Community News
September 20, 2022
City leaders consider food truck regulations
HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners are reacting to a recently passed Florida law allowing food trucks to operate within any municipality in the state by creating regulations for those doing busin…
September 20, 2022
BIEO members reject TDC funding change
ANNA MARIA – Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth hasn’t gained a lot of support from leadership in local barrier island cities for her idea to change how tourist development taxes are distribut…
September 20, 2022
Pine Avenue roundabout rejected
ANNA MARIA – The city commission has rejected a proposed roundabout and delivery truck turnaround area at the Pine Avenue/South Bay Boulevard intersection near the City Pier.
Representing…
September 20, 2022
Water taxi plans detailed
MANATEE COUNTY – The county’s chief tourism official briefed county commissioners on Sept. 13 on plans in the works for a water taxi between Anna Maria Island and Bradenton, including new fun…
September 20, 2022
County, vendors face off on takeover of beach market
BRADENTON BEACH – Manatee County commissioners debated the county’s takeover of the Coquina Beach Market last week as vendors defended ousted organizer Nancy Ambrose.
The beach market saga…
September 19, 2022
Commission declines paid parking proposal
BRADENTON BEACH – The city commission has rejected a paid parking proposal that city staff negotiated with Easy Parking Group owner Josh LaRose.
After two and a half hours of discussion on…
September 13, 2022
Who’s Anna Marie?
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – It’s been 100 years since the first bridge linking Anna Maria Island to the mainland was opened to the public.
During that time, the Island has gone through a lot of changes, but…
September 13, 2022
New COVID-19 vaccine available on the Island
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The new COVID-19 booster vaccines aimed at fighting the omicron subvariants hit local pharmacies late last week after final approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
September 13, 2022
Chiles Group pursuing paid parking in Bradenton Beach
BRADENTON BEACH – The Chiles Group hopes to implement paid parking in the Third Street North parking lot across the street from the Beach House restaurant.
As a precursor, the Chiles Group charged…
September 13, 2022
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…











