Bradenton, Florida -- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast helped change more childrens' lives by hosting Cooking for Kids and crowing some chefs at the same time.

The "Top Chef" culinary extravaganza was held on May 18 at IMG Academy Golf Club. Twenty local chefs showed off their culinary specialties along with cocktails, music, a silent auction and fun!

There were two categories for the winning chefs: Professional and Amateur.

Bradenton, Florida - The City of Bradenton Police Department has released the 2012 Annual Uniform Crime Report. Chief Michael Radzilowski says it shows crime for January 1st through December 31st dropped 6.3% compared to 2011.

Here are the offense totals for reported Part One Crime Offenses, which are murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft:

2004 Part One Offenses Down – 7.4%

2005 Part One Offenses Down – 9.9%

2006 Part One Offenses Down – 3.2%

2007 Part One Offenses Down – 1.4%