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Garage bill rolling through House

Apr 3, 2023 – SUN contributor
February 20, 2023
By SUN contributor
Bill filed to build beach parking garage

Bill filed to build beach parking garage

HOLMES BEACH – Just like the traffic headed to Anna Maria Island on holidays, an effort by Florida legislators to build a parking garage at Manatee Beach is inching forward. House Bill 947 was filed…
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February 7, 2023
By SUN contributor
The curious case of the missing parking signs

The curious case of the missing parking signs

HOLMES BEACH – Residents who live near beach access points have noticed something strange happening over the past week – some permit parking only and no parking signs have been disappearing f…
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January 31, 2023
By SUN contributor

Island officials unite to preserve home rule

HOLMES BEACH – Anna Maria Island’s elected officials are uniting to preserve home rule in the face of recent attempts by state legislators to circumvent local parking ordinances and fund a study to d…
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January 24, 2023
By SUN contributor
Tree house closer to demolition

Tree house closer to demolition

MANATEE COUNTY – Holmes Beach city leaders have won a judgment in their favor in the long-debated case of a two-story beachfront tree house constructed at the Angelinos Sea Lodge. Now, May…
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January 4, 2023
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach: The Year in Review

Holmes Beach: The Year in Review

HOLMES BEACH – City leaders may be more than ready to put 2022 in their rearview mirrors. The year was full of ups and downs in the biggest little city on Anna Maria Island. The Island Branch Libr…
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December 28, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Iconic Christmas tree turns 20

Iconic Christmas tree turns 20

HOLMES BEACH – Many businesses put up beautiful Christmas trees to celebrate the season, but one special tree is celebrating 20 years of making a personal connection with customers from around the wo…
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December 20, 2022
By SUN contributor

Rezone application comes under commission fire

HOLMES BEACH – The owner of a former bank property is seeking to have his property rezoned to allow for a more intense commercial use, but commissioners aren’t sure it’s in the best interests…
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December 6, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Chamber Tree Lighting brightens Holmes Beach

Christmas tree lighting brightens Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – At nearly 80 degrees, it may not have felt a lot like Christmas weather-wise, but the spirit of friendship, carols and Santa with his sleigh made the annual Anna Maria Island Chamber o…
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November 24, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
AME student’s art on patrol with HBPD officer

AME student’s art on patrol with HBPD officer

HOLMES BEACH – Anna Maria Elementary School fifth grader Charlee Maize has her artwork displayed in an unconventional place – in the window of Holmes Beach Police Officer Christine LaBranche’…
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November 14, 2022
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach road work causes traffic delays

Holmes Beach road work causes traffic delays

HOLMES BEACH – Anyone driving through the largest Anna Maria Island city knows that drivers need more patience than usual to make it through the traffic congestion snaking through the center of the c…
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