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Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. New Luxury Fitness Center In Lakewood Ranch Costs $339 A Month (patch.com) — Residents near Bradenton may be interested in a new 180,000-square-foot Life Time luxury fitness and wellness complex opening Monday in nearby Lakewood Ranch, with resort-style pools, extensive pickleball facilities, and family-friendly amenities. Memberships start at $339 a month, and the center aims to serve as an all-day destination with fitness, recovery services, coworking space, dining, and supervised kids' activities.
2. 12-Month Data Center Moratorium Approved By Manatee Commissioners (patch.com) — People in Bradenton and across Manatee County should know commissioners have approved a 12-month moratorium on new data center applications in unincorporated areas while staff craft rules on power, water use, noise, and siting. The pause, which can be extended, is meant to shape how large-scale data facilities fit into local planning and infrastructure needs.
3. Manatee County Commission Notes: 10/8/26 (thebradentontimes.com) — Manatee County commissioners approved a 12‑month moratorium on new data center development orders and advanced a land deal involving part of Mixon Fruit Farms on 26th Avenue East in Bradenton. Residents also pressed the board about funding downtown Bradenton office space for a dementia support nonprofit, concerns over the Under One Roof homeless shelter, and questions about county procurement and the administrator's conduct.
4. PulteGroup Plans 424-Unit 'Reagan Landing' at 616 Cotella Cove, Bradenton, Florida (floridayimby.com) — A major new neighborhood, Reagan Landing, is planned for 616 Cotella Cove in Bradenton, bringing 424 single-family homes with modern features and shared amenities like a pool, dog park, and pickleball courts. Built in three phases on former Regan Ranch land, the project is expected to finish by 2029 and could significantly shape housing options and growth in northeast Bradenton.
5. Bradenton man accused of stealing $250K in metal for scrap, deputies say (bradenton.com) — A Bradenton man is charged with first-degree grand theft after deputies say he helped remove about $250,000 in metal molds and equipment from a Sarasota manufacturing business and sold it for scrap. Investigators linked surveillance video from the business and a scrapyard, and the suspect, who says he thought the items were scrap, is free on bond while awaiting a December court date.
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