Christie Fitz-Patrick is Chief of Staff and Vice President of Finance and Administration at New College of Florida.

That driver is New College of Florida. As chief of staff and vice president of finance and administration, my role requires ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Parts of the Bay area will have Election Day races Tuesday, most notably the city of Lakeland. The Lakeland mayor’s spot, along with two commission seats, will be determined on ...

Hurricane damage and fewer visitors from Canada and Europe are squeezing small businesses already strained by back-to-back ...

Data is from TBBJ reporting and from local economic development organizations. Local includes Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties.

BRADENTON, Fla. ( WWSB) - The race for the District 6 at-large seat on the Manatee County Commission is getting attention ...

Adam Johnson, the Jan. 6 “Podium Guy,” files to run for Manatee County, Florida, commissioner seat five years after the ...

November 2025: The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office substation breaks ground, and construction begins on the Lakewood Ranch ...

Insiders say a strong undercurrent of anti-growth sentiment is likely to shape the 2026 state legislative session and ...

Manatees remain among the most charismatic 'canaries' in Indian River Lagoon's ecological ‘coal mine.’ In 2025, they kept ...

Lee County leads Florida in manatee deaths from boat strikes in 2025, with 14 recorded incidents. Statewide, manatee deaths ...

In Florida, manatees are best known as shy, gentle giants. But about once a year, the state’s beloved sea cows reveal an…erm…freakier side of themselves. You ...