Bradenton's Brianna Gonzalez, a Yeoman Seaman Recruit, is photographed by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist, 3rd Class, Zachary DiPadova, as she participates in the E-4 Navy-wide Advancement Exam. Here, she is seen on board the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6),&

Sep 25, 2019

Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel began Dial Hope by waking everyday at 5am to record a 2-3 minute uplifting telephone message. People began to call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dial Hope took off as a global telephone and Internet ministry providing daily faith-based, non-denominational dispatches. To

Brittany Mattie | Feb 19, 2019

It’s three minutes to showtime as I pull into a parking spot at the far end of the lot outside the Asolo Repertory Theatre. The lots nearly full as the Ringling International Arts Festival hits full stride on its second day, with a total of nine performances from the gathered artists. I jog

Philip Lederer | Oct 17, 2014

What looks like over a hundred people gather outside and around New College’s Mildred Sainer Pavilion to celebrate the kickoff of this year’s Ringling International Art Festival. It’s an idyllic setting: the grass is green, the sky is blue with just a smattering of puffy white c

Philip Lederer | Oct 16, 2014