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Aqua by the Bay hearing Thursday

Feb 4, 2020 – Joe Hendricks
September 10, 2019
By SUN contributor
Local first responders offer Hurricane Dorian assistance

Local first responders offer Hurricane Dorian assistance

ORLANDO – Anna Maria Island didn’t feel the effects of Hurricane Dorian, but Manatee County’s first responders didn’t take it easy as the storm swept by Florida’s east coast. First responders from ar…
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August 19, 2019
By SUN contributor
Paid parking may be coming to county boat ramps

Paid parking may be coming to county boat ramps

MANATEE COUNTY – A user fee is being proposed for boaters using any of the Manatee County managed boat ramps. There are 10 county-managed boat ramps in Manatee County with three on Anna Maria Isla…
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August 6, 2019
By SUN contributor
Palma Sola Boat Ramp remains closed

Palma Sola Boat Ramp remains closed

PALMETTO – The Palma Sola Boat Ramp remains closed as Manatee County officials seek funding to make necessary repairs. The issue of the closed boat ramp was broached by Bradenton Ward One Councilm…
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July 16, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Shark dragging trial moved to September

Shark dragging trial moved to September

Updated July 23, 2019 – TAMPA – Robert “Bo” Benac is now scheduled to stand trial on Monday, Sept. 16 for his alleged role in a much-publicized shark dragging incident captured on video in 2017. T…
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June 24, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
County commission approves Coquina Beach tree removals

County commission approves Coquina Beach tree removals

BRADENTON – Manatee County commissioners have approved removing 97 more Australian pines from the south Coquina Beach parking lot, bringing the total so far to 103, including six already removed earl…
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May 26, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
County’s plan to remove Coquina Beach trees meets opposition

County’s plan to remove Coquina Beach trees meets opposition

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners are surprised and dismayed to learn that Manatee County plans to remove up to 120 Australian pine trees from the south end of the Coquina Beach parking area. T…
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April 27, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Dog park renamed in Laurie Crawford’s honor

Dog park renamed in Laurie Crawford’s honor

BRADENTON – The dog park at G.T. Bray Park in Bradenton is now the Laurie Crawford Dog Park. Opened in 2000 as the Happy Tails Dog Park, Manatee County’s first dog park is now named in honor of th…
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April 20, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Crawford dog park dedication Friday

Crawford dog park dedication Friday

BRADENTON – People and pups are invited to the Happy Tails Dog Park at G.T. Bray Park on Friday, April 26 at 2 p.m. for a dedication ceremony renaming the park in honor of Laurie Crawford, who was in…
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March 29, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Coquina Beach south parking lot closing Monday

Coquina Beach south parking lot closing Monday

BRADENTON BEACH – Parking spaces at Coquina Beach will become a little more scarce when the south parking lot closes on Monday, April 1. The south parking lot is closing for up to a year to accomm…
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March 16, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
County commissioners tour pier construction site

County commissioners tour pier construction site

ANNA MARIA – Manatee County Commissioners Betsy Benac, Steve Jonsson and Carol Whitmore took a boat tour of the Anna Maria City Pier construction site Friday afternoon. Using tourist tax and surpl…
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