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Aug 5, 2024 – Joe Hendricks
July 29, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton fisherman rescues injured motorist

Bradenton fisherman rescues injured motorist

ST. PETERSBURG – Bradenton resident Eric Astemborski’s swift actions and quick thinking helped save a motorist who crashed his car on I-275, north of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Astemborski, a com…
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July 29, 2024
By Leslie Lake
LaRose sues Kaleta over parking contract termination

LaRose sues Kaleta over parking contract termination

BRADENTON BEACH – Following Shawn Kaleta’s termination of Easy Parking Group’s (EPG) contract to manage a Bridge Street parking lot, EPG owner Josh LaRose has filed a lawsuit against Kaleta and Beach…
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July 29, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria property owners getting tax break

Anna Maria property owners getting tax break

ANNA MARIA – City property owners will see their property taxes reduced in the coming year. On July 25, the Anna Maria City Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a tentative 1.65 millage rate for the comi…
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July 29, 2024
By SUN contributor
Treehouse demolition imminent

Treehouse demolition imminent

HOLMES BEACH – A controversial treehouse is scheduled to be dismantled by July 31 under a court order from the 12th Judicial Circuit Court for Manatee County. Treehouse owner Lynn Tran said the city…
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July 29, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Guthrie net camp being demolished under court order

Guthrie net camp being demolished under court order

CORTEZ – After a six-year legal battle between Raymond “Junior” Guthrie and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the net camp he built in 2017 in Sarasota Bay is being dismantle…
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July 27, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
County administrator seeks favor from mayor

County administrator seeks favor from mayor

BRADENTON BEACH – Manatee County Administrator Charlie Bishop put Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie in an awkward position when he sought the mayor’s assistance in shortening his anticipated wait ti…
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July 22, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Commission terminates parking talks with Kaleta

Commission terminates parking talks with Kaleta

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners voted unanimously on July 18 to terminate parking lot management agreement discussions with Beach to Bay Investments Inc. for a paid parking lot between Church an…
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July 22, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria budget preparations continue

Anna Maria budget preparations continue

ANNA MARIA – The fiscal year 2024-25 city budget being crafted by Mayor Dan Murphy and city com­missioners proposes $5.82 million in operating and general expenses during the new fiscal year that beg…
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July 22, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach budgeting begins

Bradenton Beach budgeting begins

BRADENTON BEACH – City officials will maintain the current 2.3329 millage rate as part of the $4.85 million budget being prepared for the 2024-25 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The proposed budge…
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July 22, 2024
By SUN contributor
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Candidates report campaign contributions

HOLMES BEACH – The race to fill two commission seats and the mayoral seat on the dais is underway in Anna Maria Island’s largest city. Though the election is still months away on Nov. 5, candidates a…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting