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Nov 25, 2025 – Joe Hendricks
November 4, 2025
By Leslie Lake

Roser Food Pantry seeking volunteers, donations

ANNA MARIA – The need for services at the Roser Food Pantry often outpaces its capacity to help, according to staff, but that gap is expected to widen as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SN…
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November 4, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Kwiatkowski named Florida Fire Marshal of the Year

Kwiatkowski named Florida Fire Marshal of the Year

BRADENTON – West Manatee Fire Rescue District (WMFR) Fire Marshal Rodney Kwiatkowski is the Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association’s 2025 Florida Fire Marshal of the Year. The award was pr…
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October 27, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Holmes Beach commission seats to be decided Nov. 4

Holmes Beach commission seats to be decided Nov. 4

HOLMES BEACH – The three winners in the four-candidate Holmes Beach City Commission race will be known after in-person voting concludes on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Carol Soustek, Terry Schae­fer, Steve Oelf…
October 27, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
City Pier buildings emptied

City Pier buildings emptied

ANNA MARIA – The hurricane-damaged contents of the city-owned buildings at the T-end of the City Pier have been removed. The content removal is the first step of cleaning, remedi­ating and repairing…
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October 27, 2025
By Leslie Lake
City approves Augello as interim city attorney

City approves Augello as interim city attorney

BRADENTON BEACH – The city commission unanimously approved Mayor John Chappie’s recommendation that Erica Augello as lead attorney and the Trask Daigneault LLP law firm be appointed as interim city a…
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July 21, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Beach cabana rentals under scrutiny

Beach cabana rentals under scrutiny

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners held their second discussion about commercial beach cabanas on July 17 and will consider the issue again in a special work meeting to be scheduled. In response t…
July 15, 2025
By Leslie Lake

Bradenton Beach commissioners consider beach cabanas

BRADENTON BEACH – Following city commissioners’ discussion on July 10 about commercial beach cabana companies doing business on public beaches, commissioners asked City Attorney Ricinda Perry to look…
April 22, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Huibers leaving Clean Water Committee

Huibers leaving Clean Water Committee

HOLMES BEACH – Clean Water Ad Hoc Committee founding member and longtime Chair Ron Huibers is leaving the committee after its May 14 meeting. In January, Huibers relinquished the chair’s position an…
April 21, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Sail & Power Squadron identifies missing waterway markers

Sail & Power Squadron identifies missing waterway markers

ANNA MARIA – City resident and Anna Maria Island Sail & Power Squadron member David Haddox helped the city determine which buoys and waterway markers remain in place, which markers are missing as…
April 21, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Pines residents speak out on paid parking

Pines residents speak out on paid parking

BRADENTON BEACH – Pines Trailer Park residents came to an April 17 city commission meeting well-prepared and represented to discuss their lack of parking at the park. At issue was the parking lot at…

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