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TDC supports Mote Marine on City Pier

Apr 19, 2021 – Joe Hendricks
April 12, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Piney Point spill may have ripple effect on tourism

Piney Point spill may have ripple effect on tourism

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The potential harm from the Piney Point wastewater spill could go beyond impacting water quality and wildlife to affecting tourism. Some soon-to-be visitors from around the cou…
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April 12, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Holmes Beach gets ATVs through grant

Holmes Beach police get two new ATVs with COVID grant

HOLMES BEACH – The Police Department has two new Polaris side-by-side ATVs thanks to a grant set aside for COVID enforcement activities by law enforcement agencies. “We decided to get a couple of th…
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April 12, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
News banners help promote Old Town Tram

New banners help promote Old Town Tram

BRADENTON BEACH – Banners are now in place as part of the Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency’s (CRA) ongoing efforts to make more people aware of the free Old Town Tram service. The fr…
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April 12, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
City seeks $31,645 from last Sunshine Law lawsuit defendant

City seeks $31,645 from last Sunshine Law lawsuit defendant

BRADENTON BEACH – The city is seeking $31,645 in attorney fees, paralegal fees and legal costs from lawsuit defendant Reed Mapes. Mapes is the only defendant who has not settled with the city in t…
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April 12, 2021
By SUN contributor
Parks members set sights on former bank property

Parks committee members set sights on former bank property

HOLMES BEACH – Members of the city’s Parks and Beautification Committee are working on a proposal which, if approved by city commissioners, could create an acre of green space at the city’s commercia…
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April 8, 2021
By SUN contributor

County to close vaccine appointments, site

MANATEE COUNTY – If you’ve been waiting to get a COVID-19 vaccine at the county-run Tom Bennett Park vaccination site, your chances to get that first shot are about to be limited. In an April 7 pr…
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April 6, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
County says Piney Point crisis is “under control”

County says Piney Point crisis is “under control”

PALMETTO – County and state officials believe they now have the Piney Point crisis under control. During today’s 4 p.m. press conference, acting County Administrator Scott Hopes said, “This has be…
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April 4, 2021
By Tom Vaught
Worshippers brave cold sunrise service

Worshippers brave cold Easter sunrise service

HOLMES BEACH – More than a thousand people braved chilly temperatures at Manatee Beach to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ at the 56th Annual Easter Sunrise Service. The annual event was…
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April 2, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Study could mean major improvements to Longboat Key bridge

Study could mean major improvements to Longboat Key bridge

COQUINA BEACH – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District One is conducting a Project Development and Environmental Study (PD&E) for the heavily-traveled and often congested SR 789…
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March 29, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Turtle released in bay

ANNA MARIA – A small crowd clapped and cheered as Mote Marine’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital staff released a loggerhead sea turtle, nicknamed “O-H,” into Tampa Bay from Bayfront Park on Wednes…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting