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County, vendors face off on takeover of beach market

Sep 20, 2022 – Leslie Lake
September 13, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria revises proposed water taxi agreement

Anna Maria revises proposed water taxi agreement

ANNA MARIA – The city’s proposed interlocal agreement for the use of the City Pier as a water taxi stop is ready for review by Manatee County officials. The county’s proposed round-trip water serv…
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September 12, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Aqua mangrove trimming prompts FDEP warning

Aqua mangrove trimming prompts FDEP warning

MANATEE COUNTY – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has issued a warning letter regarding the mangrove trimming conducted earlier this year along the Aqua development shoreline…
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September 5, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Vacation rental trash cans concern city officials

City officials concerned about trash cans on street

BRADENTON BEACH – Mayor John Chappie continues to lament the constant presence of trash containers left alongside city streets. Chappie and the city team, which includes City Attorney Ricinda Perr…
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September 5, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Officers remind drivers of LSV safety rules

Officers remind drivers of LSV safety rules

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – As more visitors come to Anna Maria Island, many are realizing that renting a golf cart-style low-speed vehicle can be a fun and effective way to get around. For residents and vis…
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September 5, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Front yard boat storage questioned

Front yard boat storage questioned

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners discussed – but took no action – on Commissioner Marilyn Maro’s concerns about boats and other recreational vehicles being stored in front yards. In recent mon…
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September 5, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Avoid being a mosquito’s meal

Avoid being a mosquito’s meal

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Although Labor Day weekend marked the unofficial end of summer, the rainy season lasts well into October, bringing with it the opportunity to be a snack for the Island’s largest p…
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September 5, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Dispute leads to tolls, traffic lights for canal boaters

Dispute leads to tolls, traffic lights for canal boaters

CORTEZ – Boaters can expect one-way navigational patterns in the privately-owned Hunters Point canal, with some having to pay automated tolls to use it. Canal access will remain free for canal-sid…
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September 5, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Summer’s unofficial end comes quietly

Summer’s unofficial end comes quietly

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The official number of visitors to the Island won’t be available for a few days, but this Labor Day weekend appeared to be a more subdued event than last year, when the post-COVID…
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September 5, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Paid parking plans taking shape

Paid parking coming to Bradenton Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – City officials soon will begin negotiating with Easy Parking Group owner Josh LaRose to create a paid parking program on city-owned lots. The commission unanimously authorized Ci…
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August 31, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Whitmore reflects on election results

Whitmore reflects on election results

HOLMES BEACH – Holmes Beach resident Carol Whitmore’s tenure as a Manatee County commissioner will end in November. Seeking a fifth term in office, Whitmore lost the At-Large District 6 Republican…
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