Cats on the Prowl!
"What are those kids playing?" is a question that is still asked by both adults and kids when they drive by GT Bray Park during a weekday evening...
The Glasgow Tree…
The USA Fence main office on East Cortez Road is a humble building that one may easily pass by without knowing what a bustling company operates within...
Not Your Typical General Counsel…
The title of General Counsel for the School District of Manatee County may sound like an ordinary job, but Mitchell Teitelbaum (MT) brings a...
A Greek Love Story…
Popi's Place Family Restaurant in Ellenton is a cozy, diner-style restaurant known for its home-cooked meals and friendly service. It is one of five Popi's...
A Pathway to Promise…
With a great appreciation of books instilled in her as a child, Bronwyn Beightol recognized the power of literacy early on. She still remembers her...
The Benefits of Eating Together
Eating meals together just might be the ultimate parenting hack. What else can you do in an hour that will improve your kids' academic performance...
Lightning Hits the Water!
The Lakewood Ranch Swim Association, or LRSA “Lightning,” began in 2004 as a co-ed summer recreational program at the Lakewood Ranch Athletic Center...
All Aboard Learning!
Reading Rainbow is an American educational children's television series that originally aired on PBS from July 11, 1983, to November 10, 2006...
Do You Wanna Build A Robot?
At Tara Elementary School in Bradenton, 28 students are learning to build and code their own robots! Tara is one of only about 10 schools in Manatee...
Hooves with HEART…
Autumn skies cloaked in shadow and misty rain hovered above an emerald green pasture, as 12-year-old Mason Kramer – donning a tucked-in black T-shirt...
Nathan Is In With The Bricks…
Bradenton native Nathan Hoeksema – Chick-fil-A owner, philanthropist, humanitarian, patron, benefactor, supporter, angel. In June 1993, Nathan was...
One More Child…
Dappled late afternoon sunlight filtered through a sprawling leaf canopy that seemed to gingerly hug a sleepy northwest Bradenton street as...
A Man You Can Bank On…
With stifling summer heat so thick you could almost see it hovering tauntingly above a field dotted with bright, white cotton, 10-year-old Ross Hodges...
The Dream Machine!
The Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County (ELC) is proud to unveil the newest member of its mobile educational fleet. Meet the Dream Machine...
The Way to Inspire and Give…
"You don't have to be a foster parent to do foster care. Use your voice for those who can't speak up for themselves." Tori Hope Petersen...
