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New fiscal year, new budget in Holmes Beach

Aug 16, 2017 – SUN contributor
May 10, 2017
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach dog park

Dog park improvements sought for Fido

HOLMES BEACH — This park may already have gone to the dogs, but that doesn’t mean improvements aren’t needed. Seven pet owners appeared before members of the Holmes Beach Parks and Beautification…
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May 3, 2017
By SUN contributor

Holmes Beach disappoints Center leadership

HOLMES BEACH — Commissioners agreed to help financially support The Center of Anna Maria Island, but the amount wasn’t quite what the nonprofit and its supporters were hoping for. After much discu…
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April 23, 2017
By SUN contributor

Grassy Point reopens to the public

HOLMES BEACH — The gates of Grassy Point Preserve are officially open, at least for the hours between dawn and dusk. City leaders and more than 30 guests gathered April 19 for a ribbon cutting…
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April 3, 2017
By SUN contributor
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Holmes Beach wins Bert Harris victory

HOLMES BEACH — Holmes Beach scores one point in the battle between the city and the Bert Harris Act. City leaders received notice March 22 that the court had rendered a final judgment in favor of…
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March 22, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Coast Guard bridge timing

What it takes to change a bridge timing

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Michael Lieberum, Chief of Bridge Operations for the United States Coast Guard’s Seventh District, explained last week how the bridge timing requests for two Island bridges will b…
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March 16, 2017
By SUN contributor
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Holmes Beach selects Cari Roth as state lobbyist

HOLMES BEACH — Lobbyist Cari Roth will continue to represent Holmes Beach in the state Legislature to oppose two proposed bills. Holmes Beach commissioners unanimously voted Feb. 28 to approve a c…
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March 1, 2017
By SUN contributor

FDOT approves Holmes Beach speed changes

HOLMES BEACH — It didn’t take long for the Florida Department of Transportation to respond to Holmes Beach commissioners’ request to return the Holmes Beach speed limit to 35 miles per hour west of t…
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February 9, 2017
By SUN contributor
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Road rage lowers speed limit

HOLMES BEACH — Drivers crossing the Anna Maria Island bridge may have noticed a recent speed limit change. The slowdown going in and out of Holmes Beach via Manatee Avenue isn’t all due to extra t…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting