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COVID-19 sharply on the rise in Florida

Jul 26, 2021 – Sun staff
July 26, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
FDEP allows beachfront development

FDEP allows beachfront development

ANNA MARIA – In a move that critics label “rogue,” the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) will allow Fedora Campbell to build a beachfront home seaward of the Coastal Construction…
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July 20, 2021
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach leaders start 2021-22 budget talks

Holmes Beach leaders start 2021-22 budget talks

HOLMES BEACH – Budget discussions are underway in Holmes Beach and commissioners so far have only made a few minor adjustments to the proposed 2021-22 fiscal year finances. City Treasurer Lori Hil…
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July 20, 2021
By SUN contributor
Interconnected site plans denied for now

Interconnected site plans denied for now

HOLMES BEACH – Two business owners who submitted site plans for approval by city commissioners didn’t receive good news from commissioners but there’s still hope for approval at a future meeting…
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July 19, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Reimagining Pine Avenue discussions continue

Reimagining Pine Avenue discussions continue

ANNA MARIA – The second Reimagining Pine Avenue meeting took place at city hall on Monday, July 12. A third public information meeting is scheduled at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20. The final study r…
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July 19, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Siblings and community assisting BJ Lipke after cancer diagnosis

Siblings, community assisting BJ Lipke after cancer diagnosis

CORTEZ – Former Cortez resident Rose Lipke has started an online fundraiser for her brother BJ Lipke’s newly-discovered battle with cancer. Last week, Rose Lipke, a well-known local artist who now…
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July 19, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Beachfront homeowners launch Preserve AMI campaign

Beachfront homeowners launch Preserve AMI campaign

ANNA MARIA – Homeowners Wendy and Robert Jordan recently launched the Preserve AMI campaign, in part to protect their mostly unobstructed view of the beach and the Gulf of Mexico. The campaign als…
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July 18, 2021
By SUN contributor
New structural problems in Holmes Beach

Building evacuated due to structural issues

HOLMES BEACH – A four-unit building on Sixth Avenue was voluntarily evacuated on July 15 after a repairman noticed structural issues with the balconies. Building Official Neal Schwartz said that t…
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July 18, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Neutrogena sunscreens

J&J recalls sunscreen due to traces of benzene

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Attention beachgoers: Johnson & Johnson has recalled five of its popular Aveeno and Neutrogena aerosol sunscreens due to low levels of benzene, which has been linked to cancer…
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July 18, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
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Island Grill employee faces child pornography charges

HOLMES BEACH – A Manatee county resident and employee of the Island Grill has been arrested by Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies and charged with 26 counts of possession of child pornography, a felon…
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July 11, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Copeland returns to the Anna Maria City Commission

Copeland returns to Anna Maria City Commission

ANNA MARIA – A familiar face has returned to the Anna Maria City Commission on a temporary basis. On Thursday, July 8, the four-member commission unanimously appointed former Commissioner Doug Cop…
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April 9, 2025
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