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A sign points west toward the Village of the Arts along Ninth Street West in Bradenton near McKechnie Field. PAUL VIDELA/Bradenton Herald

Village of the Arts expansion could begin by end of the year

Plans to expand the Village of the Arts overlay district could see action by end of year.

Crime

Chaz Spraggins, drug distribution, bond forfeiture, $17,500 bond.

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on July 24, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail. 2 hours ago

Let's see if you've heard this before: young golfer reaches No. 1 in the world rankings, wins his third major championship by the age of 25 -- the second one being the PGA Championship -- and racked up records en route to his first major triumph.

Business

Bayshore grad, Fawn Germer, brings leadership wisdom to national women's conference

Fawn Gemer, a former Bradenton resident and leadership speaker and author, will bring her view on having a happy, productive life to a speaking engagement at a national women's conference Saturday in Sarasota.

Opinion

In this Feb. 2009 photo provided by the New England Aquarium, a North Atlantic right whale swims with her calf in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the United States near the border between Florida and Georgia. The Obama Administration is opening the Eastern Seaboard to offshore oil exploration for the first time in decades. The announcement made Friday, July 18, 2014, also approved the use of sonic cannons to map the ocean floor identifying new oil and gas deposits in federal waters from Florida to Delaware. The sonic cannons pose real dangers for whales, fish and sea turtles.(AP Photo/New England Aquarium) ** NO SALES **

Keep oceans clean; bar seismic testing for oil

The Obama administration's decision to allow seismic searches for oil and gas deposits in the Atlantic Ocean from Delaware to mid-Florida should arouse deep concern among environmental activists.