Sep 25, 2009 | Bradenton Herald
Drywall victims can get tax break
Manatee County homeowners who have Chinese drywall in their homes will be eligible for a sizable property-tax break, officials said Tuesday.
As a rash of federal enforcements have hit financially shaky banks, healthy institutions are doing what they can to deflect the negative publicity.
Terra Ceia residents want to revisit 'overlay'
Residents of Terra Ceia Island say they love their community's Florida Cracker heritage and its look, and they have no interest in living in a traditional suburban setting or under the shadow of high-rises. Instead, they want to preserve the winding roads, historic churches and homes, large lots and the 1907 village center that are hallmarks of ...
Parrish man killed in motorcycle crash
A Parrish man is killed in a motorcycle crash early Friday morning. It happened at 12:30am at Old Tampa Road and Phillips Road in Manatee County.
A motorcyclist was killed when he ran off the road early Friday. Authorities say John Lang of Parrish was traveling on Old Tampa Road around 12:45 a.m. when he ran off the road and hit a mail box and wooden post.
Evening storm dumps 2 inches of rain on Parrish
A storm developed east of Parrish Thursday evening and dumped up to two inches of rain in an hour before dissipating, weather watchers said.
The latest bank ratings from Bauer Financial show a majority of local banks are either problematic or troubled.
Elizabeth Keschman and Jeffrey Kohl, both of Apollo Beach, Fla., were married May 9, 2009, at River Wilderness Golf & Country Club, Parrish, Fla.
Angel Rose Johnston, infant daughter of Jason and Kylie Diamond Johnston, of Parrish, Fla., was born into the arms of Angels and her Pop in Heaven on Saturday, Sept.
Police Briefs Stakeout nets burglary arrest
A would-be burglar swam across a pond and entered a screened porch behind a house about midnight Sunday in the 14100 block of 11th Avenue Northeast.
At the relatively young age of 28, Felipe Saboya's faith in the American corporate system was shaken when he lost his job last summer.
Man kills rattlesnake at Lakewood Ranch home
As Amy Wanat mowed her lawn in Lakewood Ranch Thursday morning, she saw a snake nearly 6 feet long slither into the shrubbery near her front door.