As mentioned before in this column, Brookdale, Freedom Plaza's parent company, suggests general themes for activity programming. Tying together their multitude of facilities across the county in this fashion lends unity and provides mutual assistance through networking when needed. ...more

February 11, 2009

The shelves at the Metropolitan Ministries Holiday Tent aren't as full as Chief Operating Officer Tim Marks would like them to be. With just a few weeks left until Thanksgiving, donations are not keeping up with demand. ...more

November 8, 2008

For the time being, schoolchildren in Manatee and Charlotte counties will have to get by on spaghetti without meatballs, vegetarian chili and nachos without taco meat. Both districts joined hundreds of others across the country that pulled beef from school menus this week as federal regulators investigate the possible use of sick and injured cattle by a California meat supplier. ...more

February 6, 2008