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Feb 26, 2025 – Joe Hendricks
January 29, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
AMI Chamber awards trolley grants, businesses of the year

AMI Chamber awards trolley grants, businesses of the year

HOLMES BEACH – The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce awarded trolley grants to 18 local organiza­tions and announced three business of the year award winners during a ceremony at the Key Royale G…
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January 29, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Diggins, DeRusso join Tourist Development Council

Diggins, DeRusso join Tourist Development Council

MANATEE COUNTY – Anna Maria Island once again has an elected city official serving on the Manatee County Tourist Development Council (TDC). The last elected Island official to sit on the TDC was for…
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January 28, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Real estate market in uncharted territory

Everyone likes to speculate on what the real estate trends will be going forward. The problem is we are in uncharted territory, so making predictions could be a fool’s errand. What is it that we do k…
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January 27, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Pines owners offer to sell to homeowners for $75 million

Pines owners offer to sell to homeowners for $75 million

BRADENTON BEACH – In a Jan. 27 letter to the Pines Trailer Park Homeowners Association (HOA), Pines Park Investors LLC offered to sell the mobile home park to the residents for $75 million. At that…
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January 25, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Kaleta seeks Tourist Development Council appointment

Kaleta seeks appointment to Tourist Development Council

MANATEE COUNTY – Anna Maria Island developer Shawn Kaleta is among the seven applicants seeking appointment to the Manatee County Tourist Development Council (TDC). Kaleta is one of four applicants…
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January 21, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Murphy’s laws in full operation

We’re living through the time of Murphy’s Laws. Murphy’s Laws encompass a series of life’s lessons, all of them meant to be a warning not to get too comfortable with the way things are. Florida resi…
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January 21, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Major development hearing required for Drift-In tiki

Major development hearing required for Drift-In tiki

BRADENTON BEACH – The construction of the tiki hut at the Drift-In is on hold pending further review by the city. City Attorney Ricinda Perry said at a Jan. 16 city commission meeting that a permit…
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January 18, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Construction to begin on Bridge Street hotel project

City attorney: Hotel project will begin construction this year

BRADENTON BEACH – Construction is expected to begin this summer on the Bridge Street hotel project, according to City Attorney Ricinda Perry. “By way of keeping you in the loop with development ac…
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January 17, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Ross Built builds generational home on Jewfish Key

Ross Built builds generational home on Jewfish Key

LONGBOAT KEY – Ross Built Custom Homes recently completed the construction of a new waterfront home on Jewfish Key. The Bradenton-based construction company is owned and operated by husband and wi…
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January 14, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Get out your calculators

If it’s costing you more to live these days, it may not be just your grocery bills; there are additional expenses in almost all aspects of our lives. Basically, better get out your calculators and se…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting