Watching Over Manatee…
For Marge Vita, volunteering is a way of life. She has worked as a volunteer for as long as she can remember, and Manatee County has benefitted immensely...
The Conquistadorables!
KIDS around the County are longing to get back out into the community, back into sports, and once more enjoying the outdoors with their friends and families...
25 Years of Smart Systems
Based in Tampa, Production and Process Technologies (PPT) is a full-service design/build contractor that offers best-in-class design and integration services...
The Girls of the Ryherd Cattle Company…
In September, Caitlyn Ryherd, 14, watched one of her cows give birth to a calf, a boy, whom she named El Chupacabra. “It was so cool,” she said. The cow...
100 Years Young!
The birthday party glowed with many women and men in white or purple “Votes for Women” sashes. Fancy hats abounded. In February, the League of Women...
How Your Family Can Win the War Against Nature-deficit Disorder
Playing in the great outdoors is something kids are doing less and less of these days, and it seems their well-being is suffering as a result. Not only that...
Parental Controls: Keeping Your Children Safe When Watching TV
While you may or may not disagree about whether television has taken things too far in recent years given the slow erosion of content restrictions, you still...
Engaging Our Community One Child at a Time…
The Community Engagement team at the Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County (ELC) is a newly-formed branch of the Child Development department...
Ashley the Artist
When Ashley Santana-Morales was only eight, her art teacher knew she had a gift. “She was very artistic,” said Alex Miranda, who then taught at Palmetto...
SCF’s First Gentleman
As the husband of State College of Florida (SCF) President Dr. Carol Probstfeld, Bill Murphy is often referred to as the “First Gentleman” around the SCF...
A Landmark Pier Restaurant
Greg Campbell was 12 and home - supposedly sick - from school, when he cooked on his own for the first time. Always ambitious, he chose popovers - light...
Happy Amongst Her Cubs…
When life swells uncomfortably out of proportion and the phone buzzes impatiently every five minutes, Annette Larkin – the gregarious, charismatic...
Meet Maverick
As the radio host of 92.1 CTQ’s “Maverick & Lulu in the Morning,” Maverick Johnson is a household name for local country music fans. But there’s more to...
A Competitive Edge
When Sophie Potillo dances, she is graceful, precise, and expressive. All things that make her a winner. Sophie, 10 and in fifth grade at Braden River...
The Mosaic Backyard Universe at the Bishop – Play With a Purpose
Southwest Florida has a new early learning resource. The Mosaic Backyard Universe at The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature in Bradenton is a brand-new...
