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October 1, 2015

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• Performing arts: Oct. 1-7
• Concerts: Oct. 1-7
• Outdoors: Oct. 1-7
• Community calendar | Oct. 1
• Area restaurants prepare for Taste of Manatee this weekend
• Movie review | 'Sicario' is a brutal look at drug war
• Movie review | 'Sleeping With Other People' doesn't stick to the rom-com formula
• Movie review | 'The Martian' is a welcome journey
• Club meetings: Oct. 2
• Gadgets | Smart plug turns electronics on or off from just about anywhere
• Andre Bryant released from prison after robbery conviction tossed
• Cat 4 brute Hurricane Joaquin could grow stronger Friday
• Manatee County mother and daughter honored for dedication
• Veterans track won't be easy for Manatee County vets, but it gives them a second chance, officials say in ceremonial opening on Thursday
• Florida's top cop resigns after year of controversy
• Prosecution fizzles against Miami gang member accused of murder
• Rogue Republican pols lay out health care plan counter to party leaders
• Manatee County looks for health care expertise from outside
• Prosecutors seeking death penalty for three suspects in Bradenton double homicide
• Mote reports slight increases in red tide algae off coast of Sarasota, Manatee
• Manatee River Conservation district speech contest announced
• State Attorney Ed Brodsky: Man convicted in Bradenton armed robbery to be released after conviction set aside
• Dog trainer hopes training class will lead to more adoptions from Manatee Animal Services
• Pets of the week: Oct. 2
• Manatee County mother and daughter honored for dedication
• Manatee County Library launches new catalog system
• Lighting, kayaks, other improvements slated for Palmetto Estuary Park
• New Anna Maria Island grassroots organization anticipates island-wide meeting, calls for public to help with mission
• Check out our redesigned Bradenton.com -- it's faster, easier to use
• Bradenton Beach candidates open to possible building moratorium; mayor declines to participate in forum
• Manatee River Conservation district speech contest announced
• Manatee County looks for health care expertise from outside
• Parents search for answers after Sugg Middle principal moved; Proue to be assistant principal at Southeast
• Manatee schools can apply for grant to enhance driver ed programs
• More than half of Manatee students score below the state median on new tests
• Manatee County schools celebrate Dads Take Your Child to School event
• Rogers Garden students succeed on pilot reading program
• Anne Ross, Randal Vosburg selected as finalists for Lakewood Ranch executive director's job
• Developer seeks to double homes allowed on Moore's Dairy Farm property in East Manatee
• Anne Ross, Randal Vosburg selected as finalists for Lakewood Ranch executive director's job
• Florida's top cop resigns after year of controversy
• East Parrish man charged with having more than 300 images of child porn in computer
• State commission, Bradenton police officials say accreditation lapse not a concern
• Prosecution fizzles against Miami gang member accused of murder
• Andre Bryant released from prison after robbery conviction tossed
• Veterans track won't be easy for Manatee County vets, but it gives them a second chance, officials say in ceremonial opening on Thursday
• Suspects in break-in at Sarasota animal hospital in hospital arrested, include former employee
• State Attorney Ed Brodsky: Man convicted in Bradenton armed robbery to be released after conviction set aside
• Missing diabetic Bradenton man found unharmed
• Prosecutors seeking death penalty for three suspects in Bradenton double homicide
• Florida lawmakers discuss legislative solutions to Manatee County heroin epidemic
• Rogue Republican pols lay out health care plan counter to party leaders
• Dead man washes ashore between Casey Key, Siesta Key
• 4 masked gunmen rob Bradenton bar
• Troopers looking for hit-and-run driver who caused three-vehicle crash that hurt 2 in Bradenton
• Mote reports slight increases in red tide algae off coast of Sarasota, Manatee
• Man robbed at gunpoint outside Bradenton bar
• Why US work ethic is a bigger issue for voters
• Bradenton Beach candidates open to possible building moratorium; mayor declines to participate in forum
• U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan calls for reinstatement of Army officer who blew whistle on child rape in Afghanistan
• The Golf Coast | Jordan Spieth's scorching season leaves golf in good hands
• Golf Plus | Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club awarded Florida State Golf Association's State Amateur Match Play
• As president emeritius of State College of Florida states, trustees wrong to end tenure
• Holiday gift-giving programs to needy can seek too much
• Spend your youth wisely by creating good memories
• Rick Fawley, 1949-2015, architect, community servant, gave much to improve Bradenton
• Manatee avenges pair of 2014 losses with sweep of Lakewood Ranch
• Prep football | IMG Academy quarterback Shea Patterson a national player of the year candidate