On Friday night, September 7th, the fourth and possibly final movie in the Conjuring series was released. The Nun made its first appearance at the beginning of summer 2018 and grew quickly throughout the horror movie community. While The Nun is the fourth movie to come out in the series of Conjuring movies, it is…
Maria Ruhl Wins 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Election
Maria Ruhl, a local attorney in Bradenton, has won the election for judge of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court against current sitting Judge Brian Iten, who was appointed to his position in December of 2015 by Governor Rick Scott. Ruhl is the first to run against a sitting 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge in 12…
Sudden Death of Designer Kate Spade
Around 10:30 am on Tuesday, June 5th, designer Kate Spade was found dead in her home by her maid. NYPD has reported that their current speculation for cause of death was a suicide because she was found hanging in her bedroom. Kate was 55 years old and left behind her husband, Andy Spade, and 13…
Bandaids are the new bras?
A local Manatee County high school has been in the headlines recently for a rather odd dress-code encounter with one of their students. 17-year-old Lizzy Martinez showed up to Braden River High School in a dark grey shirt and no bra, the morning of April 2nd. Lizzy was called into the office during her fifth…
Puerto Rico Update
The Category 3 storm (Hurricane Maria) still has maximum winds of 125 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The core of the storm was about 115 miles northeast of the southeastern Bahamas at 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon. Puerto Rico still didn’t have power Friday and they might have no electricity for months. The storm…
How To Prevent Car Break-ins
Each year, $1.255 billion in personal items are stolen from vehicles in about 1.85 million thefts; and for every theft, experts estimate, there are several break-ins and attempted break-ins. An immense reason why there are car break-ins are from unlocked doors. Even if you aren’t going to be away from your vehicle for very long,…
Spotlight Athlete: Kenny Brown
On Friday, February 9th, Palmetto High School’s Varsity Basketball team said farewell to their four year player, Kenny Brown. The Tigers took on the Southeast High School Seminoles for senior night and won 80-71. In the first few minutes of the game, the Tigers were trailing behind the Seminoles, but came back to lead for…
Elon Musk’s Tesla Heads to Mars
Tesla’s co-founder, CEO, and product Architect, Elon Musk made history on Tuesday, February 6th when his very own red Tesla Roadster blasted into space on route to Mars. SpaceX launched the vehicle at Cape Canaveral, Florida, along with the dummy driver named “Starman” strapped inside their most powerful rocket created thus far. The launch of…
Boys’ Varsity Soccer Wins District Final
The boys’ soccer team defeated Braden River High School 6-1 tonight at Buffalo Creek Park. Senior Ty Dolan scored three goals, with Emmanuel Martinez, Jorge Morales, and John Reynold all scoring one goal each. The boys will now advance to the region playoffs at home. Their quarterfinal game will be played this Wednesday against Naples…
Behind the Scenes of Siesta Key
MTV’s new show Siesta Key has led to many questions over how reality shows are made, who gets cast, and if any of it is even real. The article, “How To: Get on a Reality TV Show” clears up the speculations over casting, but what about the reality of the show and how it was…