Ellenton News

When Robert Gamble sold his Ellenton mansion and moved to Tallahassee in the late 1800s, he took almost everything in it with him.

Like many others who live in Colony Cove and neighboring manufactured-home communities, Lynn Mercer frequently drove her golf cart to supermarkets, drug stores and other nearby businesses along U.S. 301.

Manatee County commissioners voiced support today for residents who want to be able to legally drive their golf carts on sidewalks along a portion of U.S. 301 in Ellenton.

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Tanya Creneti sat down with her two young daughters Tuesday to discuss staying away from strangers -- and what to do if one approaches them.

The Bradenton Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 67-year-old man who has gone missing.

The other day, an email from Prime Outlets Ellenton popped into my inbox with this question: Scared of your wardrobe? Yes, sometimes.

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has launched the first international home search application for iPhone and Android-powered devices.

Through war, pestilence and cycles of economic boom and bust, Manatee United Methodist Church has persevered and served the spiritual needs of its members for 160 years.

Travelers, businesspeople and residents are navigating around two hefty construction projects that have littered U.S. 301 North with heavy machines, mountains of dirt and great stacks of concrete drainage equipment awaiting installation.

Wanda Read-Burke, 52, of Bradenton, has been appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist to the Manatee Early Learning Coalition for a term beginning Oct.

A state loan program introduced by Gov. Charlie Crist as a economic stimulus for small businesses is not winning all local entrepreneurs' enthusiasm.

Every time David Smith sees a patrol car, he is reminded of his brother, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper slain 22 years ago.

St. Petersburg, Florida -- The Florida Highway Patrol says one southbound lane of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge remains closed.

A 31-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly used a knife during a robbery in the parking lot of an Ellenton bank, according to the Palmetto Police Department.

An Ellenton man is out his briefcase carrying $20,000 in cash, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said Sunday.

Mary Arndt rises early every Saturday, packs her car full of business products and heads to the Ellenton farmers market.

Arthur Seaborne, a Sarasota property flipper whose real estate investment ventures led to millions in mortgage defaults, has filed for bankruptcy for the third time in his turbulent investment career.

Art enthusiasts gathered at ArtCenter Manatee on Sept. 4 for the opening reception of Alain Huin's exhibition of "In Your Face" and Tyrell Waiters' "Out of Bounds." For both artists, the exhibits were their first major show in a venue like ArtCenter Manatee.

Federal regulators are putting pressure on Manatee River Community Bank to raise more capital.