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Anna Maria honoring vets with parade and ceremony

Nov 8, 2022 – Joe Hendricks
November 1, 2022
By Leslie Lake
Cortez Village Historical Society seeks board members

Cortez Village Historical Society seeks board members

CORTEZ – The Cortez Village Historical Society (CVHS) is putting out a call for new board members interested in helping preserve the rich history of the commercial fishing village. The gro…
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November 1, 2022
By SUN contributor
The Doctor’s Office plans to expand

The Doctor’s Office plans to expand

HOLMES BEACH – The doctor is in at The Doctor’s Office, a local cocktail bar, and he may soon be serving up an expanded menu in a larger space. Commissioners voted 4-1, with Commissioner K…
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October 31, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Outdoor dining expansion requires further clarification

Outdoor dining expansion requires clarification

BRADENTON BEACH – The Wicked Cantina’s efforts to make its temporarily expanded outdoor seating area permanent have been delayed. After a lengthy discussion on Oct. 19, the Bradenton Bea…
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October 31, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Bomb threat causes evacuation at Holmes beach resort

Bomb threat causes evacuation at Holmes beach resort

HOLMES BEACH – Police aren’t sure whether Bobby Entrekin is a disgruntled former guest, employee or even the name of a real person, but a man going by this name called in a bomb threat Saturd…
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October 31, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Wind sculptures approved for City Pier Park

Wind sculptures approved for City Pier Park

ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria Island Garden Club and the city are partnering on an $18,000 wind sculpture project for City Pier Park. The garden club will contribute $6,000 to the project an…
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October 31, 2022
By Rodney Kwiatkowski

Fireside Chats: Chatting about our annual open house

In 1871, from October 8th through the 10th the city of Chicago was ravaged by a fire that destroyed 3.3 square miles. For perspective, the whole of Anna Maria Island is 3.96 square miles. When the gr…
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October 25, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Mote Marine’s City Pier plans reviewed

Mote Marine’s City Pier plans reviewed

ANNA MARIA – Building Official David Gilson and City Planner Ashley Austin presented their review of Mote Marine’s plans to install an educational outreach center on the Anna Maria City Pier…
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October 25, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
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Bradenton Beach formalizes beach concession fund request

BRADENTON BEACH – The City Commission has adopted city resolution 22-961, which formalizes the city’s pursuit of $105,000 in Manatee County Commission-controlled surplus beach concession fund…
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October 25, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Mayor provides ‘by the numbers’ hurricane report

Mayor provides ‘Ian by the numbers’ hurricane report

ANNA MARIA – Former Anna Maria Commissioner Doug Copeland praised the city’s Hurricane Ian cleanup and recovery efforts, particularly the efforts of new Public Works Manager Ryan Wieland…
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October 25, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach commission nixes rezoning efforts

Bradenton Beach commission nixes rezoning efforts

BRADENTON BEACH – Commissioners are abandoning the city’s efforts to rezone 23 residentially-zoned properties north of Bridge Street and south of the Cortez Bridge. Instead, to address inc…
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