Commentary Example / placeholder
Example post: welcome
A placeholder post showing what a story on this site will look like. Not real news.
This is an EXAMPLE placeholder post. It contains no real news, facts, or quotes. It exists only to show the layout and will be replaced with real content.
Welcome to Not My Manatee, an independent citizen publication about the work of local government in Manatee County, Florida.
This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by Manatee County government. For official information, visit mymanatee.org.
What you'll find here
- Stories and commentary about county commission meetings
- Notes on budgets, development, and public decisions
- Links to primary sources (agendas, minutes, recordings) wherever possible
How posts are written
Each post is a Markdown file in the posts/ folder. Headings, lists, links, block quotes, and images all work.