By Jen Houchins, PhD, RDLife is busy. Some mornings are rushed, many evenings are unpredictable, and very few days go exactly as planned. That's why I rely on foods that are familiar, easy to ...

With frigid temperatures in the forecast, Manatee County, in partnership with community organizations, is opening cold ...

Indivisible Manatee reports an impressive turnout for the first in a series of community meetings to engage local residents. The “Right to Vote: Understanding the New Rules” event ...

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Phosphate miners spend decades digging up the rock used to create fertilizer and when they put the layers back, they leave the radioactive material exposed. Then developers build on top of it. A bill ...

We're only halfway through January, and we've already seen six months' worth of ridiculousness in the news cycle. This week, President Trump again hinted that he wants to cancel the midterms, Stephen ...

The Florida House has again passed legislation (HB 133) dropping the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18. The vote was 74-37, with five Republicans joining the majority … ...

The Asolo Repertory Theatre recently opened 2026 with its production of Eboni Booth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Primary Trust. Primary Trust takes us to the idyllic fictional … ...

For the second year in a row, the Florida House has greenlit a measure requiring all businesses to use a federal verification tool to determine whether new hires can legally work in the country. HB ...

Urbanite Theatre opened 2026 with a bang, presenting the regional premiere of Max Wolf Friedlich's Job. Jane is on mandatory leave from her Big Tech job after a workplace meltdown … ...

The Florida House once again this year is charging ahead with sweeping changes to laws governing lawsuits, notwithstanding in some cases pressure from business groups, and now will send the bills to ...