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City Pier to receive a second coat of stain
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City Pier to receive a second coat of stain

Oct 18, 2022 – Joe Hendricks
October 17, 2022
By SUN contributor

Christenson withdraws from commission race

HOLMES BEACH – The commission race has come to an unexpectedly early end with Commissioner Jayne Christen- son announcing her withdrawal ahead of the Nov. 8 election. Christenson was runni…
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October 10, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
County commission authorizes water taxi expenditure

County commission authorizes water taxi expenditure

MANATEE COUNTY – Manatee County commissioners have authorized County Administrator Scott Hopes to spend up to $700,000 to design and build two pontoon boats for use as water taxis to serve Anna Maria…
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October 10, 2022
By Leslie Lake

Local fishermen help those devastated by Ian

CORTEZ – The local commercial fishing community has mobilized to help their southern counterparts following the devastation from Hurricane Ian. The Organized Fisherman of Florida (OFF) Cortez chap…
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October 10, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
  Term limits on Bradenton Beach ballot, again

Term limits on Bradenton Beach ballot, again

BRADENTON BEACH – With mail voting now underway, Bradenton Beach voters have begun deciding the fate of five proposed amendments to the city charter. The five charter amendment questions that appe…
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October 10, 2022
By SUN contributor

Commissioners give budget final approval

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners passed the final reading and public hearing for the 2022-23 fiscal year budget with only days to spare and a major hurricane close to making landfall just to the city’s s…
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October 10, 2022
By SUN contributor

New fiscal year off and running at The Center

ANNA MARIA – Anyone who’s been to The Center of Anna Maria Island recently has probably noticed a flurry of construction work. The nonprofit is in the midst of a number of capital improvements, in…
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October 10, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
AME celebrates Peace Day

AME celebrates Peace Day

HOLMES BEACH – Each year, the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on Sept. 21, and each year, students at Anna Maria Elementary School (AME) hold a celebration of peace at the sch…
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October 10, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Anna Maria Island gets its name back

Anna Maria Island gets its name back

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The new sign is up, and visitors can once again rest assured that they are headed to the island they intended to visit. A sign telling motorists they were 5 miles from “Anna Ma…
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October 2, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria Island dodges Hurricane Ian’s bullets

Anna Maria Island dodges Hurricane Ian’s bullets

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Hurricane Ian inflicted significant damage on some mobile homes in Bradenton Beach, but Anna Maria Island as a whole survived the hurricane without the widespread devastation many…
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October 2, 2022
By Sun staff
Hurricane Ian, a day at a time

Hurricane Ian, a day at a time

Hurricane Ian caused a burst of activity and emotion on and around Anna Maria Island last week. On Tuesday, it was projected to make landfall here, but by that afternoon, new projections had it ve…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting