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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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The availability of the Green Bridge, a primary link between the cities of Bradenton and Palmetto, has become an important concern for Palmetto officials and the organizers of next year's Formula 2 powerboat racing event.
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Green Bridge closure remains up in the air for powerboat regatta

The Green Bridge is crucial to the success of the February Formula 2 powerboat regatta, but concerns are being raised from the Palmetto side of the Manatee River about access into the city.

Crime

Harvey Randolph, drug distribution, dealing in stolen property, $27,500 bond.

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

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail. 21 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

Lovesac, whose oversized chairs and modular furniture is shown here in a Muvico theater, will open its first store on the Gulf Coast inside the Mall at University Town Center. The mall opens Oct. 16. PHOTO PROVIDED

Lovesac, Soap Stories commit to Mall at University Town Center

Modular furniture store Lovesac will join 100 other stores inside the Mall at University Town Center when the mall opens Oct. 16. 1 hour ago

Opinion

Acting Executive Director Darcy Branch and Napoleon Mills of the Bradenton Housing Authority board wrap up a meeting on July 17, 2014.
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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."

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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.