Whitfield NewsLocal news for Whitfield, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Manatee County restaurant evacuated because of fire- November 25, 2007 Manatee County restaurant evacuated because of fire SOUTH MANATEE - A grease fire in the kitchen of Crager's Family Diner, 7218 Tamiami Trail, broke out around 4 p.m. today. via HeraldTribune.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/whitfield-fl/2007/11/manatee-county-restaurant-evacuated-because... Manatee man gets death in murders Blaine Ross' sentence of death is the first in the- November 17, 2007 "They were just sentences for terrible deeds" Blaine Ross tried to set up the murder scene as a robbery, but police were not fooled. via HeraldTribune.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/whitfield-fl/2007/11/manatee-man-gets-death-in-murders-blaine-ro... Builder behind Manatee subdivisions files for bankruptcy- November 13, 2007 The company that claims to have invented the community concept may be going out of business.Levitt and Sons started building single-family homes in 1929, but on Friday the subsidiary of Levitt Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.The news came just one month after the announcement that the company was halting construction. This makes the Fort Lauderdale homebuilder with Manatee County ties South Florida's biggest casualty yet as a result of the dismal housing market.In this area,...http://www.topix.net/city/whitfield-fl/2007/11/builder-behind-manatee-subdivisions-files-f... |