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Nov 2, 2026
Good News Parish: Daily Good News — November 2, 2026
Good News Parish: Daily Good News — November 2, 2026
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[gentle music] Good morning, Parrish. This is George Henman in the heart of Parrish, Florida. Here's today's good news for November second, twenty twenty-six.
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We start right here in Parrish with a holiday tradition that is worth putting on the calendar now.
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The Florida Railroad Museum's North Pole Express runs from the museum's Parrish station at twelve two ten eighty-third Street East on select evenings from November twenty-seventh through December twenty-second, with departures most nights at five fifteen and seven fifteen.
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It is about a forty-five-minute train ride out to the North Pole Village, about two and a half hours of campfires, unlimited hot chocolate and cookies, storytelling, and model trains, and then the ride back home to Parrish about three and three quarters hours all told.
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Tickets are listed from about thirty dollars and fifty cents, and popular nights tend to go early, so it is worth checking the museum's own site soon.
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Tomorrow night, Tuesday, November third, brings Shakespeare Under the Stars in Bradenton.
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At six in the evening, Palma Sola Botanical Park host A Midsummer Night's Dream as part of the School District of Manatee County's Shakespeare in the Park Festival, with performers from seven district high schools.
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An evening of magic and mischief outdoors at one of Bradenton's prettiest parks and a fine way to see our local students shine. On Wednesday, November fourth, the arts take center stage in Bradenton.
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From five thirty to eight thirty in the evening, the Manatee Performing Arts Center hosts the seventh annual Arts Alive celebration, honoring six community arts leaders for their contributions to arts education.
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The evening opens with a reception, live music, refreshments, and a silent auction of student artwork, followed by an awards ceremony at six forty-five, with performances by students and alumni, including Parrish Community High School's Bulls Theater.
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Company... Reserved added seat for seating at the arts afterwards. Would you like to decide on a ticket or should you expect a discount? Would you like to decide on a ticket or should you expect a discount?
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Would you like to decide on a ticket or should you expect a discount? If you want to expect any additional cost, the seven hundred dollars ticket will allow you to witness the event and all of the above nights.
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For more information, please refer to the Event Management Administration. That event was hosted by the Manatee Public Advisory Council and the Event Management Administration.
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Thursday, November fifth, brings a friendly rivalry for a good cause in Bradenton.
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At Lecom Park, the Bradenton Police Department takes on the Bradenton Fire Department in the Boots versus Badges charity softball game, hosted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Bradenton Marauders.
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Gates open at six, first pitch is at six thirty, and tickets are ten dollars at the gate or online. It is a night of family fun and the proceeds support causes that mean a lot to both departments.
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Friday, November sixth, Lakewood Ranch Main Street hosts Music on Main: A Tribute to Heroes from six to nine in the evening.
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It is a free evening of music and community fun with a patriotic tribute honoring local veterans and heroes.
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Live music from Passerine with their acoustic folk and bluegrass sound, plus food vendors, beer trucks, sponsor booths, and activities for kids. Proceeds from the evening benefit the Sarasota Southside Rotary Club.
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Saturday, November seventh, is a full day on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.
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From two to five in the afternoon, the Tribute to Heroes Block Party brings patriotic entertainment, festive floats, food and drinks, and fun for all ages with the Tribute to Heroes parade stepping off at four in the afternoon, featuring community groups, marching bands, and veteran groups.
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Come in red, white, and blue and help celebrate the folks who serve and protect. And Saturday evening, back in Bradenton, the music keeps going.
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At seven in the evening, the new jazz band returns to the Manatee Performing Arts Center for its annual winter holiday show with smooth jazz, Motown rhythm and blues, and seasonal favorites.
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Doors open at six fifteen, and net proceeds from the show benefit MCR Health and its work to provide access to healthcare services. Now, just across Tampa Bay, a beloved Florida attraction is open for a milestone season.
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On Sunday, November first, TECO's Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach opened for its twenty twenty-six to twenty twenty-seven season, marking the free attraction's fortieth anniversary.
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Nearly four hundred thousand visitors come each season to watch manatees gather in the warm water canal near the Big Bend Power Station, and the center has now welcomed more than eight point seven million visitors since opening.
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This season brings a permanent home for cow-nosed rays in the touch tank, so the rays no longer have to be moved away for the summer.
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Admission and parking are free, and the center is open daily from 10 to 5, November 1st through April 15th, except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.
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In higher education news from Florida, Florida Atlantic University is opening another door into nursing. Its Christine E.
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Lynn College of Nursing is launching a new traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing track, with the first cohort scheduled to begin in May 2027.
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The program is designed for students who have completed Florida Atlantic's general education requirements or who hold an Associate of Arts degree from a Florida State College, with 60 credits of upper-division nursing coursework over five semesters and clinical experience in hospitals and community settings.
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Graduates will be eligible to take the licensing exam to become registered nurses, and applications for the first cohort are expected to open in mid-November.
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On the high school football field, a Florida team got its season back. On Sunday, November 1st, South Fort Myers won its appeal, and the Florida High School Athletic Association rescinded three forfeits.
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The Wolfpack had self-reported using an ineligible player in its first three games, all wins, after discovering the situation before its September 18th game.
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With those wins restored, the team's final regular season record returns to 8-2, and it should be safely in the Class 4A Region 3 playoffs.
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And in Tampa Bay, the Buccaneers won a game the old-fashioned way, on the ground in the rain.
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On Sunday, Tampa Bay beat the Atlanta Falcons 16-0 at Raymond James Stadium in a downpour that left standing water on the field.
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Running back Bucky Irving set career highs with 27 carries for 170 rushing yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Baker Mayfield attempted just three passes and completed nine, and the Buccaneers ran the ball 56 times.
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They became the first team since the 1974 Buffalo Bills to win a game without completing a pass, and it was Tampa Bay's first home win this season after an 0-4 start.
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Now, a bit of hope from the world of clean energy, with an important qualifier.
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Researchers at the University of Oxford and their international collaborators have found that a familiar semiconductor, bismuth sulfide, can partly avoid a stubborn problem in solar materials.
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Materials that absorb light well often lose their electrical charges too quickly.
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In a study published in Nature, the team identified a mechanism that, at room temperature, reduced the relevant charge loss rate by roughly 75% compared with conventional materials that absorb light similarly well.
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Now, that is not a 75% increase in solar panel efficiency, and this is not a finished higher efficiency panel.
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It is a mechanism, a new way of thinking about the material, and the next challenge is turning it into practical devices. And finally, a mystery solved after more than 60 years.
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Chemists led by Professor Holger Braunschweig at the University of Würzburg have succeeded in isolating a group of molecules long considered too unstable to capture, known as oxoboranes.
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These compounds contain an unusual triple bond between boron and oxygen, a combination researchers had struggled to isolate in lasting form for over six decades.
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The team has now produced three surprisingly stable oxoboranes in work published in Nature Chemistry on October 27th.
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After all those years of trying, the door is open to a whole family of molecules that chemistry could barely touch before. That's the good news for today. Be good to each other and share good news.
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