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Dec 3, 2023 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Bob Norman |Sandra McDonald
Posted Sunday, December 3, 2023 12:00 am BRADENTON — It will be another quiet week in local government with only a few meetings of note on this week's calendars. On Monday, the Palmetto City Commission will convene for both a workshop and a regular meeting.
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Dec 3, 2023 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Bob Norman |Sandra McDonald
MANATEE COUNTY — A volunteer coordinator recently hired by the Manatee County Government is raising concern among community and former animal shelter volunteers after a Google search revealed past reports that the individual resigned from his previous position as an elementary school principal with the Charlotte County School District under allegations of sexual harassment.
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Dec 3, 2023 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Bob Norman |Sandra McDonald
Most of us spend upwards of three hours on our smartphones every day. Much of our phone time is spent messaging friends and family, scrolling through social media feeds, watching video shorts and playing mindless games—but what if we could use it more productively to help save the planet? Not surprisingly, there are dozens of apps out there designed to solve environmental issues.
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Dec 3, 2023 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Dennis Maley |Dawn Kitterman |Bob Norman |Sandra McDonald
This week, Mark Cuban announced that the upcoming season of Shark Tank would be his last. The news comes on the heels of Cuban entering a deal to sell off a majority stake in his beloved NBA Franchise, the Dallas Mavericks, to a Las Vegas-based casino company.
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Dec 2, 2023 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Bob Norman |Sandra McDonald
Detwiler's to Open West Bradenton Location on Dec.
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Dec 2, 2023 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Bob Norman |Dawn Kitterman |Sandra McDonald
The sexual battery investigation of Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler began with a 911 call from a friend of the alleged victim who was worried about her well-being, according to a recording of the call obtained by the Florida Trident. The 911 call, made on October 4 at 2:46 p.m., reveals the caller was concerned about the mental health of the woman, who isn’t being identified due to the nature of the investigation. “I was hoping to do a wellness on a friend of mine,” the caller began.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Glenn Compton |Sandra McDonald |Bob Norman |Dawn Kitterman
CS/HB 1-C: Disaster Relief "Disaster Relief" was approved during the recent Florida legislature’s special session and signed into law by Governor DeSantis on November 13, 2023. Portions of the "Disaster Relief" bill are legislative gifts to developers as provisions of these bills prevent local governments from imposing building moratoriums or amending comprehensive plans or land development regulations associated with damage caused by Hurricanes Ian and Idelia.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
orlandosentinel.com | Sandra McDonald
After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial, statewide survey required under a new state law compelling public colleges and universities annually to ask students and faculty to identify political bias in college classrooms. The executive vice chancellor of the Florida College System, Clifford Humphrey, confirmed that the mandatory “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” surveys were being suspended for 2023 and will be distributed again in the spring. Gov.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
orlandosentinel.com | Sandra McDonald
ABOARD ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTER N794YT – From 1,000 feet, Florida’s lush landscape of cedars and oaks were stripped of their greenery and felled as though leveled by war. Some homes and buildings were smashed to their foundations, roofs peeled away from Hurricane Idalia’s 125 mph winds.
