Our Best Stuff: Fourth Fireworks, Shuttle Blast-Off and More

From the Fourth of July fireworks to the space shuttle's final blast off, it was another explosive week here on Bradenton Patch. Here are the highlights:

IN NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

• Space shuttle Atlantis . Patch was there to capture the moment on video and who got to witness history.
• Southeastern Guide Dogs answered some FAQs, including,
• Our Parenting 2.0 columnist asks her kids,
• A Bradenton 10-year-old with his musical idols.
• We took to the streets at the to ask people about the meaning of Independence Day.

IN GOVERNMENT

• The City Council may on the Palma Sola Causeway.
• was a hot topic in Bradenton this week.

IN CRIME AND COURTS

• A Bradenton man was charged with , the sheriff's office reported.
• A led sheriff's deputies right to a bank robbery suspect.

IN BUSINESS

• We made our picks for the in town. What do you think?
• Our Bar Tab columnist breaks down the this weekend and explores the .
• The new Goodwill Clearance Center offers .

IN ARTS

• Local students are and turning it into public works of art.

IN SPORTS

• brought Elevys Gonzalez to the Bradenton Marauders.