For the past decade, author and historian Merab Favorite has written Sunday Favorites, a weekly column on the local history and lore of Manatee County. She is also the author of two volumes in the Arcadia Publishing series, Images of America (Palmetto and Bradenton editions). She joins TBT editor Mitch Maley for a discussion on her work, growing up as a 5th generation Manatee County native on Snead Island, and why it's important to preserve "Old Florida."