Bradenton (Florida)

Holiday hordes roll in

The bus tours that roll through the Grand Strand in the winter full of tourists geared up for holiday shows and shopping sprees are as predictable as the season's cooler temperatures and early sunsets. And this year, officials...

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Verizon's Droid has landed

Nov 07, 2009 (The Bradenton Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- There's the iPhone, the Blackberry, the HTC Touch, the myTouch 3G and, as of Friday, the Droid. Verizon Wireless stores in Manatee and...

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Python hoaxer faces charges

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 2:35 AM BRADENTON, Fla., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Florida man has been charged with faking the trapping of a 14-foot Burmese python he had actually purchased from a dealer. Justin Matthews, 47, of Bradenton...

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GE Security Provides Integrated Security Solutions for State-of-the-Art Military Housing Facility...

The first privatized community for unaccompanied military personnel breaks new ground with the help of GE Security BRADENTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Security, Inc., a business of GE Enterprise Solutions (NYSE: GE - News),...

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Civil rights group wants Taser ban, calls abuse "electrocution without prosecution"

In the wake of the two most recent Taser related deaths in Florida, a prominent civil rights group has called on Governor Charlie Crist to stop the madness. Florida is second only to California in the number of Taser deaths and...

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Go & Do: Nov. 5

MANATEE Eat, Drink and Be Merry Cinema Program: South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton South Florida Museum invites the public to be a part of their newest offering, Eat, Drink and Be Merry Film Series, Thursdays with...

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Clay County Day Set for January

The Clay County Day reunion will be held Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, in Bradenton, Fla. All present former county residents and their guests are welcome. The buffet luncheon will be held in Mattison's...

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St. Joe narrows 3Q loss as real estate sales climb

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Real estate developer The St. Joe Co. on Tuesday said its third-quarter loss narrowed despite higher expenses, as it sold off some of its holdings. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected, on...

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Bucs to swap Class A affiliate with Reds

Move with Cincy would set up relocation to Bradenton, Fla. The Pirates are close to completing a swap with the Reds, though this trade doesn't involve any players. Rather, the Pirates and Reds will be trading high Class A...

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Prepare for a scare at Palma Sola haunted house

By VIN MANNIX - vmannix@bradenton.com It happens every year around this time at 1703 Palma Sola Blvd. Motorists pull up, gaze at the premises adorned in ghosts, ghouls and goblins, then eventually drive off. “We go,‘Is it...

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