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Easter decoration at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Gulfport

Can you question the Resurrection and still be a Christian?

Easter interpretations source of rift.

Crime

Thomas Surline, domestic battery by strangulation, no bond.

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on April 18, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

Sports

DeAngela Mathis is the Bradenton Herald's 2014 Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

Southeast's DeAngela Mathis collects third straight Herald All-Area Girls Basketball Player of the Year honor

Numbers never lie, basketball purists often say.

Business

A fisherman walks along the water's edge near the University Town Center, one of only three malls in the U.S. to open since 2006. The opening day is scheduled for Oct. 16, 2014. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Express coming to the Mall at University Town Center

Hip clothing company Express will come to the Mall at University Town Center when the mall opens Oct. 16 in Sarasota County.

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Paul Blackketter, president of SANCA, speaks during a September 2013 news conference at Nathan Benderson Park. The park was selected by the International Federation of Rowing Associations to host the 2017 World Rowing Championships.GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald File Photo

Key Manatee-Sarasota economic driver quick to fix oversight

Once an embarrassing oversight became quite public, the nonprofit Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates swiftly rectified the situation.

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Laurie Bacon, Stefanie Overturf and Heather Andrews at Wednesday's Manatee Chamber of Commerce power networking lunch at the chamber's Lakewood Ranch office. Lunch was catered by Jersey Mike's Subs of Bradenton. JOSH BALDO/Special to the Herald

Manatee Chamber power networking lunch

The Manatee Chamber of Commerce held a power networking lunch Wednesday at its Lakewood Ranch office. The lunch was catered by Jersey Mike's Subs of Bradenton.

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Sam Woolf is "sailing" now! Take a look at his fantastic Top 7 performance of "Sail Away" by David Gray! Subscribe now for more American Idol clips: http://idol.ly/YT_Subscribe Tune in to AMERICAN IDOL Wednesday & Thursday 8/7c on FOX! See more of American Idol on our official site: http://idol.ly/Idol Like American Idol on Facebook: http://idol.ly/FB Follow American Idol on Twitter: http://idol.ly/TW Add American Idol on Google+: http://idol.ly/GPlus Add American Idol on Tumblr: http://idol.ly/tumblr Add American Idol on Pinterest: http://idol.ly/Pin Add American Idol on Instagram: http://idol.ly/Insta Like FOX on Facebook: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_FB Follow FOX on Twitter: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_Twitter Add FOX on Google+: http://fox.tv/FOXPlus As AMERICAN IDOL XIII enters a landmark season in January 2014, the search continues to find amazing talent from across the nation. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, and featuring judges Harry Connick, Jr., Jennifer Lopez, and Keith Urban, along with in-house mentor Randy Jackson, the series empowers contestants and viewers to share their voices in deciding who will be America's next singing superstar. Every year, tens of thousands of hopefuls from across the nation audition for a shot at stardom. The show's judges will travel across the country including stops in Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Boston, MA; Detroit, MI; Omaha, NE, Salt Lake City, UT; and San Francisco, CA, in search of the next AMERICAN IDOL. They narrow down the competitors to a select group of semifinalists who sing their hearts out each week in front of a studio audience and television viewers. The judges have their say after every performance, but it's the viewing public that determines who will advance to become a finalist and who will go home. Telephone, text message and online voting begin immediately after each live performance show, and the results are announced during the following night's live broadcast. Eventually the competition is whittled down to two finalists who compete for a major recording contract with 19 Recordings and the AMERICAN IDOL title. Past winners Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery Phillip Phillips, and Candice Glover, as well as fan-favorites Jennifer Hudson, Adam Lambert, Chris Daughtry, and Katharine McPhee, have all become household names and made their marks on the recording industry. Top 7 - Sam Woolf "Sail Away" - AMERICAN IDOL XIII http://www.youtube.com/user/americanidol

Sam Woolf makes it to 'American Idol's' Top 6

On Thursday night, "American Idol" voters said they wanted Sam Woolf, the almost-18-year-old Bradenton singer to stay on the show at least one more week. He's now in the final six.

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A fisherman walks along the water's edge near the University Town Center, one of only three malls in the U.S. to open since 2006. The opening day is scheduled for Oct. 16, 2014. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Express coming to the Mall at University Town Center

Hip clothing company Express will come to the Mall at University Town Center when the mall opens Oct. 16 in Sarasota County.

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