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Manatee County has refurbished Sylvan Oaks Park at 715 17th St. E. with new playground equipment and a new shelter a block east of Lincoln Park. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Palmetto's Sylvan Oaks Park sports $64,000 new look

Manatee County refurbishes two-acre Sylvan Oaks Park.

Crime

Mark Gruszecka, domestic battery, no bond

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on March 16, 2014

Sports

Florida's forward Will Yeguete (15) Patric Young (4) celebrate after the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in the Championship round of the Southeastern Conference men's tournament, Sunday, March 16, 2014, in Atlanta. Florida won 61-60.

Florida Gators thwart Kentucky rally, win SEC crown

Florida held off Kentucky’s rally to win the SEC tournament and become the league’s first 21-0 team.

Business

Michael Saunders is a fan of new-home builders in Manatee County. She sees the county as the future of new home building in the Manatee-Sarasota-Charlotte county region with its recent spate of newly permitted communities. MATT M. JOHNSON/BRADENTON HERALD

Michael Saunders sees Manatee County as future of new home market

Michael Saunders is on top of the Manatee and Sarasota residential real estate markets, having grown her company from a one-office shop to an area giant that has sold up to $3 billion in homes a year. She sees Manatee County, which is permitting numerous... 3 hours ago

Opinion

Schools need the time to build robust new teaching methods with all the right supports in place

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Friday, March 14: 21 minutes ago

Living

Rena Morano, education and service director at Congregation Ner Tamid, tells the Purim story during a special Purim and St. Patrick's Day brunch Sunday at 4802-B 26th St. W., Bradenton, RICHARD DYMOND/Bradenton Herald

Irish and Jews share some history - no blarney

A local Jewish congregation explores Jewish connection to Ireland.

Entertainment

Oscar Pistorius, left, walks past June Steenkamp, back left, mother of Reeva Steenkamp, and Jenny Strydom, as he arrives in court Monday, March 17, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Pistorius is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva on Valentines Day 2013.

Firearms expert tells of Pistorius' love of guns

Months before he killed his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius said he drew his gun and went into "combat mode" after hearing the noise of a possible intruder at home, which turned out to be a laundry machine, a South African guns expert testified Monday... 4 minutes ago

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Seats look out over a lush green field in The Park in Central Park at Lakewood Ranch. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald

Our Neighborhoods | Central Park in Lakewood Ranch at 'center of universe'

Neighborhood Profile featuring Lakewood Ranch's newest community to the North of SR 70, Central Park, which is almost sold to capacity.

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