County of Manatee

Be on the lookout for this invasive plant species

A local nature organization has found a new invasive plant in Knox County. The Knox County Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area took to social media today to warn of the plant called Lesser Celandine. They say this

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Where Are Lower-Income Renters Supposed to Live?

While more Americans across all income levels and in all cities are choosing renting over buying, apartments are increasingly only being built for high-income renters.

Can your hairdresser save your life?

Your hairdresser could save you from more than just a bad hair day.

10 Things the United States Should Copy From Other Countries

The United States has a lot to recommend it, but there's always room for improvement. Let's look abroad for better ways of doing things and and start improving.

6 Signs that Invite Burglars to Target Your Vacant Home

Despite how thorough you are about making sure all of your doors and windows are locked each time you leave your home

Hey Doc! Why don’t ambulances use their lights and siren anymore?

Doylestown Observer Columnists - submitted by Ken Lavelle, MD, FACEP, NRP, BC-EMS, EMS Medical Director, Central Bucks EMS Recently an ambulance was called to a local high school for a

Watch Scientists Try Everything to Put a Camera on a Manatee

The hardest animal to attach a Crittercam to wasn't a great white shark or a whale—it was the slow-moving manatee.

30 Awesome Products You Can Only Get At Barnes & Noble

Because you've always wanted to be a part of an exclusive (book) club.

New swimming pool could honor Snooty the manatee

Manatee County Commission approved proceeding with design of a new pool at Lincoln Park.

Saving starving manatees: Can Florida solve a man-made crisis?

Conservationists are going to unprecedented lengths to save dying manatees in Florida – while the underlying problem of water pollution remains.

VIN’S PEOPLE: Manatee Technical College students succeed despite obstacles

Two Manatee Technical College students overcome major life challenges to succeed.

Swimming dolphins don’t need to cheat

Dolphins swimming through bubbles burst old notion of underpowered muscles.

Manatees are no longer considered an endangered species

The West Indian manatee will now be considered threatened -- a marker of progress in the species' recovery — but some animal activists aren't happy about the decision.

Public weighs in on manatees' 'endangered' status

Many at a federal agency's hearing say a status change would strip state protections.

Readers share pros and cons of 'granny flats' in Sarasota-Manatee

A kidney looks like a manatee?

Cape Cod Hospital ultrasound student combines her passions for medicine and art to help her study.