🌱 Are your Holmes Beach lights and beach gear putting turtles at risk?

Cheers Holmes Beach! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Are your Holmes Beach lights and beach gear putting turtles at risk?

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 72 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 74.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1; here's how to keep our turtles safe (snntv.com) — Holmes Beach residents are being urged to get ready for sea turtle nesting season starting May 1 by dimming beachfront lights, filling in sand holes, and clearing furniture each night. At a recent city workshop with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch, experts explained how simple changes at homes and rentals can prevent nesting turtles and hatchlings from becoming disoriented and boost survival along local beaches.
   

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📸 Around Holmes Beach

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📣 Holmes Beach Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Open Mic NIght
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce , 540 13th Street West , Bradenton
  9:00 am
• Manatee Music Series at GT Bray Park's Amphitheater
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce , 2910 51st St W , Bradenton
  6:00 pm
• Music in the Park
  Bradenton Riverwalk Pavilion , 452 3rd Ave W , Bradenton
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• DutchCrafters Sip & Shop
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce , 3709 N. Lockwood Ridge Road , Sarasota
  9:00 am
• Bradenton Public Market
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce , Old Main Street (12th St W) , Bradenton
  9:00 am
• Whitney’s on Longboat Key
  Whitney's , 6990 Gulf of Mexico Dr , Longboat Key
  10:00 am
• The Cortez Kitchen
  Cortez Kitchen , 4528 119th St W , Cortez
  7:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Mixon Farms Market
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce , 222 10th St W , Bradenton
  10:00 am
• Farmer's Market: Lakewood Ranch
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce , 8131 Lakewood Main Street , Bradenton
  10:00 am

Monday April 20

• City Commission/CRA Workshop & City Commission/CRA Board Meetings
  Palmetto Calendar , 516 8th Ave W , Palmetto
  4:30 pm
• SCF Music Theatre Ensemble Presents Music Theatre Showcase
  SCF Neel Performing Arts Center , 5840 26th St W , Bradenton
  7:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Free Weekly Tai Chi classes for seniors
  Discovery Villages Sarasota Bay , 1414 69th Avenue West , Bradenton
  10:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Honeywell International, Inc. posted a job opening for Welder - Level 3 (3rd Shift) in Palmetto. Apply here.
• Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Wait Staff - Server - Bradenton Area CC in Bradenton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holmes Beach here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Anna Maria

• Female students are the real Lucky Ducky Race for Pace winners (amisun.com)
• Manatee Belle joins the Gulf Islands Ferry fleet (amisun.com)
• Residents push back on cabana rental regulations (amisun.com)

Bradenton Beach

• The Fulcos at the Bradenton Riverwalk Pavilion (thebradentontimes.com)
• Pines Trailer Park homeowner receives notice of abandonment (amisun.com)

Bradenton

• City of Bradenton: Ward 4 (thebradentontimes.com)

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Ok Holmes Beach! 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: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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