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Artwork from the DaVinci Machines Exhibit is readied for packing, after a successful 8-month run at the Bradenton Auditorium. Bradenton officials are considering leasing the local auditorium to DaVinci organizers for future events.
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DaVinci exhibit gives Bradenton first profit at auditorium

Bradenton warms up to DaVinci organizers proposal for long-term lease of auditorium.

Crime

John Hoffstetter, probation violation, parole violation, bond forfeitures, no bond.

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on July 31, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail. 2 hours ago

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on July 30, 2014
Lakeland gymnastics coach accused of sex with teen 54 minutes ago
Sheriff: Baby left in van outside doctor's office 2 hours ago
Police arrest mom, say son, 7, went to park alone 2 hours ago

For Mic Koczersut, the timing couldn't have been better. It's almost as if everything was in place when the man known as Coach K to his players was named the new head football coach for Lakewood Ranch on Wednesday.

Business

Sunset Grill opens in renovated Terra Ceia Bay clubhouse

Sunset Grill opens with renovated European pub, restaurant and tiki bar inside Terra Ceia Bay country club, 2802 Terra Ceia Bay Blvd., Palmetto. The bar and grill is having a grand opening celebration Thursday night.

Opinion

Traffic moves cautiously during a rainshower along University Parkway at Interstate 75. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Hit-run motorists, other bad drivers flout law at our risk

Living

What makes a watermelon, feta and basil salad so extraordinary is the way the flavors play off one another. MCT PHOTOS

Melons are summer on a plate

You know you're in the heart of the summer when the melons come out to play.

Entertainment

Father, son work on Mississippi monument

Kim Sessums and his son Jake Sessums work in a room of giants. Three eight-foot Confederate soldiers tower over the men as they form and shape clay around the giant bodies.

Lakewood Ranch

Dance studios merge to become International Dance Fever in Lakewood Ranch

Dancin' on the Suncoast, a fixture in the San Marco Plaza since March 2013, will soon become International Dance Fever after merging with a local ballroom dance company of a similar name, Dance Fever.