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Water main replacement continues in Holmes Beach
Community News, Holmes Beach

Water main replacement continues in Holmes Beach

Apr 21, 2025 – Joe Hendricks
April 14, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Officials address Key Royale Drive parking, speeding

Officials address Key Royale Drive parking, speeding

HOLMES BEACH – Homeowners and city officials believe they have found a solution to the Key Royale Drive parking issues that will not require the clearing of city-owned right of ways or the relocation…
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April 14, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
City officials discuss Gloria Dei purchase

City officials discuss buying Gloria Dei property

HOLMES BEACH – Mayor Judy Titsworth and city staff members toured the vacant Gloria Dei Lutheran Church building on April 8 as part of the city’s ongoing efforts the buy the church building and prope…
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April 14, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Tourist tax funds allocated to dock repair

Tourist tax funds allocated to dock repair

BRADENTON BEACH – Commissioners unanimously approved an agreement with Manatee County on April 8 for tourist tax money to be used to repair and modify the city’s floating dock structures. “This is f…
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April 14, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
AMI Chamber awards academic scholarships

AMI Chamber awards academic scholarships

HOLMES BEACH – The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce recently presented $1,000 scholarships to three outstanding Manatee County students: Gracie Jean-Charles, Torianne Hurst and Callaway Johnson…
April 8, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Treasured architectural designer passes away

Treasured architectural designer passes away

BRADENTON BEACH – Emily Anne Smith, the architectural designer who helped transform Bridge Street into what it is today, has passed away. According to close friend and longtime office administrator…
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April 8, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Above-average hurricane season predicted

Above-average hurricane season predicted

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – As residents continue to recover from 2024 Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers are predicting an above-average 2025 Atlantic hurric…
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April 7, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Holmes Beach ferry stops explored

Holmes Beach ferry stops explored

HOLMES BEACH – City and county officials hoped to use businessman Jake Spooner’s boat slip in the Wa­terline resort marina as a Gulf Islands Ferry stop, but the current county-owned pontoon boats are…
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April 1, 2025
By Leslie Lake
County sends Annie’s owners packing

County sends Annie’s owners packing

CORTEZ – While Manatee County commissioners have not set a demolition date for Annie’s Bait and Tackle Shop, they gave Annie’s former owners an April 7 deadline to remove their personal items from th…
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April 1, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Man arrested after driving Jeep into water

Man arrested after driving Jeep into water

HOLMES BEACH – Sarasota resident James Mikluscak was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly driving another man’s Jeep into the water near the Anna Maria Island Bridge on Manatee Avenue. Accor…
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April 1, 2025
By Leslie Lake
County sends Annie’s owners packing

County sends Annie’s owners packing

CORTEZ – While Manatee County commissioners have not set a demolition date for Annie’s Bait and Tackle Shop, they gave Annie’s former owners an April 7 deadline to remove their personal items from th…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting