Bradenton’s Cortez community took a big hit from last year’s hurricanes, and four months later, the fishing village is still recovering.

Fourteen couples get married during the Fifth Annual Valentine’s Day Group Wedding in the courtyard of the Manatee County Historical Courthouse on Feb. 14, 2025. Tiffany Tompkins ...

The slow, gentle manatee is one of the most famous (and photogenic) of the Florida megafauna, and unlike panthers or ...

With the theme “Swamped but never Sunk,” festival organizers invite everyone to come support Cortez while enjoying two days of seafood, music, science and fun. Cortez was among several low-lying ...