Anna Maria Island, as well as to/from various points on the mainland. Amtrak charter buses run through downtown Bradenton outside the courthouse to Tampa Union Station and Venice. Government The city is governed by a city council with five members. Each of the members are residents of one of the five wards. The city council selects the city's vice mayor. The mayor is elected at-large for a four-year term, as are the five council members. Media Newspapers The Bradenton Herald is Manatee County's local newspaper, published daily. The Bradenton Times is Manatee County's local online-only newspaper. Bradenton Patch is Bradenton's local online-only paper. Daily editions of the Sarasota Herald Tribune and the Tampa Bay Times are also available throughout the area. Radio stations Bradenton is located in the Sarasota-Bradenton radio market. It also receives many stations from the nearby Tampa-St. Petersburg market. The stations listed below are located and/or licensed in Bradenton or Manatee County: WWPR – 1490 AM – studio and transmitter in Bradenton WBRD – 1420 AM – licensed to Palmetto WJIS – 88.1 FM WPBB – 98.7 FM (studios and transmitter in Pinellas County) WHPT – 102.5 FM (Sarasota; transmitter in northeastern corner of Sarasota County; studios in St. Petersburg) WRUB – 106.5 FM Television stations WSNN-LD is based in Sarasota but transmits from Manatee County. WWSB channel 40, the local ABC affiliate, is based in Sarasota, but has a transmitter in Parrish, northeast of Bradenton; it is seen on cable channel 7 on most cable systems in the area. WXPX-TV channel 66, the local Ion Television affiliate, is licensed in Bradenton, with its transmitter in Riverview in Hillsborough County. Education Manatee County Public Schools operates area public schools. Schools in the city limits include: Manatee High School The State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota's (SCF) main campus is located in Bayshore Gardens, and State College of Florida Collegiate School has a campus on the SCF Bradenton campus. Culture Bradenton is home to the Village of the Arts, a renovated neighborhood immediately south of downtown where special zoning laws allow residents to live and work in their homes. Many of these once dilapidated houses have been converted into studios, galleries, small restaurants and other small businesses. The Village of the Arts promotes its 'First Fridays' activities celebrating the seasons and different holidays. The Village of the Arts remains the largest arts district on the Gulf Coast. The Manatee