Bradenton business owner makes changes to accommodate meat price increase
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — As the prices of meat continue to rise, the community in Manatee County has felt the impact, from ranchers to businesses. Flipping one patty to the next, Five Nine Grill & Tavern co-owner and chef Mike DeGirolamo is pretty handy when it comes to the kitchen.
Starbucks closes 6 Florida locations in major cutback plan
Florida coffee lovers are discovering that their local Starbucks has disappeared as the Seattle-based coffee giant implements its ambitious plan to close approximately 180 stores across the United States, Canada and Europe. At least six Florida locations have permanently shut their doors, leaving customers scrambling...
The Best Pulled Pork Sliders In Florida Are Hiding Inside This Down-Home Restaurant
While Florida’s Gulf Coast is renowned for its seafood, The Ugly Grouper in Holmes Beach is harboring a land-based secret that might just change your life: pulled pork sliders that will make you question everything you thought you knew about barbecue. This unassuming Anna Maria Island eatery has mastered...
A new Mediterranean restaurant with bowls and pita is coming to Bradenton
CAVA, a popular Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant, is coming to East Manatee. The restaurant signed a lease at the Marketplace at Heritage Harbour shopping plaza near Interstate 75 and State Road 64, according to developer Edgewood Properties’ leasing plan. CAVA is slotted in a nearly 2,500-square-foot unit next...
Bay Area Tuskegee airman dies at 100
Lt. Col. George Hardy, who passed away in Sarasota last week at the age of 100 is being remembered. FOX 13’s Regina Gonzalez reports.
Bradenton business owner makes changes to accommodate meat price increase
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — As the prices of meat continue to rise, the community in Manatee County has felt the impact, from ranchers to businesses. Flipping one patty to the next, Five Nine Grill & Tavern co-owner and chef Mike DeGirolamo is pretty handy when it comes to the kitchen.
Myakka City residents alarmed by creeping development getting ‘out of hand’
Residents and officials who oversee the Myakka River are worried about the impacts of development inching closer to one of the region’s final frontiers. Some Myakka City residents are worried about growth threatening the rural way of life that many moved there to pursue, and the Myakka River Management Coordinating...
Inspectors cite Bradenton steakhouse for roach and fly activity
Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants routinely inspects restaurants, food trucks and other food service establishments for public health and cleanliness issues. The reports are public information. During recent inspections, an Outback Steakhouse location in Manatee County was cited after inspectors found...
SCF Nursing gets $62K grant to help address two challenges
SARASOTA — To support innovative enhancements to the State College of Florida Nursing program, the State College of Florida Foundation has been awarded a $62,555 grant from the Bishop-Parker Foundation, according to a news release.
Construction starts on final stage of Bradenton apartment project
Cedarwood Development has begun construction on the final phase of its Bradenton rental community project, just west of Interstate 75 outside Lakewood Ranch,. The new addition will be a 240-unit apartment community named Blue Heron Preserve. It joins Blue Heron Creek and Blue Heron Lakes to form an interconnected...
