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Commissioners work to clean up beach litter

Jul 25, 2022 – SUN contributor
June 28, 2022
By SUN contributor
Hit-and-run suspect sentenced to jail time

Hit-and-run driver sentenced to jail time

MANATEE COUNTY – Cierra Shannon, 28, of Holmes Beach, was sentenced on June 20 to four years in prison after pleading no contest on April 11 to a first-degree felony charge of leaving the scene of a…
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June 21, 2022
By SUN contributor
Gloves come off in parking garage discussion

Gloves come off in parking garage discussion

HOLMES BEACH – The gloves are off in the fight between city leaders and Manatee County Commission Chair Kevin Van Ostenbridge after the county commissioner made an appearance during a city commission…
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June 5, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Holmes Beach Hummer not just for show

Holmes Beach Hummer not just for show

HOLMES BEACH – The Holmes Beach Police Department has a new tool that can not only turn heads, but also save lives. On the Island, it’s not uncommon to see a Ferrari or Rolls Royce passing by in t…
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June 5, 2022
By SUN contributor

Holmes Beach parking changes planned

HOLMES BEACH – More parking changes are being proposed for Anna Maria Island’s largest city, but this one doesn’t affect the number of available parking spaces, just how they’re used. During a May…
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May 23, 2022
By SUN contributor
Beachgoers unite, sue for access

Beachgoers unite, sue for access

HOLMES BEACH – With beachgoers filing a lawsuit Friday against the property owners on 78th Street who closed a beach access point, the Real Island Podcast team took to the airwaves Sunday in hopes of…
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May 23, 2022
By SUN contributor
Kingfish renovations make room for water taxi

Kingfish renovations make room for water taxi

HOLMES BEACH – City and Manatee County leaders aren’t seeing eye to eye on the county’s renovation plans for the Kingfish Boat Ramp, where one vision includes a water taxi stop. Responding to alle…
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May 16, 2022
By SUN contributor
Trees get the ax in Kingfish renovation plans

Trees get the ax in Kingfish renovation plans

MANATEE COUNTY – Plans are underway to make significant changes at the Kingfish Boat Ramp in Holmes Beach, but those improvements are coming at a significant cost, namely the removal of a well-used p…
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May 9, 2022
By SUN contributor
Beach parking meeting reaps results

Beach parking meeting reaps results

HOLMES BEACH – Leaders from state, county and city governments are coming together to find solutions to ongoing public parking and beach access issues on Anna Maria Island. Holmes Beach Mayor Judy…
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May 9, 2022
By SUN contributor
Battle at Bali Hai continues

Battle at Bali Hai continues

HOLMES BEACH – Special Magistrate Michael Connolly ruled in the city’s favor in two code compliance cases against the owners of the Bali Hai Beach Resort, but attorney Louis Najmy says the fight’s no…
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May 8, 2022
By SUN contributor
Special magistrate postpones rat case

Special magistrate postpones rat case

HOLMES BEACH – Residents – one with a rat problem – expressed their disagreement with two of Special Magistrate Michael Connolly’s rulings during a late April code compliance hearing. Lois Huntington…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting