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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...

Local News

Palma Sola Boulevard near Cortez Road is one road Manatee County officials are striving to keep pristine and friendly to pedestrians and bicyclists in spite of recent development in the area.GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald

Landscaping projects designed to spruce up Cortez Road in Bradenton

Newly planted trees and attractive median landscaping are coming to Cortez Road.

Crime

Keith Flesher, contempt of court, $100 bond.

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

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail. 43 minutes ago

"I have some personal issues that I am dealing with, trying to get everything straightened out," Sanders said. "It's been really tough, a really, really tough road for me this past couple of months. I've been dealing with a lot of stuff, just with...

Business

MalibuFox is now open at 5275 University Parkway. A grand opening is set for Aug. 9. "It feels good, like a sigh of relief," Danielle Garrow said inside her shop Tuesday. "Now it's finally here." CHARLES SCHELLE/Bradenton Herald

Boutique MalibuFox opens in University Park

Women's fashion boutique MalibuFox is now open on University Parkway by Lakewood Ranch and fashion designer Danielle Garrow.

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...

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...

Entertainment

Ken Burns speaks on stage during the “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History ” panel at the the PBS 2014 Summer TCA held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Ken Burns turns his lens on Roosevelt dynasty

For 30 years, Ken Burns has found the Roosevelt family "irresistible." 2 hours ago

LeBron apologizes to neighbors, sends cupcakes 3 minutes ago
Americans aplenty as UK's Booker Prize goes global 8 minutes ago
Pat Schroeder: Clinton would face 'subdued sexism' 8 minutes ago
Spike Lee helps a film student face his past 8 minutes ago

Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch district hires trapper to haul away hogs

After wild hogs spent months tearing through lawns and common areas, costing homeowners hundreds of dollars, District 2 supervisors have hired a trapper to remediate the hog havoc.