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February 16, 2020
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All share the burden

This letter was originally sent to the Holmes Beach Mayor and City Commission. Mayor & Commissioners, I read in the paper there is discussion regarding increasing your stormwater fees. I wa…
February 11, 2020
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Lighting up the neighborhood

Lighting up the neighborhood

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners are considering amending the city’s sign ordinance to allow hotels and motels in the A-1 residential area along the beach to have lighted signs – just not the kind that o…
February 11, 2020
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Community garden proposed for Holmes Beach

Community garden proposed for Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – The city’s Parks and Beautification Committee members are considering a new project – the possibility of installing a community garden. Holmes Beach resident Mary Catherine Melancon…
February 3, 2020
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Scoot coupe ban under reconsideration

Scoot coupe ban under reconsideration

HOLMES BEACH – If you’re seeing scoot coupes being driven along the road in Holmes Beach, you’re not imagining things and they’re not in violation of the city’s ordinance. During a Jan. 28 meeting…
January 27, 2020
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Pups and owners celebrate dog park opening

Pups and owners celebrate dog park opening

HOLMES BEACH – The construction crews are out and the dogs are in at the new and improved dog park in Holmes Beach, renamed the Holmes Beach Community Dog Park. “This has been a dream,” Mayor Judy…
January 21, 2020
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Bird nesting discovered in trees slated for woodchipper

Heron nest halts construction

HOLMES BEACH – Construction workers received a surprise Jan. 13. As they were pulling the branches from an Australian pine at a residential construction project on 56th Street, a nest was revealed, c…
January 21, 2020
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Mayor hands out 2019 city awards

Mayor hands out 2019 city awards

HOLMES BEACH – Mayor Judy Titsworth stepped up Jan. 14 to hand out some very special city awards to members of the community. First up, she presented the 2019 Employee of the Year award to Code Co…
January 14, 2020
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Carolyne Norwood – dedicated to Island history

Carolyne Norwood – dedicated to Island history

Contributed by Pat Copeland | Special to The Sun ANNA MARIA – Carolyne Norwood has been the heart and soul of the Anna Maria Island Historical Society since its beginning in 1990, when she and I c…
January 13, 2020
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City takes home three wins in court

City takes home three wins in court

BRADENTON – After a brief recess, Manatee County Circuit Court Judge Edward Nicholas submitted a ruling Jan. 8 in three Bert Harris cases brought against the city of Holmes Beach. When giving his…
January 13, 2020
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Treehouse owners start new year in court

Treehouse owners start new year in court

BRADENTON – The case of the city of Holmes Beach versus beachfront treehouse owners Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen is back in Manatee County Circuit Court. During a Jan. 7 hearing, Judge Charles Snif…
January 7, 2020
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Sculpture illustrates local trash problem

Sculpture illustrates local trash problem

BRADENTON – Locals know that trash gets left behind on local beaches and washes up onshore, but artist Wendell Graham has completed a new sculpture that she hopes will be a teaching tool to illustrat…
December 30, 2019
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Reef project helps filter local waters

Reef project helps filter local waters

BRADENTON BEACH – A windy, cloudy afternoon didn’t stop the father-son team of David and David Wolff from coming out to the dock behind the Bridge Tender Inn Dec. 20 to install four mini reefs as a p…
November 25, 2019
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Noise problems for 68th Street residents

Noise problems for 68th Street residents

HOLMES BEACH – Under advice from the city attorney, commissioners reluctantly agreed to add a provision to the noise ordinance allowing a waiver for necessary projects, primarily beach renourishment…
November 25, 2019
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WMFR celebrates promotions, awards

WMFR celebrates promotions, awards

BRADENTON – West Manatee Fire Rescue’s commissioners and staff had a lot to celebrate during the board’s Nov. 19 meeting with two new firefighters sworn in, three promotions and two Phoenix Awards ha…
November 25, 2019
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Construction moves forward at city field

Construction moves forward at city field

HOLMES BEACH – Projects at the city field complex are underway and showing signs of significant progress, however, some residents are concerned about what the finished product will look like. City…