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Sunday Favorites: The Acid Bath of 1964

During the summer of 1964, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, a group of integrationists peacefully entered a segregated pool in St. Augustine, Fla. What happened next was one of the most horrific accounts of prejudice.

Community Mourns the Loss of Johnette Isham

BRADENTON — Johnette Isham was a tireless champion of the local arts and entertainment scene. Through her position as the Executive Director of Realize Bradenton, Isham was instrumental in much …

Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, Dead at 70

Paul Reubens, better known to the world as Pee-wee Herman, passed away Saturday after a long and undisclosed battle with cancer. The actor and comedian was 70.

Aside from her renowned novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Harriet Beecher Stowe also wrote about her visits to Florida. Her captivating accounts included depictions of leisurely picnics, exhilarating …

De Soto Parade Returns Saturday

BRADENTON – The De Soto Grand Parade returns this Saturday at 7 p.m. For the first time ever, the event, which is one of the largest and oldest parades in the southeastern United States, will …

Steinbeck's Words are Ripe and Heavy on Asolo's Stage

SARASOTA – Sometimes anticipation causes you to set your expectations so high that you go into an event prepared to be pleasantly disappointed. You begin to realize that the bar sits so high above …

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