Manatee County

By 2035, the county's population is expected to grow by 70,000, prompting commissioners to revise its comprehensive plan.

The proposed development would provide 132 apartments on nearly five acres of district-owned land for Manatee County school district employees.

Nina Venter is a Senior Transportation Planner for the Sarasota-Manatee metropolitan planning organization. She says Northeast Manatee County alone is projected to have a population similar to Fort Lauderdale's by 2050.

In November, the farm's owner announced plans to sell the farm, which was devastated by Hurricane Ian.

The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast has permanently preserved 64 acres of land in Manatee County. The Crooked River Ranch is one of the last large, privately owned parcels on the Manatee River.

The National Weather Service Monday issued a high surf advisory for coastal Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Hillsborough, and Manatee counties and also Pinellas County from 7 p.m. Monday to 1 a.m. Wednesday.

The Point in Time survey paves the way toward helping those in need.

The new building will more than double the 10,000 square feet of the current space. It will be named for Steve and Natalee Herrig, who donated $2 million for the project from their family foundation.

From spring-training baseball to niche sports, facility investments pay off in Sarasota-Manatee, officials say.

The Breeze service connects communities following the 2021 cutback on county bus routes.

Sarasota, Manatee, developers and FDOT say circles make sense, in some locations, to boost safety.

One commissioner says it's the best plan under a bad policy.