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Main Street Live Season Kick-Off
Downtown Bradenton tradition returned to Main Street on Halloween Weekend
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Kurt Mattingly Under Formal Manatee County Investigation
Manatee County has launched a formal investigation into the actions of county employee Kurt Mattingly.
Manatee County to Celebrate East Bradenton Park
MANATEE COUNTY, FL (November 3, 2022) – It’s a whole new ballgame at Manatee County’s East Bradenton Park. The newly updated facility—located at 1119 13th Street East in Bradenton—has undergone some recent renovations designed to create more robust recreational opportunities for guests of all ages. Crews are reconfiguring the old baseball diamond to create a new multipurpose…
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Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
Announces Kent D. Bontrager, A.A.E., P.E., Professional Airport Accreditation The Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority is proud to announce Kent D. Bontrager, A.A.E., P.E., Vice President, Engineering, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, Sarasota, FL, has been awarded the distinction of Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.) by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE). ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Kent D. Bontrager, A.A.E.,…
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Deputy Administrator Honored in Business Observer’s 40 Under 40
MANATEE COUNTY, FL (October 19, 2022) – Deputy County Administrator Courtney De Pol has been recognized as a regional business leader, being named one of the 40 Under 40 by the Business Observer. Each year, the publication selects 40 individuals under 40 years old from the Gulf Coast business community. Carefully selected from nominations and original reporting, these…
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Manatee County Ends Red Light Camera Program
MANATEE COUNTY, FL (October 25, 2022) – Manatee County has ended its Red-Light Camera program.
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An Ethical Issue Has Surfaced In Palmetto Elections
A decade ago in Palmetto, the director of the Palmetto Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) was married to a candidate for Mayor of Palmetto.
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Criminal Corner 24
Man charged in beating of 74-year-old man A 35-year-old Manatee County man is charged with aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony after beating up his 74-year-old father, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say Andrew Chapman pushed the elderly man to the ground just after 2 p.m. at the victim’s home…
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Support Kurt Landefeld For Bradenton City Commission
Enough has been written about the boorish behavior of Bradenton City Council member Bill Sanders. I am not going to dignify his behavior by wasting your valuable reading time. I am going to discuss the campaign of Kurt Landefeld to replace Sanders on the Bradenton City Council. Landefeld was raised in Ohio where he had…