Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity builds and finances homes for low income families in desperate need of safe and affordable housing.
RED DAY (Renew, Energize, Donate) is an initiative that supports Keller Williams agents in their year round committment to give back, support, and work in conjunction with other businesses, organizations, and people to improve our local communities. Last week Keller Williams Realty of Manatee agents, business partners and family members joined many of the 79,000 other Keller Williams agents throughout North America for our fourth annual RED DAY. For RED DAY 2012, our KW Manatee agents assisted with work on a Manatee County, Habitat for Humanity home in the Hope Landing neighborhood in Ellenton. Hope Landing, is made up of 18 villa style homes and is the first Habitat community built entirely with energy-efficient construction …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Do you have a favorite place to dine and drink for Memorial Day?
Summertime, and the living is easy. Barbecues, swimming pools, time off from work and school. Memorial Day 2012 is May 28. With that in mind, we turn to this week’s Readers’ Choice poll to ask: Where's a top spot in Bradenton for Memorial Day eats and drinks? We're talking barbecue or burgers or the All American hot dog with a side of fries. Here are a few of our favorites: Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. on Friday. Ties will be broken based on the rules spelled out in the PDF that’s included along with this story. We’ll declare the winner on Friday, May 18. See the attached PDF for a complete listing of the rules for Readers’ Choice.
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Boiler Room Bar & Grill
5600 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL
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Johnny B's BBQ
5108 15th St E, Bradenton, FL
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Shake Pit
3801 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL
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Cortez Kitchen
4528 119th St W, Bradenton, FL
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Slim's Place
9701 Gulf Dr, Bradenton Beach, FL
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Whether government is involved in marriage, every branch is involved in divorce.
Contest update: Our winner from last week’s question is Patti C. She has asked us to donate to the West Pasco Pregnancy Center. The answer was the late Federal Bankruptcy Judge Paskay. The number of entries tripled from any previous contest! CONTEST ON/JTS (official rules here). JT Simons, P.A., is holding a contest for you to figure out the hidden trivia question in this article. If you win, JT Simons, P.A., will donate $25 to charity. In short, figure out the hidden trivia question, send an email with the answer to JT Simons, and make sure your nonprofit is legitimate. Remember, send the answer to jts@simonslawfirm.com, subject line CONTEST ENTRY, and give me as much information as you can about the nonprofit you want the donation to …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Just closing the door isn’t enough all the time.
Contest update: Our winner for the past two weeks is Kathy C. She has asked us to donate to the Bishop Animal Shelter. We will be making two donations to the Bishop Animal Shelter on her behalf. CONTEST ON/JTS (official rules here). JT Simons, P.A., is holding a contest for you to figure out the hidden trivia question in this article. If you win, JT Simons, P.A., will donate $25 to charity. In short, figure out the hidden trivia question, send an email with the answer to JT Simons, and make sure your nonprofit is legitimate. Remember, send the answer to jts@simonslawfirm.com, subject line CONTEST ENTRY, and give me as much information as you can about the nonprofit you want the donation to go to. I need to verify it. I need your first …
Monday, April 30, 2012
The uncomfortable marriage between family law and bankruptc
Contest update: We had a winner last week and the donation will be made. I will make a post on each site on the winner and the nonprofit. My email is just experiencing “technical difficulties” at this time. Please note that we send out donations on the first day and 15th day of the month, so sometimes donations are a couple weeks behind. CONTEST ON/JTS (official rules here). JT Simons, P.A., is holding a contest for you to figure out the hidden trivia question in this article. If you win, JT Simons, P.A., will donate $25 to charity. In short, figure out the hidden trivia question, send an email with the answer to JT Simons, and make sure your nonprofit is legitimate. Remember, send the answer to jts@simonslawfirm.com, subject line …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
We want to highlight some of the awesome Mom's in our community.
Editor's note: Thank you all for taking the time to share such incredible stories about the amazing women in your lives. You made us laugh, cry and cheer right along with you! We have selected the winners, but are in the process of contacting each one so we can share more about them and their special Moms with you. Check back with Patch in a few days for a listing of who's who. Just to be clear: You're all winners in our book! Earlier: Your mom was there to kiss your boo-boos when you were little and to help you wrestle with life’s tough questions as you grew older. She’s special and you want her to know it. Affording a gift worthy of Mom’s awesomeness can be tough in this economy though. Don’t worry; Patch has got your back! Just tell us …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Ponzi schemes are still prevalent.
Contest update: Our winner last week is Melanie P. who has asked us to donate to Upper Pinellas Pregnancy Support Services. CONTEST ON/JTS (official rules here). JT Simons, P.A., is holding a contest for you to figure out the hidden trivia question in this article. If you win, JT Simons, P.A., will donate $25 to charity. In short, figure out the hidden trivia question, send an email with the answer to JT Simons, and make sure your nonprofit is legitimate. Remember, send the answer to jts@simonslawfirm.com, subject line CONTEST ENTRY, and give me as much information as you can about the nonprofit you want the donation to go to. I need to verify it. I need your first name and the first letter of your last name. This week’s article is about …
Vote in our poll for your favorite flower seller.
Selling flowers must be a sweet-smelling job. It's the opposite of, say, handing out traffic tickets. The public nearly always leaves feeling pleased. Having a favorite flower seller makes life easier -- someone who can be counted on to have the freshest roses, coolest tropical plants and niftiest arrangements. Who's your favorite florist? Check out some of the shops we found and vote in our poll below. We'll announce the winner Friday. The shop will get a certificate of appreciation.
Monday, April 16, 2012
An ounce of preparation will save a ton of frustration.
Contest update: Our winner last week was Mr. Saturn. He has asked us to donate to Metropolitan Ministries http://www.metromin.org/. The answer was Steve Stamkos, who set an NHL all-time record with five overtime goals. CONTEST ON/JTS (official rules here). JT Simons, P.A., is holding a contest for you to figure out the hidden trivia question in this article. If you win, JT Simons, P.A., will donate $25 to charity. In short, figure out the hidden trivia question, send an email with the answer to JT Simons, and make sure your nonprofit is legitimate. Remember, send the answer to jts@simonslawfirm.com, subject line CONTEST ENTRY, and give me as much information as you can about the nonprofit you want the donation to go to. I need to verify …
Monday, April 9, 2012
What ticket resellers can and cannot do.
Contest Update: Congratulations to Tim M. for getting last week’s trivia question correct. The donation will be made to the Pasco PACE Center for Girls. CONTEST ON/JTS (official rules here). JT Simons, P.A., is holding a contest for you to figure out the hidden trivia question in this article. If you win, JT Simons, P.A., will donate $25 to charity. In short, figure out hidden the trivia question, send an email with the answer to JT Simons, and make sure your nonprofit is legitimate. Remember, send the answer to jts@simonslawfirm.com, subject line CONTEST ENTRY, and give me as much information as you can about the nonprofit you want the donation to go to. I need to verify it. I need your first name and the first letter of your last name…
leonard aldridge
9:48 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
how bout putting in a place with good burgers dogs and bbq more ›