Manatee Village Historical Park will host a year-long Folk Craft Exhibit 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and every second and fourth Saturday of each month in which four popular folk crafting processes, characteristic of life in Manatee from 1880s-1920s, chair weaving, saddle making, quilting and pottery making, are featured.

Chester LeGrange, a 94-year-old resident of the Terra Siesta mobile home park, thought he would regain his independence today and be legally allowed to drive his golf cart on the sidewalk along U.S. 301 in Ellenton.

Earl Baker's inspiration for cane weaving was not unusual. Most married men will relate.

A one-time announcement of special events is a free service provided by the Witness to Florida Baptist churches.

"Florida Railroad Experience" says it all. What if the Florida Railroad Museum, with its massive collection of full-size rolling stock - locomotives, sleeper cars, box cars and cabooses - and RealRail with its scale models, were under one roof? A 25,000-square-foot roof to be precise, designed to resemble an old-fashioned train depot with ticket ...

With just two days left until voters decide the Manatee County School Board races, lawyer and community leader District 5 candidate Karen Carpenter's war chest increased $4,315, more than any other school board candidate during the most recent reporting period, July 31-Aug. 19.

A 21-year-old Parrish man spit on a deputy and was arrested for battery on a law enforcement officer, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.