Nesting News

BRADENTON BEACH – Four least tern chicks in a local nesting colony have been outfitted with color-coded bands to help researchers study their migration patterns along with population and breeding success. On July 15, Dr. Elizabeth Forys of Eckerd College fitted the four chicks with tracking bands under...

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ANNA MARIA – The fiscal year 2024-25 city budget being crafted by Mayor Dan Murphy and city com­missioners proposes $5.82 million in operating and general expenses during the new fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1. Presented by Murphy during the city commission’s second budget meeting on July...

BRADENTON BEACH – City officials will maintain the current 2.3329 millage rate as part of the $4.85 million budget being prepared for the 2024-25 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The proposed budget represents a $359,969 increase over the current fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. The Bradenton Beach...

HOLMES BEACH – The race to fill two commission seats and the mayoral seat on the dais is underway in Anna Maria Island’s largest city. Though the election is still months away on Nov. 5, candidates are already raising money for their campaigns. COMMISSION CANDIDATES In the race to...

BRADENTON BEACH – A city-threatened shutdown of the paid parking lot at 101 Bridge St. prompted its management to begin to fix one long-standing issue, but due to non-compliance with other city requirements, a temporary closure of the lot may still be imminent, according to the city’s...

ANNA MARIA – The summer heat was matched by the heat on The Center's indoor soccer floor as Island area youth finished the fifth week of play this week. In the six-game regular season, last week’s action brought the teams in the two age group leagues closer...

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ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Ed Chiles, the owner of Chiles Hospitality, is selling the Sandbar Seafood & Spirits restaurant in Anna Maria, the Beach House Waterfront Restaurant in Bradenton Beach and the Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub in Longboat Key to the Pinellas County-based Beachside Hospitality...

BRADENTON BEACH – At a colony of 45 least terns, eight chicks vary in ages from one to four weeks and the oldest chicks are gaining their flight feathers and practicing flying. On July 8, shorebird monitor Kathy Doddridge witnessed the first chick taking several solo flights over...

BRADENTON BEACH – Upon seeing a group of six people digging around a marked turtle nest at the south end of Coquina Beach on Saturday, two early morning walkers did exactly what they were supposed to do - contact authorities. “We saw a group of people digging with...