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Oct 26, 2020 – Cindy Lane
October 19, 2020
By SUN contributor
Commissioners ready autocycle moratorium

Commissioners ready autocycle moratorium

HOLMES BEACH – Officials here are working towards putting some restrictions on autocycle operations and rentals in the city. The moratorium, which is scheduled to begin as soon as the ordinance pa…
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October 19, 2020
By SUN contributor
Increases coming for parking violations

Increases coming for parking violations

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners agreed unanimously to move a draft ordinance raising parking fine violations to a first reading. During an Oct. 13 work session, Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer…
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October 19, 2020
By SUN contributor

CARES Act funding applications reopen

MANATEE COUNTY – Applications are reopening for local nonprofit managers, small business owners and residents financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to request CARES Act funding through the co…
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October 18, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

Possible murder-suicide under investigation

BRADENTON BEACH – A concerned father found his daughter and her roommate dead in their home on Saturday afternoon in what police say could be a case of murder-suicide. Bradenton Beach Police respo…
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October 12, 2020
By SUN contributor
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Candidates give last word on the election

HOLMES BEACH – With the Nov. 3 election nearly upon us, mail-in voting already begun and early in-person voting beginning Oct. 19, voters have a limited amount of time to finish making their selectio…
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October 12, 2020
By SUN contributor
Check your ballot status online

Check your ballot status online

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Voters who requested mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 election are reporting problems after ballots are sent in and the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office isn’t reaching…
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October 12, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

City seeks legal opinion from attorney general

ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria City Commission seeks an opinion from the Florida Attorney General’s office as to whether the same company can serve as project engineer and project inspector on the same…
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October 11, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

City Pier Grill anticipates November opening

ANNA MARIA – Barring any unforeseen circumstances, The City Pier Grill is still on track to open on Friday, Nov. 20. Also featuring a bait shop, The City Pier Grill will be operated by GSM Partner…
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October 5, 2020
By Cindy Lane

COVID scuttles fishing festival

CORTEZ – The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) board decided unanimously tonight to cancel the 39th annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival next February due to COVID-19. The two-d…
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October 4, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

Two parking garage questions on Bradenton Beach ballot

BRADENTON BEACH – With vote-by-mail ballots already being cast, Bradenton Beach voters have begun deciding whether the city charter will prohibit or allow parking garages. The Bradenton Beach ball…
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