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Museum to host Coastal Community Celebration

May 22, 2018 – Joe Hendricks
May 15, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
AMI Candidate Qualifying

Candidate qualifying takes place in June

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Are you considering running for a city commission seat? If so, the qualifying periods for city commission and mayoral candidates on Anna Maria Island will take place in June. C…
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May 15, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach boats tagged

Abandoned boats tagged for removal

BRADENTON BEACH – Police have tagged four abandoned boats as part of the increased enforcement efforts taking place in the unmanaged anchorage near the historic Bridge Street Pier. On Tuesday, May…
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May 15, 2018
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach dog park staging area

Plans expand for dog park renovations

HOLMES BEACH – Renovations at the city’s dog park now hinge on City Engineer Lynn Burnett’s master plan for the city park complex. Members of the Parks and Beautification Committee, along with sev…
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May 15, 2018
By Tom Vaught
FDOT Cortez Bridge

FDOT: Only one building affected by bridge

CORTEZ – If the current plans for the 65-foot clearance replacement for the Cortez Bridge hold true, the only structural casualty of the project will be a vacant car repair shop about two blocks east…
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May 15, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
Confederate monument debated

Confederate monument debate resumes

BRADENTON – By 4-3 vote, Manatee County Commissioners have rejected Vanessa Baugh’s motion to ask county voters if they want a Confederate monument returned to the Historic Courthouse in downtown Bra…
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May 15, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Cortez Guthrie

Bell claims ownership of disputed Guthrie property

CORTEZ – A third party has joined the legal battle over the net camp that Raymond Guthrie Jr. built in 2017, and the disputed submerged lands under it in Sarasota Bay. A.P. Bell Fish Co., north of…
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May 14, 2018
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach Center funding

Commissioners vote to financially support Center

HOLMES BEACH – After more than a year of tension between the city and The Center of Anna Maria Island, commissioners have agreed to give the nonprofit a little financial support. At the urging of…
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May 11, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
Sunshine defendants

Judge denies witness sequestration in Sunshine suit

BRADENTON – 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Lon Arend has rejected defendant John Metz’s request to sequester non-party witnesses in a Sunshine Law lawsuit. “I don’t find that I have the authori…
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May 11, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Cortez Trailer Park

Cortezians wary of FDOT, weary of fight

CORTEZ – Now that the word is out, many people east of the Cortez Bridge feel hurt that the new 65-foot-tall span will be a “mega-bridge” and many are taking a wait-and-see attitude, saying they will…
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May 8, 2018
By SUN contributor
center culhane wrestling team

Center hires new executive director

ANNA MARIA – At the end of a two-month search for a new executive director, The Center of Anna Maria Island’s board of directors is choosing from their own ranks. In a May 4 press release, Center…
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting