Skip to main content

Featured

Hurricane recovery underway on Anna Maria Island
Anna Maria Island, Community News, Featured

Hurricane recovery underway on Anna Maria Island

Sep 28, 2024 – Joe Hendricks
September 23, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Former Piney Point owner fined for 2021 dumping

Former Piney Point owner fined for 2021 dumping

ST. PETERSBURG – A federal judge has found HRK Holdings LLC liable for the intentional dumping of wastewater from Piney Point into Tampa Bay in 2021. The discharge from the former phosphate processi…
, ,
September 16, 2024
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach logo

Holmes Beach lowers millage rate

HOLMES BEACH – Property owners are getting a tax break on their 2024-25 property tax bills. Commissioners voted to reduce the proposed millage rate from 2.05 mills to 1.99 mills, a six-point reducti…
, ,
September 16, 2024
By SUN contributor
2024-25 budget passes first hearing

2024-25 budget passes first hearing

HOLMES BEACH – The city’s proposed 2024-25 budget is over halfway to the finish line to be in place for the Oct . 1 start of the fiscal year. Commissioners held the first of two public hearings for…
, ,
September 16, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Seymour and Short seek mayor’s job

Seymour, Short seek mayor’s job

ANNA MARIA – Brian Seymour and Mark Short both want to succeed Dan Murphy as Anna Maria’s next mayor, with the winner to be determined in the upcoming election. On Sept. 12, they participated in a ca…
, ,
September 16, 2024
By Leslie Lake
One parking lot meets city deadline; three closed

One parking lot meets city deadline; three closed

BRADENTON BEACH – One of four paid parking lots owned by Shawn Kaleta was brought into compliance by the city’s Sept. 9 deadline for adherence to several requirements. The applicants opted to close…
, ,
September 9, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Suspect arrested after high speed chase that began in Holmes Beach

Cortez man to be arraigned on June 6 shooting

BRADENTON – A Cortez man will be arraigned on Friday, Sept. 13 in connection with a June 6 shooting during which a Cortez woman sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. Kevin Armstrong, 48, was origi…
, ,
September 9, 2024
By Leslie Lake
County to purchase Seafood Shack for $13 million

County to purchase Seafood Shack for $13 million

CORTEZ – Ending speculation about the identity of the new owner of the Seafood Shack Restaurant and Marina, the Manatee Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved its $13 million purchase at…
, ,
September 9, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Cortez Village Marina requests denied

Cortez Village Marina requests denied

CORTEZ – Manatee County commissioners unanimously denied Cortez Village Marina’s request to expand current operations. The Chicago-based MHC Cortez Village LLC purchased the marina in 2024, one of…
, ,
September 9, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Water Quality Concerns

Water quality concerns persist

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Water quality concerns persist as the city of Bradenton continues to discharge partially-treated sewage into the Manatee River. During and immediately after Tropical Storm Debb…
, ,
September 9, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Employee workplace complaints ‘unsubstantiated’

Employee workplace complaints ‘unsubstantiated’

ANNA MARIA – After conducting an independent investigation, labor attorney Matthew Stefany said that a former employee’s allegations of workplace hostility and discriminatory behavior are unsubstanti…
, ,

Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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