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Cooking with Chef Greg Campbell: Support your local eateries

Pier 22 executive chef Greg Campbell shares a recipe for Grouper Oscar made with locally sourced...

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A sign points west toward the Village of the Arts along Ninth Street West in Bradenton near McKechnie Field. PAUL VIDELA/Bradenton Herald

Village of the Arts expansion could begin by end of the year

Plans to expand the Village of the Arts overlay district could see action by end of year. 3 hours ago

Crime

Stacy Schaffner, third offense petty theft, $1,500 bond

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on July 23, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

Let's see if you've heard this before: young golfer reaches No. 1 in the world rankings, wins his third major championship by the age of 25 -- the second one being the PGA Championship -- and racked up records en route to his first major triumph. 3 hours ago

Business

Bayshore grad, Fawn Germer, brings leadership wisdom to national women's conference

Fawn Gemer, a former Bradenton resident and leadership speaker and author, will bring her view on having a happy, productive life to a speaking engagement at a national women's conference Saturday in Sarasota. 3 hours ago

Thrive Fitness & Yoga offers 'fitness buffet' in Bradenton 3 hours ago
Pub crawl highlights distribution of Bradenton's Motorworks Brewing beers 3 hours ago
ItWorks! event to boost hotels, restaurants 3 hours ago
Samsung Galaxy Tab S features appeal to Apple user 3 hours ago

Opinion

Acting Executive Director Darcy Branch and Napoleon Mills of the Bradenton Housing Authority board wrap up a meeting on July 17, 2014.
TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

On Bradenton Housing Authority director selection, hit the pause button

Since raiding the offices of the Bradenton Housing Authority 10 months ago, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has kept progress of the inspector general's investigation into possible fraud from public view, per standard operating...

Border situation not complicated: Shut it down 3 hours ago
Build Ellis Island-like place in Arizona for immigration 3 hours ago
Opinion pages varied for broad readership 3 hours ago
State, not utility, sets billing rates 3 hours ago

Living

What could be better than a shrimp po-boy? Photos by JULIAN BRUNT/SPECIAL TO THE SUN HERALD

THE VERSATILE SHRIMP | We're blessed to have fresh shrimp so make use of them with these recipes

Plump brown shrimp are the pinnacle of the Gulf Coast's summertime harvest. Sure the tomatoes are ripe, and peaches are being sold along the road side, and you can buy all kinds of fresh peas and beans at the farmer's market, but our beautiful brown...