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Someone once said, “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” In recognition of all mothers, for all they’ve given and sacrificed for us, West Manatee Fire Rescue District offers thre…
May 1, 2023
ANNA MARIA – Local governments, including those on Anna Maria Island, are in danger of losing their ability to regulate short-term vacation rentals at the local level. Using a contracted lobbyist…
HOLMES BEACH – City leaders are considering a proposal to allow property owners in Seaside Garden to raise their homes above the FEMA base flood elevation height to help save the homes from rising se…
May 1, 2023
ANNA MARIA – The City Commission rejected the latest single bid received to install new sidewalks along both sides of Pine Avenue on April 27. The mayor and commissioners now hope to use state fun…
TALLAHASSEE – With unanimous approval from 116 Florida state representatives, a local bill to build a parking garage at Manatee Beach in Holmes Beach has moved to the Florida Senate for consideration…
April 25, 2023
BRADENTON BEACH – The residents of the Pines Trailer Park have fallen short in their efforts to purchase the 86-unit waterfront mobile home park property. In late January, Pines residents were inf…

April 25, 2023
BRADENTON BEACH –The West Manatee Fire Rescue (WMFR) district has informed city officials about its plan to conduct annual safety inspections of short-term vacation rentals. WMFR Fire Marshal Rodn…

April 25, 2023
MANATEE COUNTY – Fire assessment rates will be increasing for residents and business owners in the West Manatee Fire Rescue district. Though rates in WMFR’s district could go up as high as 6.7%, t…

April 24, 2023
BRADENTON – Concerned citizens symbolically held up books, such as Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War,” in protest of a controversial proposal by Manatee County Commissioner Amanda Ballard at the April 18 com…

April 24, 2023
ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria has reached settlement agreements with the owners of two short-term vacation rental properties that received three or more noise ordinance violation citations with…