It’s a rainy summer day at Gamble Creek Farms, and Ed Chiles wants to talk about soil. Chiles, the son of former Gov. Lawton Chiles, is one of Manatee County’s most notable restaurateurs. He opened ...

The initial ruling from Mendoza was an answer to the environmental group Bear Warriors United filing a lawsuit in 2022 against FDEP arguing wastewater discharges into the lagoon that killed seagrass ...