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Formula 2 Powerboats could be racing down the Manatee River as part of a planned regatta in January 2015 from the organizers of the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta. PROVIDED PHOTO

Manatee River powerboat race tweaks schedule, asking for tourism dollars

Bradenton Area RiverFest Regatta plans to ask for a $175,000 in advertising support from the Manatee County Tourism Development Council on Monday to help promote the February 2014 event.

Crime

Jared Brooks, battery, $500 bond

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on April 19, 2014

The latest arrivals at Manatee County jail.

Sports

Jordan Young is the 2014 Bradenton Herald Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Palmetto's Jordan Young named 2013-14 Herald All-Area Basketball Player of the Year

The "it factor" is a popular term fans use to describe a player who has a knack for coming through in clutch situations.

Business

Formula 2 Powerboats could be racing down the Manatee River as part of a planned regatta in January 2015 from the organizers of the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta. PROVIDED PHOTO

Manatee River powerboat race tweaks schedule, asking for tourism dollars

Bradenton Area RiverFest Regatta plans to ask for a $175,000 in advertising support from the Manatee County Tourism Development Council on Monday to help promote the February 2014 event.

Opinion

Mary Ruiz, president/CEO of Manatee Glens, asks a question at the May 2013 Manatee Tiger Bay Club meeting at Pier 22.FILE PHOTO/GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald

Be wary of FL Legislature in funding for mental health crisis centers

Powerful forces that pushed legislation to strip the state's mental health crisis centers of major funding haven't disappeared.

Living

In this March 19, 2014 photo, Oregon Republican Senate candidate, Monica Wehby speaks at a candidate forum in Lake Oswego, Ore. Republicans are making a bold play for a U.S. Senate seat in Oregon, a reliably Democratic state that hasn't elected a Republican to a statewide office in more than a decade. Republicans think they've found the right candidate in Wehby, a children's brain surgeon who's raised more than $1 million and put her early opposition to the president's health law at the center of her campaign to help her party regain a Senate majority.

GOP making bold play for US Senate seat in Oregon

The GOP is making a bold play for a U.S. Senate seat in reliably Democratic Oregon, where a Republican hasn't been elected to a statewide office in more than a decade. 1 hour ago

Entertainment

VIP's and invited guests gather for the inaugural performance at the Manatee Performing Arts Center in Bradenton. More than 400 guests showed up to help christen the new center during the first performance of the Manatee Players production of "Miss Saigon" last March.HERALD FILE PHOTO

Manatee Performing Arts Center's remarkable first year

The first year of the Manatee Performing Arts Center has been an indisputable success, and this is just the beginning.

Lakewood Ranch

Runners sprint through billowing powder colors during the Color Vibe 5k at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch Saturday where waves of runners ran through 'color stations.' TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Runners get blasted with color at Color Vibe 5K in Lakewood Ranch

Just in time for Easter, the pastel-colored run and walk comes to Lakewood Ranch attended by over 4,000.

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