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Commissioners go forward with permit parking

Jul 12, 2020 – SUN contributor
July 4, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Fourth of July celebrated on Bradenton Beach beaches and waterways

Fourth of July celebrated on beaches and waterways

BRADENTON BEACH – Folks flocked to Bradenton Beach and the south end of Anna Maria Island to celebrate the Fourth of July. At 9:30 a.m., a short line of vehicles towing personal watercraft and boa…
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July 4, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Nurse and others assist unconscious Island Time guest

Nurse and others assist unconscious Island Time guest

BRADENTON BEACH – Bradenton resident and registered nurse Cindy Zembrzuski recently helped revive a fallen patron at Island Time Bar & Grill in Bradenton Beach. Now she’s caring for COVID-19 pati…
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July 2, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria extends mandatory mask order

Anna Maria extends mandatory mask order

Updated July 3, 2020 – ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy and the Anna Maria City Commission have extended the city’s mandatory mask order for another seven days. The emergency mask order originally en…
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June 30, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

Masks remain optional in Bradenton Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – The Bradenton Beach City Commission is not mandating that masks and face coverings be worn and there are no plans to close the county beaches during the Fourth of July weekend. D…
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June 29, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Smoking prohibited on new City Pier

Smoking prohibited on new City Pier

ANNA MARIA – Smoking is now prohibited on the new Anna Maria City Pier. Dogs, bicycles and alcohol were already prohibited on the pier, and these new and existing prohibitions are being addressed…
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June 29, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

First COVID-19 case reported in Anna Maria

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – According to the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), the first positive COVID-19 case in Anna Maria became known on Friday, June 26. The case appeared on the Saturday, June 27…
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June 29, 2020
By SUN contributor
Commissioners consider permit parking

Commissioners consider permit parking

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners are considering a change to the current prohibition against street-side parking on the west side of the city. That change may come in the form of permit parking for resid…
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June 29, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Devon Straight named Officer of the Year

Devon Straight named Officer of the Year

BRADENTON BEACH – Devon Straight is the Bradenton Beach Police Department’s Officer of the Year. “I’ve prepared for my law enforcement career for as long as I can remember and I’m more than honore…
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June 25, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria enacts mandatory mask order

Anna Maria enacts mandatory mask order

UPDATED June 28, 2020 at 2:41 p.m. ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria City Commission has enacted a seven-day emergency order that mandates face masks be worn inside spaces beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday…
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June 25, 2020
By SUN contributor
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Face masks/coverings required in Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – Beginning today anyone entering a restaurant or other business in Holmes Beach has to wear a face mask to help slow the spread of COVID-19, with a few exceptions. If you are in a si…
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