Good morning, Bradenton.

Suncoast Searchlight reports that local newsrooms are shrinking, with the Bradenton Herald now employing two reporters + community leaders worry that reduced coverage may weaken oversight of local decisions.

Brothers Asa and Ed Pillsbury built model sailboats on Palma Sola Bay that evolved into local boatyards, sparking tales of a boat sawed in half and pigs getting seasick at sea.

Asa’s childhood sailboat now sits at the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, linking today’s community to its *rich past*.