Community News
April 6, 2019
Increased costs anticipated for Bradenton Beach dock project
BRADENTON BEACH – Bradenton Beach’s long-delayed $119,980 floating dock project may now cost an additional $45,302 to $69,456 to complete.
On Wednesday, April 3, Police Chief and pier team facilit…
April 2, 2019
Grace period given for golf cart seatbelts
HOLMES BEACH – If you live in Holmes Beach and drive a regular golf cart around town, you now need seatbelts for yourself and every passenger.
Commissioners voted to approve a final reading of an…
April 2, 2019
The bright lights of the stage at AME
Anna Maria Elementary second graders performed “Broadway Beat” on Tuesday, March 19, following the PTO dinner from the Columbia Restaurant, thanks to restaurant manager John Monetti, a school parent.
April 2, 2019
Two city pier pilings fail
ANNA MARIA – According to Mayor Dan Murphy, two concrete pier pilings recently fractured and the cause of one of the piling fractures remained unknown at week’s end.
Murphy provided city commissio…
March 30, 2019
Spring break in full swing
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anna Maria Island beaches are busy and business owners are enjoying a banner Spring break season.
A mid-week visit to Manatee Beach in Holmes Beach found a quartet of students…
March 29, 2019
Coquina Beach south parking lot closing Monday
BRADENTON BEACH – Parking spaces at Coquina Beach will become a little more scarce when the south parking lot closes on Monday, April 1.
The south parking lot is closing for up to a year to accomm…
March 29, 2019
New filing in tree house case
HOLMES BEACH – A new battle is beginning in the ongoing war between the city of Holmes Beach and tree house owners Richard Hazen and Lynn Tran.
A summons was received at Holmes Beach City Hall Mar…
March 28, 2019
Avenue C projects winding down
BRADENTON BEACH – Avenue C residents should see drainage projects completed before summer, according to city officials.
City commissioners have approved Westra Construction’s request to extend its…
March 27, 2019
Waterspout west of the Martinique
A waterspout formed west of the Martinique condominiums in the Gulf of Mexico this morning, pictured here behind Island Gallery West in Holmes Beach; a second waterspout briefly formed. Skies have cl…
March 26, 2019
Anna Maria enacts sign moratorium
ANNA MARIA – An emergency sign moratorium is now in effect in the city of Anna Maria.
Enacted by the city commission during an emergency meeting on Thursday, March 21, the temporary moratorium pro…













