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🌱 How a polluted rail yard became Palmetto’s award-winning eco-park

Palmetto, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Palmetto! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a polluted rail yard became Palmetto’s award-winning eco-park
  • How officials plan to safeguard Palmetto’s vandalized Old Memphis Cemetery
  • Which Palmetto standouts made this year’s All-Area baseball teams?

Also on today's calendar: Free Art Exhibit - Dinner, Drinks & Auction Open to Public and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-shower, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 85, low: 70.
  • Friday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Lessons From Connor Park (prbplus.com) — Connor Park in the heart of Palmetto has been transformed from a contaminated former rail yard into a nationally recognized stormwater eco-park that improves local water quality and public health. The project, led by the City of Palmetto and the CRA, shows how careful environmental cleanup and planning can turn long-blighted land into a community greenspace and educational asset.
   

2. Plans proposed to protect, preserve vandalized Old Memphis Cemetery (snntv.com) — Manatee County leaders are moving ahead with several plans to better protect Old Memphis Cemetery in Palmetto after recent vandalism outraged residents. Commissioners backed ideas like preservation grants, historic designation, and added maintenance support, while community volunteers and families with loved ones buried there continue cleanup efforts to safeguard this important piece of Palmetto’s Black history.
   

3. 2026 Herald-Tribune All-Area Baseball Team, Player of the Year (heraldtribune.com) — Palmetto baseball fans will see several of their own recognized on this year’s Herald-Tribune All-Area team, including junior pitcher Landon Stuart on the first team and three Tigers on the second team. The list highlights standout seasons from Sarasota and Manatee County programs, with Venice’s Carter Cox earning Player of the Year and Craig Faulkner named Coach of the Year.
   

4. Another Manatee brewery closes. Here's where you can still find local craft beer (bradenton.com) — Palmetto beer fans can still visit Corporate Ladder Brewing Company on 96th Street East, even as several Manatee County breweries have recently closed. The story explains how national craft beer headwinds are affecting Bradenton-area taprooms and highlights which local spots, from Palmetto to Parrish and Lakewood Ranch, remain open for your next pint.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday June 3
  • 2026 Power Connection Lunch - 6.3.26 Floridays Woodfire Grill & Bar
    Manatee Chamber of Commerce Floridays Woodfire Grill & Bar 12332 Manatee Ave. W. Bradenton, FL 34209
    11:30 am
  • Homeschool Wednesdays at Canvas & Clay!
    Manatee Chamber of Commerce Canvas & Clay Art Studio 839 8th Ave W Palmetto, FL 34221
    1:00 pm
  • Chamber Night
    Manatee Chamber of Commerce 8799 Cortez Road W Bradenton 34210
    4:30 pm
  • Community Art Show Opening Reception
    Manatee Chamber of Commerce Bay Preserve 400 Palmetto Ave, Osprey, FL 34229
    5:00 pm

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  • Honeywell International, Inc. posted a job opening for ISC Production Supervisor - Winding Dept. 3rd Shift in Palmetto. Apply here.
  • Checkers & Rally's - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Palmetto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palmetto here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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