Tampa celebrates a breakthrough in civil rights when the city’s first wave of sit-ins took off on February 29, 1960.  High school students defied segregation at a Woolworth’s lunch counter and that ...

Prom season is just around the corner, and for many high school students, that means finding the perfect dress or suit.

The DOT on Thursday is opening the southbound entrance ramps to I-75 from U.S. 301. The DOT is warning drivers the new ...

Papercrafting company Pink and Main fills a niche that big-box retailers cannot, according to owner Michelle Currie.

The second floor buildout is in the design phase as library and Manatee County personnel consider how to best use it.

Traffic is inevitable, but the north-end community group thinks a simple solution for the exits on Coquina Beach could make a ...

Fish kills lingered across several Sarasota and Manatee County beaches after the long President's Day weekend.

Learn more about Florida's state marine mammal, including information on organizations looking to protect them and how you ...

As the Bradenton Area River Regatta returns for its 10th year, organizers retold the story of how the event came together — ...

Former Florida legislator and longtime circuit court judge Thomas Gallen died peacefully at his Bradenton home this month.

Mino was rescued in June from the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County at just 55 pounds. Mino came from SeaWorld Florida and ...

Best restaurants in Sarasota? Here are 10 essential spots to visit for exceptional food that didn’t make USA TODAY’s ...