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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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October 25, 2022
By Jason Schaffer

Former Holmes Beach commissioner arrested for domestic battery

HOLMES BEACH – A call to police resulted in the arrest of a former Holmes Beach city commissioner after an altercation at his home. The incident happened on Oct. 13 when Mauri Zaccagnino c…
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October 25, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Police searching for driver after 100 mph beach pursuit

Police searching for driver after 100 mph beach pursuit

BRADENTON BEACH – Despite multiple police departments, a helicopter and a K9 unit, a suspect remains at large after a high-speed pursuit on Oct. 15 ended with an SUV crashing into the Gulf of…
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October 18, 2022
By Rodney Kwiatkowski

Fireside Chats: Talking fire & life safety with WMFR

In early 1933, United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) gave the first of many of his uplifting Fireside Chats. FDR used the growing medium of radio as a direct conduit to have “conver…
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October 18, 2022
By SUN contributor

County leaders refuse to increase police beach funding

HOLMES BEACH – A request for funding to the city’s police department to help cover the expense of beach patrols was approved by Manatee County leaders, but the approved amount wasn’t as much…
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October 18, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria seeks county funds for inlet study

Anna Maria seeks county funds for inlet study

ANNA MARIA – City officials are seeking $105,000 in county commission-controlled surplus beach concession funds for a study of the Lake La Vista inlet. Mayor Dan Murphy presented the funding reque…
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October 18, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
City prevails in Sunshine lawsuit appeal

City prevails in Sunshine lawsuit appeal

BRADENTON BEACH – The city has prevailed in the appeal of a 2019 court ruling that six former city advisory board members violated Florida’s Government in the Sunshine Law. On Oct. 14, a t…
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April 9, 2025
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