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Anna Maria Island bars ordered to close again

Jun 26, 2020 – Joe Hendricks
February 25, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Bunny & Pirates adds to their bounty

Bunny & Pirates adds to their bounty

CORTEZ – The expanded business operations at Bunny & Pirates Bazaar now include the Skullywags Coffee Bar and Marketplace. The coffee bar and marketplace recently joined the live music, beer a…
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January 14, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Fire & Stone preparing to reopen

Fire & Stone preparing to reopen

CORTEZ – The owners of the Fire & Stone pizzeria on Cortez Road hope to reopen their restaurant as early as this week. When reopened, the renovated Fire & Stone restaurant will feature the…
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August 27, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Counterfeit money being passed around

Counterfeit money being passed around

MANATEE COUNTY – Several area businesses have been presented with counterfeit $50 and $100 bills in recent weeks. On Friday, Aug. 23, a counterfeit $50 bill was taken as payment at the Pig Out BBQ…
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August 20, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Gulf Drive Café expansion approved

Gulf Drive Café expansion approved

BRADENTON BEACH – Gulf Drive Café owners Wendy and George Kokolis have the city’s approval to expand their beachfront business operations. On Thursday, Aug. 15, the city commission unanimously app…
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May 28, 2019
By Joe Hendricks

Fire & Stone taking corrective actions

CORTEZ – Fire & Stone Pizza owners Radka Watson and Peter Ross are working to address the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and Manatee County Code Enforcement vio…
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March 19, 2019
By SUN contributor
Ground breaks on new Margaritaville hotel

Ground breaks on new Margaritaville hotel

PERICO ISLAND – You’ll soon be able to waste away in Margaritaville in a new way at One Particular Harbour. The first ever Compass hotel is coming to the newly opened marina at One Particular Harb…
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November 2, 2018
By SUN contributor
AMI plaza site plan amendment

Commissioners uphold site plan expiration

HOLMES BEACH – If property owner and local businessman Mike Hynds wants to go through with his plan to place residential rental units on top of AMI Plaza, he’ll now have to work his way once again th…
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October 30, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Benjamin Conlon

Former restaurant manager charged with fraud

Hurricane Hank’s owner Brian Mathae had a rude awakening in June when he checked the payroll records and now his former manager, Benjamin Conlon, faces a fraud charge. Mathae said it began when he…
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December 27, 2017
By SUN contributor
Eliza Ann chef James Baselici

Eliza Ann’s opens at Waterline

HOLMES BEACH – Just in time for the holidays, the doors have officially opened at Eliza Ann’s Coastal Kitchen in Holmes Beach. The new restaurant is in the Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club…
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October 17, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Island Time sold

Island Time and Bridge Street Bistro sold

BRADENTON BEACH – Island Time Bar & Grill and the Bridge Street Bistro have new owners. On Friday, Oct. 13, co-owners Bill Herlihy and John Hardesty closed the sale of their restaurant busines…
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