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In today's newsletter:

• Bradenton woman's DUI crash now headed to local courtroom.
• What Jordan Varnadore's primary win means for Bradenton voters this fall
• Bradenton Wawa sold an $800 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket.

Also on today's calendar: Yaleo - Santana Tribute Band and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 88, low: 79.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bradenton woman arrested for cocaine possession (islander.org) — A Bradenton resident faces felony and misdemeanor charges after a July 30 crash in Holmes Beach led deputies to allege cocaine possession and impaired driving. Authorities say she failed sobriety tests, was booked into Manatee County jail, and later released on bond. Her arraignment is scheduled at the Manatee County Judicial Center in Bradenton, giving local readers a clear sense of the legal timeline.
   

• Jordan Varnadore wins GOP Primary, advances bid to succeed Will Robinson in HD 71 (floridapolitics.com) — Voters in House District 71, which includes Bradenton and much of western Manatee County, chose Jordan Varnadore as the Republican nominee to replace Rep. Will Robinson. Varnadore, a Palmetto native and business owner, defeated Melton Little and Dylan Modarelli and now faces Democrat Ocean Fitts and no-party candidate Joseph Hoolihan in November. The race will shape how local priorities like development, environment, and business regulation are represented in Tallahassee.
   

• Mega Millions Tuesday, Aug. 18, winning numbers. $100 million jackpot (palmbeachpost.com) — A Mega Millions ticket sold at the Wawa on State Road 70 East in Bradenton recently hit an $800 million jackpot, one of the largest in the game's history. The story explains current jackpot details, drawing times, Florida prize-claim rules, and odds, giving Bradenton players context if they're still trying their luck.
   

📸 Around Bradenton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bradenton

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Thursday August 20
• Safe Children Coalition Foster Parent Informational Meeting via Zoom →
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce Zoom
• Toddler Story Time
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce Canvas & Clay Art Studio - 839 8th Ave W Palmetto FL 34221
  1:00 pm
• Cub Scouts of America Presentation
  Johnson-Wakeland School of International Baccalaureate Bradenton, FL 34208
  6:30 pm
• Yaleo - Santana Tribute Band →
  Encore Live, 8341 N Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota
  7:00 pm
• BRHS @ MHS, Volleyball
  School District of Manatee County Bradenton, FL 34205
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Teresa Farris Band →
  Freckled Fin Irish Pub, 5337 Gulf Dr, Holmes Beach
  7:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Northstar →
  Freckled Fin Irish Pub, 5337 Gulf Dr, Holmes Beach
  7:30 pm
• Emo Night Brooklyn →
  Oscura, 816 Manatee Ave E, Bradenton
  8:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Stelliferous Launch to Legacy - Shuttle →
  The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, 201 10th St W, Bradenton
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Kaleb Woods →
  Freckled Fin Irish Pub, 5337 Gulf Dr, Holmes Beach
  7:00 am
Friday August 28
• 🌸💕FREE $1000 PERMANENT MAKEUP Raffle Grand opening CC STYLING STUDIOS 10 year re-grand opening🌸 →
  3645 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton
  10:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Open House in Parkridge - 11-2pm →
  3426 Parkridge Cir, Sarasota, FL, 34243 Bldg 34-105
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone to knock out my existing small 1976 walk-in shower and replace it with a nice new larger modern shower.
  This will take plumbing to be done because the toilet will have to probably be moved and also the plumbing is in the wall for the shower currently… (Nextdoor Sara Bay)
• Help me decide on a license plate frame for a pearl WHITE car.
  Which of these 2 would look better & why? Both are very sparkly. I'm also adding some reviewers pics of the gold/blue frame. The other one is white… (Nextdoor Huntington Woods)

• Sun Communities, Inc. posted a job opening for Activities Coordinator - Part Time in Bradenton. Apply here.
• Dreamscape Hospitality posted a job opening for Public Area Attendant in Bradenton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bradenton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palmetto

• Buffalo Wild Wings, Jimmy John's, opens first co-brand (fastcasual.com)
• St. Thomas Aquinas unanimous No. 1 Florida Super 25 high school football (heraldtribune.com)
• HBPD makes DUI arrests (islander.org)

Ellenton

• Florida manufactured homeowners talk Amendment 3 opposition (baynews9.com)
• Funeral held for Citadel cadet killed in DeLand (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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