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City issues substantial damage assessment letters

Jan 8, 2025 – Joe Hendricks
December 31, 2024
By SUN contributor

SBA loans offer recovery relief

HOLMES BEACH – A new financial option may be available to residents and business owners affected by recent hurricanes. Anna Nunez appeared before commissioners on Dec. 17 to discuss the U.S. Small B…
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December 23, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Ginny’s and Jane E’s reopens

Ginny’s and Jane E’s reopens

ANNA MARIA – Ginny’s and Jane E’s Café reopened on Dec. 18 at 7 a.m. The café and retail business had been closed since the pre-Hurricane Helene evacuations took place in late September. Paul and…
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December 23, 2024
By SUN contributor
December 23, 2024
By SUN contributor
Former bank to be new hot spot

Former bank to be new hot spot

HOLMES BEACH — A new family-friendly complex is coming to the corner of Gulf and Marina Drives now that city leaders have approved the site plan. Business owner Jake Spooner is planning a second Isl…
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December 17, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Christmas bikes an annual labor of love

Christmas bikes an annual labor of love

ANNA MARIA – Each year, Anna Maria resident Carl Augostini restores discarded bikes and donates them to a Sara­sota church to give away during the Christmas holiday. This year, Augostini restored…
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December 16, 2024
By Leslie Lake
City gives green light to Pines repairs

City gives green light to Pines repairs

BRADENTON BEACH – After nearly three months of uncertainty, 83 of the 86 Pines Trailer Park owners received a notice from the city that they may repair their hurricane-damaged mobile homes with the p…
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December 16, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria ‘Rings in the Recovery’

Anna Maria ‘Rings in the Recovery’

ANNA MARIA – The first of two city-sponsored “Ring in the Recovery” events drew residents and visitors to Pine Avenue on Saturday afternoon. A second “Ring in the Recovery” event is scheduled on S…
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December 16, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Moose lodges host Christmas party for kids

Moose lodges host Christmas party for kids

BRADENTON – Anna Maria Island Moose Lodge #2188 and Bradenton Moose Lodge #1223 teamed up to bring holiday joy to area children on Dec. 14. As was the case with the AMI lodge’s annual kid’s Hallowee…
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December 9, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
‘Love Shack’ cottage owner staves off condemnation

‘Love Shack’ cottage owner staves off condemnation

BRADENTON BEACH – Another Bradenton Beach homeowner has successfully fought the city’s condemna­tion of his hurricane-damaged home. In November, Bradenton Beach resident Gash Caudill got the conde…
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December 9, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Pines Trailer Park parking lot converted to Pines Trailer Park parking lot converted to paid parking

Pines Trailer Park parking lot converted to public paid parking

BRADENTON BEACH – The park­ing lot for Pines Trailer Park residents at 201 First St. N. has been converted to a public paid parking lot. Signs went up in the past week indicating a pay-by-plate sy…
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