bradentonmagazine: November 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Famous writers petition against Mexico silver mine

More than 150 internationally known writers and artists are urging Mexican President Felipe Calderon to cancel mining concessions in an area of northern Mexico considered sacred ground by the Huichol

Cain accuser served with eviction papers in Ill.

An Illinois woman who claims Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain groped her when she went to him for help finding a job has been served with eviction

Lakewood Ranch student talent to shine in 'Back to the 80s'

LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Students at Lakewood Ranch High School want to cheer you up with their musical production, “Back to the ’80s the Totally Awesome Musical,” and share a little holiday cheer with their Winter Cabaret

Thousands expected for major U.S. Soccer events at LWR sports campus

LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Schroeder-Manatee Ranch CEO Rex Jensen expects $6.5 million to $7 million in direct economic impact. And that’s from just one piece of the

Kyrgyzstan swears in new president

Kyrgyzstan has inaugurated a new president in the first peaceful transition of power in the former Soviet Central Asian

Boeing Field: plane hits parked plane, 2 survive

Authorities say a departing light plane carrying two people crashed and struck an unoccupied aircraft at Seattle's Boeing Field, but there were no reports of serious

NZ engineers found building safe before collapse

Engineers inspected and declared a New Zealand office building safe five times in the months before it collapsed and killed 18 people in an earthquake earlier this year, according to testimony at a government

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School crossing guard injured after fight between 2 juveniles

BRADENTON - A fight between two juveniles results in the injury of a 60-year-old school crossing guard.The incident happened Tuesday around 4:15 pm on the 6700 block of 5th St N.W.A battery occurred involving one juvenile attacking another at the intersection of 67th St and 5th Ave NW. That is the intersection 60-year-old Phyllis Townsley stations in the afternoon as a School Crossing Guard. As the two separated, Townsley stepped between them to prevent any further violence. A 15-year-old male

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Holmes Beach tree house causing uproar

HOLMES BEACH - A Holmes Beach man had a dream and built a tree house in the huge old tree that stands just in front of his home. He was doing great, but then the trouble started.All Richard Hazen wanted with a nice quiet place to get away from it all with a beautiful view to sit back and contemplate life, but now his tree house is causing quite an uproar.Hazen and his wife have long operated Angelinos Sea Lodge on Holmes Beach. He says the tree house he recently built in the big Australian

Jim Parsons plans a Broadway return in 'Harvey'

Jim Parsons seems to have gotten a big bang out of Broadway and wants to

Drummer for Ricky Skaggs dies before SC show

A drummer for Grammy-winning bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs was found dead in the band's tour bus before a planned performance at Clemson

Jackson doctor called suicidal after verdict

The doctor convicted in the overdose death of Michael Jackson was sentenced to the maximum four years behind bars Tuesday by a judge who denounced him as a reckless physician whose actions were a "disgrace to the medical

'Standing on Ceremony' micro plays left at altar

A set of micro plays about gay marriage that made its debut earlier this month off-Broadway has been

Lawyer for ex-fiance of missing woman speaks

An attorney hired by the man deemed the focus of law enforcement's investigation into the disappearance of a Florida mother who vanished shortly after appearing on "The People's Court" says his client is not guilty of any

Sen. Mike Bennett of Bradenton gets subpoena in elections lawsuit

State Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, and 10 other lawmakers have been issued subpoenas in the ongoing lawsuit over federal review of controversial sections of a new election law. The subpoenas were issued by a Washington, D.C. law firm that represents the League of Women Voters of Florida and the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic voter advocacy

Norway killer found insane, unfit for prison

Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik belongs in psychiatric care instead of prison, Norwegian prosecutors said Tuesday after a mental evaluation declared him legally insane during a bomb-and-shooting rampage that killed 77

Importance of Fla. primary brings Romney to state

If there's any Republican presidential candidate who can afford to spend precious time and money focusing on winning in Florida, it's the one who campaigned in the state

American Airlines files for bankruptcy protection

The parent company of American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, seeking relief from crushing debt caused by high fuel prices and expensive labor contracts that its competitors shed years

Monday, November 28, 2011

$25 for a Two-Hour Sightseeing River Cruise for Two from Riverside Tours ($50 Value)

Boats are the most effective way to travel on water, second only to running really, really fast. Give your legs a rest with today's Groupon: for $25, you get a two-hour sightseeing cruise for two from Riverside Tours (a $50 value). Cruises depart from Regatta Pointe Marina in Palmetto, Twin Dolphin Marina in Bradenton, and Tarpon Pointe Grill.

Captain Tom pilots Riverside Tours' open-air pontoon boat, the River Skipper, along the Manatee River, Gamble Creek, or Terra Ceia Bay during two-hour

$11 for an "Illustrated Look at the Year Ahead” 2012 Wall Calendar from "The Economist" ($18.98 Value)

The cartoon calendar is the most popular method of keeping track of a year, narrowly beating out the rutabaga-of-the-day calendar, counting a rutabaga's rings, and pronouncing “rutabaga” 15,778,463 times. Give your chops a break with today's Groupon: for $11, you get a 2012 The Economist wall calendar, including shipping (an $18.98 value).

Editorial cartoonist of The Economist since 1978, Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher turns his satirical eye on history and holidays in the third edition of An

China VP meets with Myanmar armed forces chief

China's vice president met Monday with the head of Myanmar's armed forces amid concerns over the safety of shipping on the Mekong River and just days before a breakthrough visit to the long-isolated country by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary

Food banks worry about rising peanut butter prices

Food banks and pantries around the country say high peanut butter prices have made it harder for them to provide one of their most-requested items - and a favorite among children - this holiday

Airlines cancel flights to UK over strike

Airlines said Monday they are canceling some flights in and out of London's Heathrow Airport ahead of a nationwide public sector strike this week that will include employees who check

Gingrich campaigns in S. Carolina, riding a wave of momentum

Did former South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson switch horses too early a few months ago when he abandoned then-floundering Newt Gingrich to become chief of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign in the state's critical, first-in-the-South presidential

Top GOP aide for House panel has ties to Solyndra

The top GOP aide to a House committee investigating Solyndra Inc. once worked for a lobbying firm that helped the now-bankrupt solar company apply for a half-billion-dollar federal

Woman claims 13-year affair with Herman Cain, who denies it

Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain faced new allegations Monday concerning his conduct with women, this time from an Atlanta woman who claimed that they had a 13-year

Senate votes to expand Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Senate has voted to expand the Joint Chiefs of Staff to include the National Guard despite the opposition of the current chairman and service

Gingrich: I'm not perfect, yet better than Romney

Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich acknowledged Monday that he isn't the perfect candidate but contends he's "a lot more conservative than Mitt Romney and a lot more electable than anybody

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Ethnic group demands say in new Libyan government

Hundreds of people pushed their way to the door of the Libyan prime minister's office on Sunday as they demanded representation in government for the Amazigh, one of the country's largest ethnic

NYC Jewish women want to join all-male EMT group

Most Orthodox Jewish women avoid touching men except direct relatives. They don't sit next to men on buses or even at weddings. They have separate swimming hours at indoor pools. But for an emergency birth, Orthodox Jewish women will usually turn to the all-male volunteer ambulance corps known as

Gingrich wins NH backing as Romney plugs along

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich landed the endorsement of New Hampshire's largest newspaper on Sunday while rival Mitt Romney earned a dismissive wave, potentially resetting the race in the state with the first-in-the-nation

US student says he was beaten after Cairo arrest

Forced to lie still for hours in the dark, the American students held during protests in Egypt were told they would be shot if they moved or made any noise, one of them said Sunday on his first full day

New app 'Voter Buzz' organizes political information

'Voter Buzz' lets users get loads of political information, but it also allows political campaigns to put our their own message through their own

Fort Hamer bridge project snarled in federal red tape

MANATEE -- After being in the works for more than a decade, the jury is still out on whether a bridge will ever be built at Fort

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Deputy Shoots Dog in Owner's Yard

A deputy shot a bull mastiff-pit bull mix in the front yard of a duplex Sunday morning, after responding to a 911 call accidentally made from the residence. The dog, which was shot in the eye, was euthanized later at an emergency animal hospital.
Kathleen Derosa, who was home alone in the 5000 block of 21st Street West, said the family's four dogs got out into the front yard, which was not fenced, after the deputy banged on her window and insisted she open the door, because a 911

Occupy LA deadline comes, many say they won't go

With the clock winding down on a midnight deadline to abandon their weeks-old Occupy Los Angeles protest, hundreds of demonstrators weren't going anywhere Sunday, as they made plans instead to hold an "eviction block

Haiti's Wyclef Jean defends charity

Haiti hip hop star Wyclef Jean says he's proud of the way his charity responded after the earthquake almost two years

Candlelight memorial begins tonight for slain Sarasota woman

SARASOTA -- Hundreds are gathering in the Newtown section of Sarasota to hold candles before a makeshift memorial set up at the corner of Leon Avenue and 30th Street where a 22-year-old woman was killed in a driveby

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Trump no more, Golden Nugget polishes own brand

At one Atlantic City casino, it's out with the old, in with the

Environmental programs fall victim to budget cuts

When lightning ignited a wildfire near Idaho's Sun Valley in 2007, environmental regulators used monitoring gear to gauge the health effects for those breathing in the Sawtooth Mountains' smoky, mile-high

Cal routs Denver

The Cal men's basketball team left any ill feelings from its 39-point loss to Missouri in Kansas City, returning to Haas Pavilion with an 80-59 win over Denver on

Stockard Channing shrugs off pain to hit the stage

Stockard Channing has made a speedy - some might say miraculous - return to

NASA launches super-size rover to Mars: 'Go, Go!'

A rover of "monster truck" proportions zoomed toward Mars on an 8 1/2-month, 354 million-mile journey Saturday, the biggest, best equipped robot ever sent to explore another

Friday, November 25, 2011

Police Search for Suspect in Thanksgiving Day Shootings

Police are searching for a 21-year-old suspect linked to two shootings that injured four people on Thanksgiving Day.
Both shootings took place in the in the 700 block of 12th Avenue West. The second shooting involved a police chase that shut down the downtown area of Bradenton. Two men were arrested and charged in the shootings.
Desmon A. Evans, 19, of Palmetto, was charged with principal to attempted murder, grand theft auto and fleeing to elude police.
Dominique D. Hird, 20,

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Two dead in Thanksgiving day murder-suicide

PALMETTO - The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a murder-suicide in which they say a man killed his ex-girlfriend then himself Thursday night.According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded to an apartment in the 4700 block of U.S. 41 North in Palmetto at around 7pm after a neighbor called 911 about gunshots.Inside they discovered two deceased bodies believed to be 26-year-olds William Rolston and Lindsay Bellows.Detectives believe Rolston shot his former girlfriend

Two arrested in Bradenton shooting, third sought

BRADENTON – Police have located two people they say are responsible for a pair of shooting incidents in Bradenton on Thursday. A third suspect is still on the loose.According to the Bradenton Police Department, 19-year-old Desmon Evans of Palmetto and 20-year-old Dominique Hird of Bradenton have been arrested for a shooting incident that took place around 9:30pm in the 700 block of 12th Avenue West, in which 10 shots were fired. One person was struck and suffered non-life

Vehicle fire closes one lane of I-75

MANATEE COUNTY - A ride home from Thanksgiving turned dangerous for a family Friday afternoon when their car caught fire.River Lake firefighters say the family of four was traveling southbound on I-75 near marker 226, between I-275 and the Ellenton exit, when they noticed smoke in the back of their car.After they pulled over and got out, the car caught on fire. No one was injured.One southbound lane was closed for a short while as crews cleaned up. It has since

Thursday, November 24, 2011

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Macy's Thanksgiving Parade special to Lakewood Ranch High student

MANATEE -- Melanie Hahn has a powerful Thanksgiving story to tell and she shared it this morning during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade the best way she knows how -- through

Gun issue represents tough politics for Obama

They are fuzzy about some issues but the Republican presidential candidates leave little doubt about where they stand on gun

Small earthquake recorded in central Oklahoma

A small earthquake hit central Oklahoma just in time for Thanksgiving

Mexico acknowledges 2nd Mayan reference to 2012

Mexico's archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Mayas predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but on Thursday it acknowledged that a second reference to the date exists on a carved fragment found at a southern Mexico ruin

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Fla. justices to rule on school funding lawsuit

A sharply divided appellate court on Wednesday rejected a request from state officials to block a lawsuit alleging public school funding and policies fail to meet quality requirements set by the Florida

FAMU band director fired after suspected hazing

The longtime director of Florida A&M University's famed marching band was fired Wednesday as the fallout from a drum major's suspected hazing death deepened. Florida's governor said state investigators would join the probe and the college announced an independent review led by a former state attorney

Father sought for murder in NJ toddler's drowning

The fugitive father of a 2-year-old girl found dead in a car seat in a creek was charged with murder Wednesday after an autopsy showed she had

Major demand being felt this week at St. Joseph Food Pantry in Bradenton

BRADENTON -- The grocery bag didn’t contain a lot, but Barb Zavala would make it

LWR High dancer has much to be thankful for

MANATEE -- Melanie Hahn has a powerful Thanksgiving story to tell and she is set to share it Thursday morning during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade the best way she knows how -- through

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Harry Kinnan tapped at Manatee school board chairman

BRADENTON -- Manatee County School board members unanimously voted Harry Kinnan as chairman Tuesday

More victims step forward in toxic tush case

More victims are coming forward, claiming they suffered life-threatening injuries from a buttocks enhancement procedure performed by a woman who injected them with a toxic

48 Ind. fair victims sue Sugarland over collapse

Country duo Sugarland was named in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by 44 survivors of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse and family members of four people who died, by far the largest claim yet stemming from the

Roots welcome Bachmann with pointed song

A Democratic congresswoman says NBC should apologize for its "insulting and inappropriate" treatment of Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann when she appeared on Jimmy Fallon's late-night talk

Body Recovered in Pond Near New College, USF

Authorities pulled a body from a pond near Edwards Drive and Lane Road Tuesday afternoon.
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is trying to determine the victim’s identity and cause of death.
The body was recoved from a pond that is in between New College of Florida and USF Sarasota-Manatee. The Sheriff's Office found the body after responding to call.
According to the Sheriff's Office, the investigation was assumed by the Criminal Investigations Section.
Anyone who may

Monday, November 21, 2011

Just getting started: German concert turns 10

A decade and 11 chord changes in, what's billed as the world's longest concert is just getting

US returns stolen painting to Germany

An American university returned a 15th century painting to a Berlin museum on Monday, more than six decades after the valuable piece was stolen in the chaotic aftermath of World War

Brilliant 'Gatz' to return to the Public in spring

Hold onto your pillows: "Gatz" is coming back to The Public

What next? Lawmakers look to undo the back-up plan

Don't look for the Pentagon to shut down one side of its famous five-sided building. Don't expect the Education Department to pull back its grants just

AP source: Funding dispute will delay 9/11 museum

The 2012 opening of the Sept. 11 museum at the World Trade Center will be delayed by disputes over redevelopment costs, a person familiar with the construction project said

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Miami will not play in a bowl game

Miami is not going to a bowl this season, self-imposing a ban that school officials say was "necessary" in response to an ongoing NCAA investigation into the university's compliance

Debt panel poised to admit failure

A special deficit-reduction supercommittee appears likely to admit failure on Monday, unable or unwilling to compromise on a mix of spending cuts and tax increases required to meet its assignment of saving taxpayers at least $1.2 trillion over the coming

Rare late-season tropical storm in Pacific

Tropical Storm Kenneth is strengthening in the eastern Pacific Ocean, with forecasters calling it a rare late-season tropical

Cell tower opponents fear comp plan change

Furen described the amendments as “a hurry up and rush process to sanitize the application of the cell tower.”
Pictured is a 150-foot cell tower in Milton, N.Y. CREDIT: Erica Miller
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Opponents to the idea of a cell tower at the Longboat Island Chapel were disappointed the Town Commission voted 5-2 to make Comprehensive Plan changes eliminating height restrictions from the document that controls all land use policy on the key.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011

AP source: NH Sen. Ayotte to endorse Romney

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is set to win the endorsement of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, an official with knowledge the plan said

3 dead after car plunges into South Florida lake

Three people have died after their car plunged into a South Florida

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi captured in southern Libya

Moammar Gadhafi's former heir apparent Seif al-Islam was captured by revolutionary fighters in the southern desert Saturday just over a month after his father was killed, setting off joyous celebrations across Libya and closing the door on the possibility that the fugitive son could stoke further

Buyers at sale target hats worn by Queen of Soul

A beige cashmere hat with fur and matching collar and cuffs worn by Aretha Franklin sold for $400 during a sale of dozens of items once owned by the Queen of

Late FG gives Miami 6-3 win over USF

Jake Wieclaw's second field goal of the game, a 36-yarder as time expired gave Miami a 6-3 victory over South Florida and made the Hurricanes bowl eligible on

Friday, November 18, 2011

Gingrich's business network getting second look

Newt Gingrich calls it giving advice. Most people would call it cashing in on his prominent

Protesters removed from Gingrich event

Security officials have removed several protesters after they disrupted a Harvard University appearance by Republican presidential candidate Newt

Cain suggests Taliban running Libya

Herman Cain suggested Friday that the Taliban were playing a role in Libya's new government, adding another foreign policy misstep to his stumbling presidential

McDonald's drops egg supplier over cruelty charges

McDonald's Corp. said Friday it has dropped a Minnesota-based egg supplier after an animal rights group released an undercover video of operations at the egg producer's farms in three

Motorcyclist airlifted following Manatee crash with pizza delivery car

MANATEE -- A 57-year-old man was airlifted to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg following a motorcycle accident Friday night, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

APNewsBreak: Demi Moore to divorce Ashton Kutcher

Demi Moore is ending her marriage to fellow actor Ashton Kutcher, she told The Associated Press on

Idaho man charged with trying to assassinate Obama

An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House believed he was Jesus and thought President Barack Obama was the Antichrist, according to court documents and those who knew him. At one point, he even suggested to an acquaintance the president was planning to implant computer tracking chips into

Occupy protesters march nationwide; 200 arrested

Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movement's birth and signal they aren't ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police. Hundreds of people were arrested, most of them in New

Congress about to kill high-speed train program

Congress voted Thursday to kill funds for President Barack Obama's signature high-speed rail program, but the initiative may have some life in it

Ohio mom charged in death of 28-pound teen girl

A prosecutor says an Ohio mother and three nurses have been charged in the death of her 14-year-old daughter, who had cerebral palsy and weighed 28 pounds when she

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Big bipartisan group of lawmakers presses debt panel to aim high

With the deadline for a supercommittee deficit-reduction deal closing in, more than 150 members of Congress from both political parties made a renewed push Wednesday for a $4 trillion

Police interventions fire up Occupy protesters; big rallies planned Thursday

After getting pepper-sprayed Tuesday night in downtown Seattle, 84-year-old Dorli Rainey of the Occupy Seattle movement felt fired up, ready for more

Holocaust survivors argue for quest to sue European companies

Few survived to tell the heart-rending survival story that Leo Bretholz chronicled in his book, "Leap Into Darkness," an account of his daring escape in 1942 from a French train bound for the Auschwitz concentration

Big bipartisan group of lawmakers presses debt panel to aim high

With the deadline for a supercommittee deficit-reduction deal closing in, more than 150 members of Congress from both political parties made a renewed push Wednesday for a $4 trillion

Millionaires on Capitol Hill: Please tax me more!

Lobbyists for a day, a band of millionaires stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday to urge Congress to tax them

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Bus driver wants Matthew Fox countersuit tossed

An Ohio private bus driver who claims she was punched by Matthew Fox is asking for the actor's lawsuit against her to be

Witnesses ask for leniency for self-help author

A veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder was on the brink of suicide when he reached out to a self-help author who was in the midst of a criminal trial. Jack Lane didn't expect to hear back from James Arthur Ray, but when he did, he says it saved his

Anthony movie to be based on ex-prosecutor's book

A spokeswoman says a TV movie is in the works about the sensational trial of Casey Anthony, the Florida woman who was eventually acquitted of killing her 2-year-old

Ex-prosecutor knocks Casey Anthony lawyer, jurors

A retired prosecutor from the Casey Anthony murder trial calls her lead attorney "smarmy" in a new book and says he didn't think a jury would ever agree to the death penalty for the Florida mother, who was ultimately acquitted of killing her 2-year-old

Crackdowns reach epicenter of Wall Street protests

Crackdowns against the Occupy Wall Street encampments across the country reached the epicenter of the movement Tuesday, when police rousted protesters from a Manhattan park and a judge ruled that their free speech rights do not extend to pitching a tent and setting up camp for months at a

Monday, November 14, 2011

Longboaters slip into season at Moorings

The annual meeting of members of the Longboat Key Moorings was over in less than an hour and was followed by a barbecue feast catered by chef and owner Choo Choo.
During the meeting Moorings President Steve Petty updated the group of slip owners about how the year went fiscally and how their water conservation efforts are paying off. Petty reported that water usage is down about 20 percent, and he said the drip irrigation improvements as well as stressing conservation in boat cleaning is making

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On Patrol – November 2011

Updated Nov. 14, 2011.
Nov. 9
Barking upsets neighborhood
7:46 a.m. – Officer Coffman – 6900 block, Poinsetta Avenue – I responded to the location in reference to a complaint of barking dogs. Upon my arrival I made contact with the complainant who lives across the street. She told me that her neighbor, who lives directly across the street from her, keeps her dogs inside the residence when she is gone and that the dogs continually bark while she is gone. She told me there are at least two

Body Recovered From Bay Is Identified

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office has identified the body of a man found floating in the bay on Saturday.
The victim is Bang Quoc Luong, 35, of Pinellas Park, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Boaters discovered Luong's body between the tip of Anna Maria Island and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
The Sheriff's Office was called to the scene and determined there was no evidence of foul play.
Deputies are awaiting a toxicology report before determining a cause of

Sunday, November 13, 2011

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Community News - Manatee Spotlight November 13, 2011

Local Bartender Advances to National Level in Cocktail Competition

Erin Competes
On Saturday, September 10, Edible Sarasota Magazine teamed up with St. Germain liqueur
to host The 4th Annual Can-Can Cocktail Classic at the Polo Bar and
Grill in Lakewood Ranch. Edible Communities, is an award winning company
that puts out magazines that celebrate quality, artisanal products,
local foods, and seasonality. St. Germain boasts that they are the
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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Man's Body Discovered Floating in Local Waters

The Manatee County Sheriff's office is conducting a death investigation after a man's body was discovered floating in the waters of the bay today.
Boaters discovered the body floating in the water between the tip of Anna Maria Island and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The sheriff's office was called out the scene. There was no evidence of foul play and an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death, according to a report from the sheriff's

'Hawaii Five-0' cast to aid veterans project

The stars of CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" will be lending a hand off-screen to military school kids at Pearl

Terra Ceia Mullet Smoke-off fundraiser draws big crowd

MANATEE — Thanks to extra publicity from PETA, the 13th annual Terra Ceia Mullet Smoke-Off fundraiser saw a record turnout Saturday afternoon, organizers said.

Hundreds came from around the Bay area to take part in the annual event that celebrates the heritage of mullet fishing in the area.
Fish is smoked, contests are held to see who can cast their nets the best, and mullets are thrown in a cornhole type game.

PHOTO GALLERY | Terra Ceia mullet toss

After week's turmoil Penn State finally plays

The Penn State players left the field with their heads bowed, the fans mostly

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5 beds, 3 full, 3 part bathsHome size: 5,800 sq ftLot Size: 342,164 sq ftAdded: 08/03/11, Last Updated: 11/11/11Property Type: Residential / All, Residential / Single FamilyMLS Number: M5823166Tract: Panther Ridge - The ForestThe price of this listing was last reduced on 11/12/2011 by 4%Beautiful and Private 5 Bedroom Home on almost 8 Acres in The Forest at Panther Ridge. Relax on Your Large Front Porch. Enter through the Etched Front Door to a Stately Open Living Room with Wood Buring

New book offers glimpse of Jackson's personal life

A personal assistant-turned-personal manager to Michael Jackson said the King of Pop had been taking propofol as early as 1999, and that the singer was drugged up ahead of his 2001 30th anniversary

5 Things You Need To Know This Weekend: November 12-14

1. Large crowds attended the 11th annual "Empty Bowls" luncheon on Oct. 20 at Renaissance on 9th and Oct. 21 on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch, raising more than $22,500 for the Food Bank of Manatee County.
2.The groundbreaking for the Wares Creek Dredging project will take place Monday at 10 a.m. at the site of the old city hall parking lot, at Manatee Avenue and 15th Street West, which will also serve as the staging site for the dredge project. The event is open to the public.
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