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Aug 22, 2023 – Leslie Lake
August 12, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Marty Tupin: A colorful character remembered

Marty Tupin: A colorful character remembered

BRADENTON BEACH – Longtime Cortez and Bradenton Beach resident Marty Tupin passed away on Aug. 1, just a few weeks before his 63rd birthday. Over the years, Marty was a commercial fisherman, a fib…
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August 8, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Beach Market scheduled to open in October

Beach Market scheduled to open in October

COQUINA BEACH – Nearly a year after the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau took over the management of the Coquina Beach Market from the previous market director, a new manager and opening…
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July 31, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
City staff addresses single room vacation rentals

Single-room rentals in vacation homes prohibited

BRADENTON BEACH – City staff recently answered an inquiry regarding single-room rentals in vacation rental homes with a definite “No.” On July 19, Prime Vacations Compliance Specialist Rina Hernande…
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July 25, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach CRA budget planning begins

Bradenton Beach CRA budget planning begins

BRADENTON BEACH – The Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) expects to receive $635,677 in ad valorem property tax revenues during the 2023-24 fiscal year. City Treasurer Shayne Thomp…
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July 25, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
AMOB enhancements progressing

AMOB enhancements progressing

BRADENTON BEACH – The Anna Maria Oyster Bar (AMOB) is getting closer to completing several improvements sought for its Bradenton Beach Pier-based restaurant operations. On July 20, the Bradenton Bea…
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July 25, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Christmas in July benefits underprivileged kids

Christmas in July benefits underprivileged kids

BRADENTON BEACH – The Anna Maria Island Privateers and the Drift In raised $2,350 during Saturday’s annual Christmas in July fundraiser. Saturday evening’s fundraising efforts included two raffles…
July 3, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
AMI Moose lodge wins another Premier Lodge Award

AMI Moose Lodge wins another Premier Lodge Award

BRADENTON BEACH – The Anna Maria Island Moose Lodge #2188 has won a Premier Lodge Award for a second consecutive year. The honor was bestowed upon the AMI lodge and several other qualifying lodges n…
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July 3, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Man, 71, drowns at Coquina Beach

Man, 71, drowns at Coquina Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – While the water may look calm and harmless, a number of drowning deaths have struck the Gulf coast of Florida over the last month, and a 71-year-old Bradenton man was the latest to…
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June 29, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Coquina Beach parking lot improvements nearly complete

Coquina Beach parking lot improvements nearly complete

BRADENTON BEACH – Almost the entire Coquina Beach parking lot is now available to beachgoers, including those visiting the beach during the extended Fourth of July weekend. The second phase of Man…
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June 29, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Racing boat visiting Drift In

Racing boat visiting Drift In

BRADENTON BEACH – One of the offshore racing boats participating in the 39th Annual Sarasota Grand Prix powerboat races will make a post-race appearance at the Drift In in Braden­ton Beach on Monday…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting