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2 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Bill Forman |Ashley Murray |Mitch Perry |Dawn Kitterman
Over the course of their 25-year career, Umphrey’s McGee’s praises have been sung by countless critics and musicians. But few have been as dear to the Indiana improv-rock group’s heart as those of Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead cofounder who took the band under his wing early on.
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May 30, 2024 | 
phillyvoice.com | Ashley Murray
Jurors in New York state court found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to a porn star ultimately to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. The first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president wrapped up in Manhattan, marking an extraordinary moment in American history not only for a former leader, but for one who is seeking to again hold the Oval Office.
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Jan 21, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Ashley Murray
BRADENTON — Some Manatee County residents are not happy about a recent change to the Manatee County Government’s social media pages that restricts the public's ability to engage on posts made by the county. The county’s social media pages have traditionally allowed members of the public to leave public comments on posts, but in late December, the commenting feature was restricted on the county's Facebook, Instagram, and “X” (formerly known as Twitter) accounts.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Don Laible |Dawn Kitterman |Ashley Murray |Jane Kuehne
Baseball magic was experienced at the Pittsburgh Pirates Fantasy Camp last week in Bradenton. The campers had a ball, literally and figuratively. Most of the 90 Pirates fans ages 30 and up who made the trek south, mainly from Pennsylvania, were in all their baseball glory, getting to play lots of games at Pirate City. The pampering and professionalism offered to the sold-out roster of die-hard Pirates fans was enough to make any fan jealous.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Ashley Murray |Dennis Maley |Michelle Black |Michael Cantu
BRADENTON — It's another weekend, and you know what that means. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee, Sarasota, and surrounding counties, you would be correct. Check out The Bradenton Times Weekend Sounds to see what bands you can catch at your favorite venues. Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones Cortez KitchenFriday - 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones play traditional blues, West Coast and Texas swing, and early 1950s roots rock.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Ashley Murray |Dennis Maley |Michelle Black |Michael Cantu
SARASOTA — The Sarasota Police Department has closed a sexual battery investigation into former RPOF Chair Christian Ziegler. However, authorities will continue to investigate a possible charge of video voyeurism. The allegations were made by a woman that both parties acknowledged had engaged in sexual trysts with both Mr. Ziegler and his wife, Sarasota School Board member and Moms for Liberty Founder Bridget Ziegler.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Glenn Compton |Ashley Murray |Dennis Maley |Ali Hickerson
Organizations willing to accept money from phosphate strip-mining companies ensure that such polluters are insulated from criticism by buying their silence on environmentally destructive practices. Environmental organizations should not accept money from polluting industries. Such environmental organizations will likely be discredited if they do so, not only by policymakers and the media but also by their membership.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Ashley Murray |Dennis Maley |Robin Opsahl |Michelle Lambright Black
BRADENTON — Charlie Carter III was convicted on charges of Sexual Battery by a Person 18 Years of Age or Older upon a Child Less than 12 Years of age and Lewd Or Lascivious Molestation by a Person 18 Years Of Age or Older Upon a Child Less than 12 Years Of Age. The crimes were committed between September 22, 2019, and October 4, 2021, and investigated by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. The trial was held at the Manatee County Courthouse on January 16-18.
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Alan Sculley |Ashley Murray |Dennis Maley |Robin Opsahl
As Young The Giant continues to play shows this year, fans are seeing a band that has made their most ambitious and complex work to date in the album “American Bollywood.” Written primarily by singer Sameer Gadhia, whose parents moved from India to the United States in 1984, shortly before he was born, “American Bollywood” tells a multi-layered, multi-generational story of the journey to reconcile the very different cultures of an immigrant’s Indian heritage and his new home in America and...
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Ashley Murray |Dennis Maley |Robin Opsahl |Mitch Perry
In 2014 the concept of solar powered photovoltaic road panels that could collect sunlight and convert it into useable energy went viral when the Idaho-based company Solar Roadways heralded it as a solution to the global energy crisis. The company proposed developing solar-powered panels to form smart roads, highways and parking lots. These solar roadways would theoretically produce electricity while providing other smart features for the cars and trucks that drove on them.
