Commissioners deny paid parking lot

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners denied an application for a temporary use paid parking lot at 2509 Gulf Drive N. at their April 4...

Bunny & Pirates holding grand finale Saturday

CORTEZ – After seven years in business as a pub, market and live music venue, Bunny & Pirates Bazaar is closing and will be...

Scrambling for Easter eggs

ANNA MARIA – Hundreds of children and their families gathered on the beach at Sandbar Seafood & Spirits on Saturday for the restaurant’s 36th...

Temporary paid parking vendors hired

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners considered four temporary use parking permits at the March 21 commission meeting and after much discussion, approved three with...

Bridge Street traffic, parking among commission concerns

BRADENTON BEACH – In what was an unusually lengthy, seven-hour city commission meeting that began at noon on March 21, commissioners dove into parking...

Leslie Lake

Sun correspondent Leslie Lake covers the environment and Cortez. Email