Study reveals soul of Bradenton area community - MySunCoast.com
September 29, 2009
MANATEE COUNTY - A new study reveals Suncoast residents rank the area's physical beauty and social offerings as some of the top reasons they're attached to the community.
"Soul of the Community" is a three-year study that explores what qualities influence people's loyalty and passion for where they live.
19-year-old Hannah Crowe works at the Shake Pit in Bradenton. Her parents have owned the restaurant since 2001. She was born at Blake Hospital, lives on the island, and loves Bradenton. "Kinda of like a little country song, everybody knows everybody. You go to school from kindergarten on. I go to State College of Florida right now, and there's kids that I go to school with that I've gone to school with since kindergarten," says Crowe.
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