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Jan 10, 2022 – Joe Hendricks
December 13, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Candy canes take center stage on Bridge Street

Candy canes take center stage on Bridge Street

BRADENTON BEACH – From Main Street, Champaign, Illinois in 1898 to Bridge Street, Bradenton Beach, Florida in 2021, a fourth-generation candy maker is making candy canes the old-fashioned way. A p…
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December 12, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Annie Silver remains without a president

Annie Silver Center closer to electing permanent board

BRADENTON BEACH – The Annie Silver Community Center board met on Dec. 6 to address several issues, including replacing retiring president Linda Yarger, whose last official day was Sept. 30.  Jim H…
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December 6, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Boat parade draws happy holiday crowd

Boat parade draws happy holiday crowd

BRADENTON BEACH – Locals and tourists flooded Bridge Street to watch the 3rd Annual Bradenton Beach Holiday Boat Parade on Saturday, Dec. 4. Boat owners were invited to show their holiday spirit by…
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December 5, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Privateers raise money for scholarships

Privateers raise money for scholarships

BRADENTON BEACH – The Anna Maria Island Privateers invaded the Drift In to raise money for their scholarship fund on Saturday. “I didn’t know what was going on, I just assumed people here dress as p…
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November 22, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Christmas has come to Bridge Street

Christmas has come to Bridge Street

BRADENTON BEACH – Take a walk down Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach and you’ll find it difficult not to be in the holiday spirit. On Saturday, Nov. 20, the city lit the most Christmas lights ever…
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November 21, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Annie Silver remains without a president

Annie Silver remains without a president

BRADENTON BEACH – Annie Silver Community Center members were unable to elect a president at their board meeting on Nov. 15 due to a lack of attendance. During its first post-COVID-19 meeting on Se…
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November 2, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach mayors race

Chappie re-elected mayor, term limits remain in place

BRADENTON BEACH – Voters have re-elected John Chappie as the city’s mayor. Chappie will serve a third consecutive term as mayor and his sixth overall. Running unopposed, incumbent city commissione…
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October 30, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Chappie and Galuszka discuss mayor’s race and city issues

Chappie and Galuszka discuss mayor’s race and city issues

BRADENTON BEACH – Barring a tied vote or some other complication, the winner of the Bradenton Beach mayor’s race will be known Tuesday evening after in-person voting concludes at 7 p.m. In-person…
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October 28, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Runaway Bay condos hit with massive property insurance increase

Runaway Bay condos hit with massive property insurance increase

BRADENTON BEACH – The Runaway Bay Condominium Homeowners Association is experiencing a 337% increase in its annual property insurance premiums, an increase that may eventually be felt by other condo…
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October 25, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
FDOT stresses patience during sidewalk replacement project

FDOT stresses patience during sidewalk replacement project

BRADENTON BEACH – The Florida Department of Transportation’s installation of a brick paver sidewalk along Gulf Drive North was temporarily complicated by a broken water pipe. The construction acci…
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April 9, 2025
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