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Greatest 'tolerance' on earth begins in Ellenton

The Greatest Show on Earth is also a successful faith community.

• Crossfit Lakewood Ranch at home in new facility

• 20 stranded whales fighting for lives against long odds

• Former Anna Maria mayor’s house sells for $1.6 million

• Manatee logs another 'sliding glass' jewelry theft

Local News

Construction begins for luxury apartment complex on the Bradenton Riverwalk

Construction has begun on the 179 unit luxury RiverSong Apartments.

• Crossfit Lakewood Ranch at home in new facility

• Public records, Dec. 7, 2013

• Foundation to fight cancer named for courageous Manatee boy

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Crime

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on Dec. 7, 2013

A look at some of the latest arrivals at Manatee County jail.

• Police search for man accused of pointing AK-47 at houseguest

• Gun flashed in downtown Bradenton parking lot

• Safe with $7,000 cash stolen from Bradenton home

• Man robbed of money, pants, alcohol in Bradenton hotel parking lot

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Sports

UCF gets frigid win at SMU with BCS bid in hand

Blake Bortles and the No. 15 UCF Knights had to move their championship celebration inside. Not that a brutally cold Saturday in Texas affected them too much. 5 minutes ago

• Manatee's Joe Kinnan steps down as athletic director

• College football | USF seeks to finish down year on up note at Rutgers

• Commentary | No favors for Team USA in World Cup draw

• With Winston cleared, Florida State eyes ACC title

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Business

Crossfit Lakewood Ranch at home in new facility

When Crossfit Lakewood Ranch moved into a new 9,000-square-foot facility at 5261 Paylor Lane in the Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park in September, staff members of Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Company, located next door, saw a golden opportunity...

• Former Anna Maria mayor’s house sells for $1.6 million

• The Week Ahead: Long-awaited bank regulation comes into view

• Jobless rates drops to lowest level in five years

• Scott promises jobs statewide as result of Miami port dredging

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Opinion

More big sporting events a boon to Manatee County's economy

Should anyone need additional evidence of the strength of the region's sports industry, that came this week.

• Bicycle thief stole disabled person's primary transportation

• Christ should be returned to the Christmas season

• Reasons for Republicans to get out and vote

• Obamacare failing to produce as claimed

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Living

Greatest 'tolerance' on earth begins in Ellenton

The Greatest Show on Earth is also a successful faith community.

• Billy Graham column: Dec. 7, 2013

• Religion Almanac: Dec. 7, 2013

• Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation takes major honor

• Blind Bradenton 'Piano Man' to tickle keys, music fans

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Entertainment

Bradenton gets the pre-festival blues

Downotn Bradenton was lareday buzzing with the blues the night before the 2013 Bradenton Blues Festiival.

• Harry's South Pole race curtailed; trek goes on 34 minutes ago

• Not so justified: Justin Timberlake's Grammy snub 2 hours ago

• Danny Glover feted in Bahamas, recalls Mandela 2 hours ago

• Ohio auction features items from Nancy Drew author 2 hours ago

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Lakewood Ranch

Crossfit Lakewood Ranch at home in new facility

When Crossfit Lakewood Ranch moved into a new 9,000-square-foot facility at 5261 Paylor Lane in the Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park in September, staff members of Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Company, located next door, saw a golden opportunity...

• 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

• FDOT lists $18.5M in improvements for East Manatee

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