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Protestors oppose beach parking garage

Jun 24, 2023 – Joe Hendricks
May 29, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Memorial Day, centennial celebrated

Memorial Day, centennial celebrated

ANNA MARIA – More than 500 people gathered Monday morning at City Pier Park for a Memorial Day remembrance of the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Navy veteran Carl Pearman…
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May 27, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria hosting two events on Memorial Day

Anna Maria hosting two events on Memorial Day

ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria’s Memorial Day Patriotic Symphony Salute and the city’s Centennial Symphony celebration will take place back-to-back at City Pier Park on Memorial Day. The city…
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May 22, 2023
By Sun staff
Manatee Beach: End of an era?

Manatee Beach: End of an era?

HOLMES BEACH – Florida House Bill 947 has just one more stoplight to pass before it becomes law, being signed into law – or not – by Gov. Ron DeSantis. If the bill is signed, Manatee County has th…
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May 22, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Final order expected for Hunters Point dock challenge

Final order expected for Hunters Point dock challenge

CORTEZ – The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s governing board is expected to issue an approved final order regarding the Hunters Point Resort & Marina dock permitting efforts. The…
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May 22, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Get ready for Memorial Day weekend

Get ready for Memorial Day weekend

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – It’s almost here – the unofficial start of the summer season, when large crowds visit the Island to soak up the sun and play in the sand. Unlike the busy winter/spring season whe…
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May 19, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Pines Trailer Park purchase offer accepted

Pines Trailer Park purchase offer accepted

BRADENTON BEACH – A May 8 letter Largo-based attorney David Luczak sent to the Pines Trailer Park Homeowners Association board members addresses the sale of the waterfront mobile home park. The accep…
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May 15, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Civil case in net camp dispute dismissed

Civil case in net camp dispute dismissed

CORTEZ – A civil suit filed in 2018 by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) against Raymond Guthrie, Jr. over his net camp building in Sarasota Bay has been dismissed. Net camp…
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May 15, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Pedestrians struck while crossing street

Pedestrians struck while crossing street

HOLMES BEACH – The intersection of Gulf Drive and Marina Drive in Holmes Beach was temporarily closed May 12 after two female pedestrians were struck by a truck while crossing the street in a marked…
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May 15, 2023
By SUN contributor

City leaders continue garage fight

HOLMES BEACH – The Florida House of Representatives and Senate may have passed House Bill 947 on to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s desk, but that doesn’t mean that city leaders are done fighting against the con…
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May 8, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Cortezian breaks state record with backyard pumpkin

Cortezian breaks state record with backyard pumpkin

CORTEZ – What started out as a casual pastime for Cortez resident and backyard farmer Tim Caniff has turned into a serious statewide agriculture record. At 1,039 pounds, Caniff’s great pumpkin – g…
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