Community News
October 19, 2019
Post-Tropical Cyclone Nestor affects Anna Maria Island
Updated Oct. 19, 2019 at 8:35 p.m. – ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Post-Tropical Cyclone Nestor caused high surf, rip currents, wind gusts and flooding today on Anna Maria Island as it churned in the Gulf of M…
October 15, 2019
Vacation rental advertising ordinance adopted
ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria has a new ordinance on misleading advertising as part of its ongoing enforcement of vacation rental occupancy limits.
Adopted on second and final reading on Oct…
October 15, 2019
Meet the candidate: Rick Hurst
HOLMES BEACH – Commissioner Rick Hurst has his eyes set on a second term after the November election and is hopeful that the city’s voters agree.
Hurst first took the dais as a commissioner in…
October 15, 2019
Meet the candidate: Carol Soustek
HOLMES BEACH – Commissioner Carol Soustek is seeking a third full term in November when she runs for re-election to one of the city’s three available commission seats.
Soustek was first appoin…
October 14, 2019
Mayor delivers state of the city address
HOLMES BEACH – Mayor Judy Titsworth’s first of two years in office will come to a close in November. To recognize her first year as the city’s mayor, she took some time during the Oct. 8 commission m…
October 11, 2019
Construction begins on pier buildings
ANNA MARIA – The construction of the new Anna Maria City Pier bait shop began this week with Mason Martin Builders erecting the first bait shop wall on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
On Thursday, Oct. 10, Mayor…
October 11, 2019
Spring Lake recovery slow
HOLMES BEACH – The city’s leaders are hopeful for the recovery of Spring Lake’s waters but warn residents that a full recovery is going to take some time.
Mayor Judy Titsworth briefly touched on t…
October 10, 2019
White PVC railings discussed for Bridge Street Pier
BRADENTON BEACH – The city’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is exploring the possibility of replacing the unpainted Bridge Street Pier railings with white plastic PVC railings.
On Wednesday…
October 8, 2019
Questions on the ballot in Holmes Beach
HOLMES BEACH – City voters will have a lot more decisions to make with their votes in November than choosing which of the four commission candidates to elect to the city commission dais.
There wil…
October 8, 2019
Cortez Road roundabout proposed
BRADENTON BEACH – Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) plans to build a roundabout at Cortez Road and Gulf Drive will remain on hold until officials decide where the span of the new Cortez Bri…













