Bradenton
Downtown Bradenton’s newest and longest-running restaurants are neighbors on Old Main Street and I couldn’t be happier. Fav’s Italian Cucina (419 Old Main Street) has been serving some of the region’s best pizza, pasta dishes, stromboli and sandwiches since 2000. This month Mark and Donna Cripe, owners of the outstanding Central Cafe (906 Manatee Ave. … MORE>>
There are two things you shouldn’t do on a motorcycle: speed and play chicken with a deputy. A 19-year-old Manatee County man allegedly tried to do both while cutting between construction barrels on Upper Manatee River Road, Thursday. which was being patrolled by a Sheriff’s deputy. Ross J. Golden, 19, of Manatee County was charged with assault on … MORE>>
Stephen Brumby had this electric ukulele and an amplifier he would carry around with him everywhere, friend Sky Stahlmann says. With it, the 14-year-old boy would make “every song a ukulele song.” He was a talented musician who learned songs by ear, and Stahlmann says he was one of the most talented piano players she … MORE>>
Alexia Putellas, 22, plays for FC Barcelona women’s team in Spain’s Primera Division and this summer, the Spanish midfielder is training at IMG Academy getting ready for next season. I caught up with Putellas to talk about the soccer (futbol) landscape in Spain, her experiences in the United States and her long-term career goals. Last season, … MORE>>
New College of Florida graduates, congrats! Sorry, you had to compete with the Tampa Bay Lightning’s playoff game. I’m sure no one was listening to them kick the Penguins ass, 4-3, during the commencement ceremony Friday. Always the best #graduation gallery of the year: @NewCollegeofFL #classof2016 @DanWagner888 https://t.co/u0I64WXeGb pic.twitter.com/xIHHXwJ8hb — Vicki Dean (@vdeanfla) May 21, … MORE>>
The first piece of artwork to center inside a roundabout will remind visitors to Sarasota’s downtown that while we may disagree, we can meet in the middle. Blessing Hancock, a Seattle-based sculptor whose work is displayed in many of America’s biggest cities, was selected from a pool of 39 artists who applied to a world-wide … MORE>>
After attending Music in the Park on the Riverwalk stroll over to the Manatee Performing Arts Center to catch an unplugged performance by The Burke Brothers, the Bradenton sibling duo who form the core of the nationally-acclaimed Americana act Have Gun, Will Travel. Danny Wampole and Ben Bakker, formerly of local emo band Signal 76, is the … MORE>>
4 p.m. March 1, 2016 Dear Journal, The internet has been out in parts of Sarasota for almost 48 hours now. Food is scarce — I haven’t been shopping in two weeks because I was playing W.O.W. until I was rudely interrupted — and the faucets still work, so there is plenty of water. I am … MORE>>
Hundreds of local residents felt there way through the dark to arrive at Siesta Key beach well before the sun came up to celebrate the 60th annual Community Easter Sunrise Service. Families unfurled beach towels, lawn chairs or just sat in the cool sand of one of the best-rated beaches in the world to for … MORE>>