is hardly the leading edge of liberalism. Yet it says something about Florida’s tortured approach to growth when the county commission there — all seven Republicans ...