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Candy cane 'twist' a sweet holiday treat in Lakewood Ranch

A long-time candy cane maker is practicing his art in Lakewood Ranch.

• Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra starts season with holiday concert in Holmes Beach

• Buzz Worthy: A look at some of the best sounds of the season

• Time to improve University Parkway, I-75 interchange

• Kecmanovic cruises to Eddie Herr title

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Project Heart mentors to help at-risk Manatee students

Project Heart pilot proigram to help at-risk Manatee County students.

• Bradenton's Joey D's Chicago pizza expands to Sarasota

• If you go: Joey D's

• Journalism Next | Taylor Zeisloft

• Bradenton officer cracked case that outraged public

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Inmate mug GALLERY | Manatee County jail inmates, Dec. 8, 2013

• Bradenton officer cracked case that outraged public

• Juvenile male arrested after accosting Bradenton Blues Fest worker

• Mysterious ‘Mookie’ sought in Manatee armed robbery

• Impaired driver crashes Bradenton Blues Festival stage

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Sports

Florida St-Auburn title game to usher out BCS era

As college football prepares for the final Bowl Championship Series, featuring a Florida State-Auburn championship game, it's easy to see why the coming four-team playoff won't solve all the postseason problems. 24 minutes ago

• Commentary | Schiano firmly entrenched in job after Tampa Bay Buccaneers win over Buffalo

• Prater, Manning lead Broncos, 51-28 over Tennessee 24 minutes ago

• Kecmanovic cruises to Eddie Herr title

• Desoto Speedway | 2013 track champions crowned

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Business

Bradenton's Joey D's Chicago pizza expands to Sarasota

Joey D's Pizzeria, which moved to Bradenton in 2004 after 10 years in Minnesota, is now open in Sarasota, too.

• If you go: Joey D's

• Public records, Dec. 9, 2013

• Names and Faces, Dec. 9. 2013

• Gov. Rick Scott's 'lost' jobs Thousands of lost jobs in every sector and region of the state

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Opinion

Time to improve University Parkway, I-75 interchange

The heavily congested University Parkway-Interstate 75 interchange should be a high priority on the Florida Department of Transportation list of vital improvements. It isn't.

• Pill addiction destroys more than abuser's life

• History proves Lee Harvey Oswald was a Marine marksman

• FPL should reduce rates instead of buying big ads

• Wealthy 1 percenters back politicians in power

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Living

Bradenton's Joey D's Chicago pizza expands to Sarasota

Joey D's Pizzeria, which moved to Bradenton in 2004 after 10 years in Minnesota, is now open in Sarasota, too.

• Congress ready to extend ban on plastic firearms 7 minutes ago

• Susan Boyle says Asperger's diagnosis was a relief 22 minutes ago

• Princeton to begin vaccinating for meningitis B 31 minutes ago

• Minnesota news in brief at 7:58 p.m. CST

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Entertainment

Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra starts season with holiday concert in Holmes Beach

Group kicks off its season with a holiday concert.

• Buzz Worthy: A look at some of the best sounds of the season

• Bradenton Blues Festival thrills crowd for second straight year

• Gadget gifts under $100 for the tech lover

• Soap opera updates: Rick and Caroline announce their engagement on 'B&B'

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Lakewood Ranch

Candy cane 'twist' a sweet holiday treat in Lakewood Ranch

A long-time candy cane maker is practicing his art in Lakewood Ranch.

• Crossfit Lakewood Ranch at home in new facility

• Manatee-Sarasota's first breast cancer dragon-boat team to make debut

• Sarasota-Bradenton public transit use spikes

• Thieves again steal copper wire from Lakewood Ranch site

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