🌱 How will Bee Ridge’s upgraded wastewater plant change local water quality?

Good morning to you Bee Ridge! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Bee Ridge’s upgraded wastewater plant change local water quality?
• Why did the Bee Ridge Road KFC suddenly vanish from view?

Also on today's calendar: Chorus pf the Keys Christmas Show.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 53.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Garney Delivers Florida's Largest MBR System As Bee Ridge Expansion Nears Substantial Completion (wateronline.com) — Bee Ridge’s wastewater plant is wrapping up a major expansion that adds Florida’s largest membrane bioreactor system, sharply cutting nutrients that fuel algal blooms and boosting reclaimed water for irrigation and aquifer recharge. The hardened, hurricane-ready facility is already operating under the state’s toughest water-quality standards and is expected to meet Sarasota County’s growth and environmental needs for the next two decades.
   

• Popular national restaurant chain closes Sarasota location. See photos (heraldtribune.com) — If you’ve driven past Bee Ridge Road lately, you may have noticed the KFC there is now closed and completely painted over, with no visible signs of the chain remaining. The article simply documents the shuttered fast-food spot, signaling a quiet change along this busy corridor.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bee Ridge

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Chorus pf the Keys Christmas Show
  Harvest United Methodist Church, 14305 Covenant Way in Lakewood Ranch,
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Colleen Cassidy Painting Class
  Unity of Sarasota , 3023 Proctor Road , Sarasota
  9:00 am
• Sleigh Bells & Sea Slugs
  Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) , 225 University Town Center Dr , Sarasota
  1:00 pm
• Arts & Crafts: Christmas Reed Diffuser
  Gulf Gate Public Library , 7112 Curtiss Avenue , Sarasota
  2:00 pm
• Advanced Spanish Conversation Group
  Gulf Gate Public Library , 7112 Curtiss Avenue , Sarasota
  2:00 pm
• Free Exomind TMS Open House at Clear Thought Neurology / Sarasota & Venice
  Clear Thought Neurology , 698 S Tamiami Trl , Osprey
  4:30 pm
• Byrd N Moore
  The Blasé Martini Bar & 3.14 Pi Pizza , 5263 Ocean Blvd , Siesta Key
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Colleen Cassidy Art Class
  Unity of Sarasota Sarasota, FL 34231
  9:00 am
• Forty Carrots: Partners in Play
  Fruitville Public Library , 100 Apex Road , Sarasota
  10:15 am
• Music | Holiday Music, performed by the Hawaiian Shirts Ukulele Band
  Gulf Gate Public Library , 7112 Curtiss Avenue , Sarasota
  2:00 pm
• Teen Writing Group
  Fruitville Public Library , 100 Apex Road , Sarasota
  3:00 pm
• The Beach Club - Siesta Key - 4:30-7:30 PM
  The Beach Club , 5151 Ocean Blvd , Sarasota
  4:30 pm
• Friday Night with Eddie Tobin
  Amore Restaurant , 180 N Lime Ave , Sarasota
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Siesta Key

• The Best Places to Go on a Date in Sarasota, Florida (sarasotamagazine.com)
• Sarasota County faces lawsuit over controversial Siesta Key land swap (wusf.org)
• The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Dec. 11-17 (yourobserver.com)

Sarasota

• Downtown Sarasota restaurant celebrates 40 years in business (wfla.com)
• 12/18 YT Ospreys get a home rennovation (yourobserver.com)

Bradenton

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-- The Patch AM Team

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