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Good day Bradenton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How beer bottles and pine trees first connected Bradenton by telephone
  • Discover the hidden preserve most drivers pass between Bradenton and the Island
  • Why Bradenton's job market is booming—but still hard to afford

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Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 77.
  • Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Boy Who Wired Bradenton (thebradentontimes.com) — Bradenton's first telephone line once ran through pine trees and beer-bottle insulators, thanks to teenage tinkerer Jack Leffingwell and lineman Alec Richardson. This richly detailed local history traces how their backyard experiment grew into Bradenton's early phone company, later folded into GTE and Verizon, and how Leffingwell eventually chronicled Manatee County's past for the Bradenton Herald.
   

• Emerson Point Preserve: A Hidden Stop Between Bradenton and Anna Maria Island, Florida (onlyinyourstate.com) — If you're driving between Bradenton and Anna Maria Island, Emerson Point Preserve in nearby Palmetto offers a free, quiet escape with trails, kayak launches, and sweeping water views. The article spotlights its ancient Portavant Temple Mound, birdlife, and picnic spots, encouraging locals and visitors to explore this under-the-radar Manatee County park just minutes from downtown Bradenton.
   

• Sarasota-Bradenton-North Port Ranks Among America's Fastest-Rising Job Markets (suncoastpost.com) — Bradenton is part of a metro area now ranked No. 4 nationally among LinkedIn's "Cities on the Rise," signaling strong momentum in hiring and new talent. Healthcare, real estate, and tech are leading local job growth, but wages still lag national averages and high housing costs remain a major challenge for Bradenton-area workers and employers.
   

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  • New hall pass policy promotes school safety —Mustangs Ahead News Read on Patch
  • State College of Florida Students Study History Abroad in France and Switzerland —State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Read on Patch
  • The missing pet Tiffany is finally with her owner.
    On behalf of Jessie S, thanks everyone who in a way helped so she could be back home. Thanks Thanks Thanks. God is good. (Nextdoor Saunders)
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  • Red White & Blue Thrift Store posted a job opening for Warehouse Equipment Operator in Bradenton. Apply here.
  • IMG Academy posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Bradenton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bradenton here.

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  • Teofimo Lopez captures WBA welterweight title (bradenton.com)
  • Florida HVAC techs share 4 ways to protect your home AC before hurricane season turns wild (thecooldown.com)

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  • Chase Stokes Details 'So Many Health Issues' After Wrapping 'Outer Banks' (bradenton.com)

Cortez

  • Jessie James Decker Explains Decision to Remove 'Very Large' Breast Implants (bradenton.com)

Ok Bradenton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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