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Harvey, Carpenter weigh Manatee School Board re-election bids

Two Manatee School Board incumbents are sitting on the fence about whether to seek re-election, while several other candidates are already running hard. 19 minutes ago

Crime

Christian Garcia, resisting arrest, $500 bond.

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on April 21, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on April 20, 2014
Couple charged with firing gun at tree at G.T. Bray Park in Bradenton 1 hour ago
2 killed, 2 injured in shooting at Tampa park 2 hours ago
Woman shot in the head in Sarasota 2 hours ago

Sports

Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec, centre, celebrates with teammates Brandon Prust, right, and Brendan Gallagher after scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning during third period NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff action in Montreal, Sunday, April 20, 2014.

Canadiens grab 3-0 series lead with 3-2 win

The Montreal Canadiens looked as if they would cruise to an easy win when Rene Bourque scored only 11 seconds into the game. 26 minutes ago

Business

Danielle Garrow of Lakewood Ranch is opening a boutique called MalibuFox in the University Park Center in June. Garrow also designs her own clothing line and Nieman Marcus has ordered her clothes for a run.
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MalibuFox designer featured in Neiman Marcus to open University Park boutique

Women's boutique MalibuFox planning to open in June on University Parkway in Manatee County by a Lakewood Ranch woman who has had her clothing featured in Neiman Marcus.

Opinion

FILE - This March 22, 2013 file photo shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. An Internet connection, a tax return form and a stolen identity are enough to fuel a multi-billion-dollar criminal enterprise that has proven too pervasive to stop. Thanks in part to technological simplicity and controls that struggle to keep pace with the crime, thieves are pocketing billions of dollars in stolen federal tax refunds. Over the last year, the IRS paid out $4 billion in bogus tax refunds to fraudsters using someone else’s personal information.

Despite government claim, tax return fraud still too costly

Finally a government official admits it.

Living

Eryn and Ayla Gwatney at Saturday's Easter egg hunt at the Children's Garden in Sarasota. The nonprofit garden and art center allows kids to discover the natural world and learn to become good stewards of the earth.
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Easter Egg Hunt at Children's Garden in Sarasota

The Children's Garden in Sarasota hosted an Easter egg hunt Saturday. The nonprofit garden and art center allows kids to discover the natural world and learn to become good stewards of the earth.