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Hunters Point developer sues Cortez Village Marina
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Hunters Point developer sues Cortez Village Marina

May 30, 2022 – Joe Hendricks
May 23, 2022
By SUN contributor
Kingfish renovations make room for water taxi

Kingfish renovations make room for water taxi

HOLMES BEACH – City and Manatee County leaders aren’t seeing eye to eye on the county’s renovation plans for the Kingfish Boat Ramp, where one vision includes a water taxi stop. Responding to alle…
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May 22, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Noisy vacation rental home declared public nuisance

Noisy vacation rental home declared public nuisance

ANNA MARIA – Special Magistrate Jerry Buhr has declared a vacation rental home at 313 Magnolia Ave. to be a public nuisance due to repeated noise ordinance violations. The city of Anna Maria now p…
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May 22, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Expanded outdoor seating remains in effect

Outdoor seating allowances remain in effect

BRADENTON BEACH – The city’s expanded outdoor seating allowances for restaurants and bars will remain in effect for the foreseeable future. On May 19, the city commission reached the unanimous con…
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May 22, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Memorial Day weekend parking won’t be without peril

Memorial Day weekend parking won’t be without peril

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – With Memorial Day weekend just days away, Anna Maria, Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach are preparing for what could be record-breaking crowds. While a number of visitors will f…
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May 17, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
FDEP releases Aqua mangrove trimming report

FDEP releases Aqua mangrove trimming report

MANATEE COUNTY – The mangroves on the Aqua property along Sarasota Bay were recently trimmed in compliance with state-issued permits, but the trimming notification process was not fully compliant, ac…
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May 16, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
City receives one bid for Pine Avenue project

City receives one bid for Reimagining Pine Avenue project

ANNA MARIA – Sarasota-based C-Squared CGC Inc. is the only construction firm that submitted a bid proposal in response to the request for proposals (RFP) issued for the Reimagining Pine Avenue projec…
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May 16, 2022
By SUN contributor
Trees get the ax in Kingfish renovation plans

Trees get the ax in Kingfish renovation plans

MANATEE COUNTY – Plans are underway to make significant changes at the Kingfish Boat Ramp in Holmes Beach, but those improvements are coming at a significant cost, namely the removal of a well-used p…
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May 15, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Illegal parking in Bradenton Beach becoming a big problem

New illegal beach parking trend grows

BRADENTON BEACH – A new parking trend at Cortez Beach is not only making it difficult for legally parked vehicles to maneuver, but is leaving Bradenton Beach police no choice but to write tickets unt…
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May 14, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Police warn of ‘fresh towel’ scam

Police warn of ‘fresh towel’ scam

BRADENTON BEACH – Police are warning unsuspecting visitors of a possible scam. A group visiting from Illinois was staying at a rental unit on Avenue A in Bradenton Beach when a tan-colored late-1990…
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May 9, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Permitting efforts continue for 105 Elm Avenue

Permitting efforts continue for 105 Elm Ave.

UPDATED May 10, 2022 – ANNA MARIA – A silt fence has been erected on the undeveloped beachfront property at 105 Elm Ave., reigniting interest in an ongoing permitting process. Bradenton resident F…
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