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August 19, 2024
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City inherits 93-year-old cottage

City inherits 93-year-old cottage

HOLMES BEACH – An old cottage will soon find a new home at Grassy Point Preserve. The cottage, currently located at 109 48th St., is planned to be moved to one of the two vacant lots the city owns a…
August 19, 2024
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Sun to host candidate forum

HOLMES BEACH – Meet this year’s mayoral and commission candidates at The Anna Maria Island Sun’s Holmes Beach Candidate Forum and get your questions answered. The Sun is hosting an in-person candida…
August 12, 2024
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Storm leaves Holmes Beach without major damage

HOLMES BEACH – Debby passed by Anna Maria Island as a tropical storm, leaving Holmes Beach soaked, but not severely damaged. As the storm passed by on the west coast of Florida, it dropped several i…
August 12, 2024
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Guest Column: Vote to end destruction of nature

My name is Brice Claypoole. I’m 16 years old. I have a deep love for our nature and a passion for protecting it. I’ve been following Manatee County politics – and their impact on our community and en…
August 5, 2024
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Letter to the Editor: Open letter to the governor

Dear Gov. DeSantis, I am a lifelong Republican and a 20+ year Manatee County, Florida resident. I have always supported you and your policies – until recently. It greatly troubled me when you appoi…
July 29, 2024
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Treehouse demolition imminent

Treehouse demolition imminent

HOLMES BEACH – A controversial treehouse is scheduled to be dismantled by July 31 under a court order from the 12th Judicial Circuit Court for Manatee County. Treehouse owner Lynn Tran said the city…
July 23, 2024
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Letter to the Editor: Preserve our neighborhoods

We inadvertently became involved with city issues a decade ago. We attended almost every Holmes Beach Commission meeting and work session for several years. We have attended some Anna Maria, Manatee…
July 22, 2024
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Candidates report campaign contributions

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 a…
July 17, 2024
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Cleanup in aisle 3

To err is human, the old axiom goes, and we Republicans proved ourselves all too human in 2020 when we put Kevin Van Ostenbridge (KVO) on the Manatee County Board of Commissioners (commission). Now…
July 15, 2024
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City presents 2024-25 budget

HOLMES BEACH – City leaders are working to keep property taxes as low as possible despite property values increasing an estimated 11.8%. To do that, they’re planning to keep the millage rate at 2.05…
July 8, 2024
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Construction stalls Holmes Beach businesses

Construction stalls Holmes Beach businesses

HOLMES BEACH – Some businesses have had a hard few years with a lot of it due to ongoing construction at and around their locations. Businesses in the S&S Plaza on Gulf Drive and along Holmes Bo…
July 8, 2024
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Fans say goodbye to treehouse

Fans say goodbye to treehouse

HOLMES BEACH – The treehouse had its last holiday over the July Fourth weekend. Owner Lynn Tran opened the property at Angelinos Sea Lodge to fans of the structure to allow them a chance to take pho…
July 2, 2024
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County leaders push for Holmes Beach water taxi stop

HOLMES BEACH – City leaders are willing to consider a water taxi stop in Anna Maria Island’s largest municipality. But they say it will be up to Manatee County leaders to put forth a site plan change…
July 1, 2024
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Treehouse owners prep for demolition

Treehouse owners prep for demolition

HOLMES BEACH – The bells are tolling their last for the beachfront treehouse at Angelinos Sea Lodge as an attorney for the owners has confirmed in court that the structure will be demolished by the e…
June 25, 2024
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FDEP educates officials on mangroves

FDEP educates officials on mangroves

HOLMES BEACH – Representatives from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) want to make sure that city leaders know what they’re getting into if they opt to take over mangrove regu…

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