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Grassy Point expansion plans stall
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Grassy Point expansion plans stall

Jul 30, 2019 – SUN contributor
July 16, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
George Wilson Jr. – a legendary life

George Wilson Jr. – a legendary life

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anna Maria Island lost a beloved friend and local character when 67-year-old George Cameron Wilson Jr. passed away on Monday, July 8. Wilson worked at the Anna Maria General St…
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July 16, 2019
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach budget talks begin

Holmes Beach budget talks begin

HOLMES BEACH – The city’s initial budget workshops are completed and city leaders have a budget that they’re prepared to present to residents in September at two budget hearings. Holmes Beach Trea…
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July 16, 2019
By SUN contributor
Skate park design nears completion

Skate park design nears completion

HOLMES BEACH – The preliminary designs are in for the city’s new cement skate park, but funds are still needed to construct the bowl addition. Tito Porrata, lead designer and project manager with…
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July 16, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Shark dragging trial moved to September

Shark dragging trial moved to September

Updated July 23, 2019 – TAMPA – Robert “Bo” Benac is now scheduled to stand trial on Monday, Sept. 16 for his alleged role in a much-publicized shark dragging incident captured on video in 2017. T…
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July 16, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Floating dock installation begins

Floating dock installation begins

BRADENTON BEACH – The long-delayed floating dock is now in the initial stages of being installed alongside the Bridge Street Pier. A four-man crew from the Gibsonton-based Hecker Construction Comp…
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July 16, 2019
By SUN contributor
Mobility program dropped in favor of ban

Mobility program dropped in favor of ban

HOLMES BEACH – The wait is over for the owners of Mobile Muttley’s, at least in Holmes Beach. Commissioners agreed in a 3-2 informal vote during a July 9 work session to not move forward with a one-y…
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July 15, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Sunshine trial gets underway

Sunshine trial gets underway

BRADENTON – The Sunshine Law lawsuit involving the city of Bradenton Beach and six former city advisory board members is underway. The civil trial began today. The suit was filed in 2017 on behalf…
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July 9, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Metz deposed in Sunshine lawsuit

Metz deposed in Sunshine lawsuit

BRADENTON – Former Planning and Zoning Board member and Sunshine Law lawsuit defendant John Metz has been deposed, but his computer may be subjected to a forensic examination. Representing the cit…
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July 7, 2019
By Tom Vaught
An AMI Fourth of July

Century old Ford still parading

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – It was 1919 and the world was recovering from its first world war and planting the seeds for a second. In Pittsburgh, radio station KDKA was the first to receive a limited commerc…
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July 3, 2019
By Cindy Lane

Ugly Grouper worker carried Hepatitis A

Updated July 5 – HOLMES BEACH – The Manatee County Health Department has identified a case of Hepatitis A in a food service worker in Holmes Beach. Following laboratory confirmation on July 1, the…
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