Bradenton FL

Rita’s Italian Ice recently opened its Shoppes at University Town Center store. The quick-service chain, specializing in frozen desserts, is located next to Sprinkles Cupcakes at 8539 Cooper Creek Blvd. Rita’s, which has a slogan of “ice custard happiness,” serves Italian ice, frozen custard and gelati. Italian ice...

ANNA MARIA – Property owners in the city will see their annual stormwater fees double from $2 per 100 square feet of property to $4 per 100 square feet. On Aug. 28, city commissioners Chris Arendt, Kathy Morgan and Gary McMullen voted in favor of the increase. Commissioner Charlie Salem opposed the increase and...

If you had ever told me that I would enjoy feeding the world’s largest rodents, I would not have believed you. I am not generally a huge animal person, but I have to admit I was intrigued when I learned about the existence of the Capybara Café in St. Petersburg.

Jules Brownwell was the first East County resident to notice something amiss on her mid-August morning bike ride down the newly opened 44th Avenue East extension. A black-bellied whistling duck standing on top of a drainage grate just east of the bridge that crosses Interstate 75 didn’t seem quite right. When...

Florida officials are reviewing a proposal to name a portion of U.S. Highway 41 after Dickey Betts, the Allman Brothers Band co-founder and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist.

CLEARWATER — The city is removing street paintings, in compliance with a statewide directive against public art displays on roadways. Officials in St. Petersburg, Tampa and Clearwater received letters Aug. 22 with directions: Remove the identified street murals by Sept. 4 or risk losing state funding. Clearwater...

Demonstrators over the weekend chalked up St. Petersburg sidewalks with rainbows and messages of unity and inclusion to protest the state crackdown on street art. The latest: By Monday, the Progress Pride intersection at Central Avenue and 25th Street was the city's last remaining pavement mural after state crews...

SARASOTA — “Embodied: Highlights from The Ringling’s Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art” will be presented through Oct. 12 at The Ringling Museum of Art.

Manatee County, Florida, is breaking new ground in government efficiency and transparency with the establishment of its Legislative Affairs division. In a bid to foster direct communication between local government and state and federal partners, this new division is flexing its policy muscles, according to a recent...

Coastal Orthopedics, a full-service provider of comprehensive orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, spine care, diagnostic imaging and physical therapy service, recently had four of its physicians speak at the 9th annualGulfcoast Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Conference on Saturday, August 23 at The Ritz Carlton in...