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Demolition in progress at proposed hotel site
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Demolition in progress at proposed hotel site

Jan 1, 2024 – Leslie Lake
December 12, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Bridge Street hotel project approved unanimously

Bridge Street hotel project approved unanimously

BRADENTON BEACH – The proposed hotel/restaurant/retail project on Bridge Street is a go, with 106 rooms, a 60-seat restaurant, 5,396 square feet of retail space and 154 on-site parking spaces. At th…
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December 5, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
AMI privateers party for a cause

AMI privateers party for a cause

RADENTON BEACH – It was a perfect night for a party and the Anna Maria Island Privateers know how to pack people in for a worthy cause. Last Saturday evening, thousands of people flocked to Bridge S…
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December 5, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Coquina Beach Trail improvements delayed

Coquina Beach trail improvements delayed

BRADENTON BEACH – Improvements to the Coquina Beach multi-use trail have been delayed. The trail is a paved path about the width of a city sidewalk that begins at the Longboat Pass parking lot and r…
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November 20, 2023
By Leslie Lake
P&Z unanimously recommends approval of hotel project

P&Z recommends approval of hotel project

BRADENTON BEACH – It’s all in the hands of city commission­ers now. Following a unanimous recom­mendation for approval from the city Planning and Zoning Board, the future of a 106-room hotel/resta…
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November 20, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Commissioners review hotel project

Commissioners review hotel project

BRADENTON BEACH – A 6.5-hour city commission public hearing on Nov. 16 for a proposed hotel/restaurant/retail project on Bridge Street and Gulf Drive led to warnings that something more impactful cou…
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November 13, 2023
By Leslie Lake
P&Z board approves hotel project

P&Z board approves hotel project

BRADENTON BEACH – In the second Planning and Zoning Board public hearing on a proposed 106-room hotel project, the board today unanimously recommended that Bradenton Beach commissioners approve the p…
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November 7, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Bridge Street hotel prompts public opposition

Bridge Street hotel prompts public opposition

BRADENTON BEACH – A long-awaited public hearing by the Planning and Zoning Board on a proposed 106-room hotel at the intersection of Bridge Street and Gulf Drive South brought an overflow crowd to ci…
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October 25, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Community rallies to assist local musician

Community rallies to assist local musician

BRADENTON BEACH – The Rock Extravaganza benefit held at the Drift In on Oct. 15 raised nearly $7,000 for local musician Mack Black. A $4,000 donation Black received from a Drift In patron before the…
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October 17, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Woman hospitalized following raccoon attack

Woman hospitalized following raccoon attack

BRADENTON BEACH – A Palm Harbor woman was recently hospitalized after being attacked by raccoons. Bradenton Beach Police Officer Devon Straight responded to the Oct. 7 incident at the Tradewinds Res…
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October 10, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Expert to review ‘big red flag’ in zoning irregularities

Expert to review ‘big red flag’ in zoning irregularities

BRADENTON BEACH – In what City Attorney Ricinda Perry described as a “concerning situation” at an Oct. 5 city commission meeting, a city building official has determined that several properties in th…
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