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Coleman concerned about Island’s unemployed workforce
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Coleman concerned about Island’s unemployed workforce

Apr 20, 2020 – Joe Hendricks
March 16, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Hardship provision added to building moratorium

Hardship provision added to building moratorium

ANNA MARIA – The 60-day temporary emergency building moratorium enacted Wednesday, March 4 now includes a new hardship provision to allow some projects to break ground despite the moratorium. The…
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March 16, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
New City Pier expected to open in April

New City Pier expected to open in April

ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy expects the new Anna Maria City Pier to open in April, but he has not yet determined an exact opening date. “It looks like in the April timeframe we’ll be opening the…
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March 2, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Potential tenants attend City Pier pre-bid meeting

Potential tenants attend City Pier pre-bid meeting

ANNA MARIA – More than a dozen restaurateurs are potentially interested in leasing the new City Pier restaurant and bait shop. Last week, the deadline to submit proposals in response to the city’s…
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March 2, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Manatee County resident being treated for coronavirus

Manatee County resident being treated for coronavirus

MANATEE COUNTY – The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) has announced that a Manatee County resident is one of the first two people in Florida to presumptively test positive for the coronavirus…
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February 17, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Pier opening delayed by electrical issues

Pier opening delayed by electrical issues

ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy and the Anna Maria Commission are planning the opening ceremonies for the new City Pier, but the exact date of the opening remains unknown due to an electrical issue…
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January 28, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Charlie Hunsicker

Beach renourishment delayed until April

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The beach renourishment project originally slated to begin in February has been pushed back to April, according to Charlie Hunsicker, director of the Manatee County Parks and Natu…
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January 27, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Carter and York named Citizens of the Year

Carter and York named Citizens of the Year

ANNA MARIA – Bob Carter and Dick York are the city of Anna Maria’s Citizens of the Year for 2019. Carter and York were selected by the Citizen Recognition Committee that consisted of Deputy City C…
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January 12, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Commission rejects Schoenfelder's pier lease offer

Commission rejects Schoenfelder’s pier lease offer

ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria City Commission has rejected Mario Schoenfelder’s final offer to lease the restaurant and bait shop buildings at the end of the new Anna Maria City Pier. The commission…
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January 7, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Pier lease offer to be discussed Friday

Pier lease offer to be discussed Friday

ANNA MARIA – On Friday, Jan. 10, Mayor Dan Murphy and the Anna Maria City Commission will discuss Mario Schoenfelder’s final offer to lease the restaurant and bait shop buildings being built on the n…
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December 29, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
New pier takes shape

New pier takes shape

Updated Jan. 2, 2020 – The Anna Maria City Commission will discuss  Schoenfelder’s final offer at a special city meeting  on Friday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. Schoenfelder, who divides his time between A…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting