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Dog available for adoption at Bishop Animal Shelter, 5718 21st Ave., W., Bradenton, 941-792-2863, or search for them on Facebook.

Dogs available for adoption at Bishop Animal Shelter in Bradenton

Some of the dogs available for adoption at Bishop Animal Shelter in Bradenton.

A worker for Forristall Enterprises, Inc. sprays down construction materials as the former Classic Inn at 1322 18th Avenue West, a fixture on 14th Street for years, undergoes demolition. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Classic Inn in Bradenton is demolished

Photos from demolition of motel on 14th Street West in Bradenton.

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All manner of outdoor activities will be the focus of the three-day Onshore Offshore Boat Show this weekend at the Bradenton Area Convention Center in Palmetto. PROVIDED PHOTO

Onshore Offshore Boat Show to end five-year void in Manatee

New Manatee County boat show has a varied lineup of attractions.

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Terrell Goddard, sexual assault/battery on person under 18, no bond

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on June 17, 2013

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

Sports

Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Mike Miller (13) from left, talk on the sideline against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half at Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Sunday, June 16, 2013, in San Antonio.

Heat back on familiar, and shaky, ground in Finals

LeBron James has been here before, with dire results.

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The three bedroom, two bathroom house at 4237 Sarasota Ave., Sarasota was built by prominent 1920s to 1930s-era Sarasota builder, Paul Bergmann. PROVIDED PHOTO

Sarasota's historic house is full of history and mystery

Sarasota's historic house is full of history and mystery

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Elections Deputy Bobby Edington keeps the door open for Manatee County voters as they take advantage of the last day of early voting Saturday morning at the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections office. A special election will be held June 18 as voters decide on raising the county's sales tax to fund the medical care of the uninsured. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald

Manatee County special election: Yes on sales tax, yes on job growth incentive

Tuesday's special referendum ask voters to address two pivotal tax issues in Manatee County. The half-cent sales tax issue has been generating a heated...

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Rotting food is seen in the piles of garbage at the American Avenue Landfill near Kerman, which is owned and operated by Fresno County. Americans typically throw out 21% of their food, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Americans throw away 90 billion pounds of food a year

The average American family of four wastes between $1,350 and $2,275 a year in food. Much of that ends up in the kitchen trash can: uneaten leftovers...

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'American Idiot' tour comes to Tampa's Straz Center

There was a time when Broadway shows spawned hit records. Now it's often the other way around.

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A man on a wire Last week, as throngs of well-wishers showed up to watch Sarasota aerialist Nik Wallenda practice at Nathan Benderson Park for his planned high-wire crossing June 23 of the Grand Canyon, a popular saying kept coming to mind. "If you build it they will come." Here were the signs of no less than three spectacles unfolding against the horizon: • A man on a wire, continuing a family legacy of showmanship, and hoping to realize the successful completion of a death-defying dream; • A framework of massive cranes and steel girders angling out over what will soon become a much-anticipated shopping mall and engine for economic growth; and• An artificial island, snuggled up next to a brand-new roadway and network of bridges that will lay the groundwork for another economic boom dream based around the sport of rowing. It makes one appreciate the power of visionary ideas to shape and conquer the landscape around us -- whether it's the Grand Canyon or a prime stretch of real estate by the highway. Even the smallest of dreams can turn big, especially when you have the support of a community behind you.

Gallery | Nik Wallenda prepares for 'Grand' high-wire walk

Throngs of well-wishers show up to watch Sarasota aerialist Nik Wallenda practice

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