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October 3, 2021
BRADENTON BEACH – Voters will soon decide whether incumbent John Chappie or challenger David Galuszka serves as the city’s next mayor. The mayor’s race will conclude with in-person voting at the B…
October 3, 2021
BRADENTON BEACH – The Annie Silver Community Center board met last week for the first time since Oct. 19, 2020, when COVID-19 put a stop to board meetings. The Sept. 27 meeting would be the last w…
October 2, 2021
HOLMES BEACH – Almost two months into the 2021-22 school year, Anna Maria Elementary School is now reporting three consecutive weeks with no COVID-19 cases among students or staff. AME is also one…
September 30, 2021
ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria and Mote Marine Laboratory have entered into a 10-year lease agreement for the installation and operation of the Mote Educational Outreach Center on the City Pier…
September 26, 2021
HOLMES BEACH – For the first time since the start of the 2021-22 school year, Anna Maria Elementary has not reported any positive COVID-19 cases among students or staff for two consecutive weeks…
September 26, 2021
ANNA MARIA – One-way streets will not be part of the Reimagining Pine Avenue safety and traffic improvements being discussed by Anna Maria city commissioners. The commission reached that 5-0 decis…

September 26, 2021
HOLMES BEACH – When voters go to the polls this November, they’ll be deciding more than just who will take three open seats on the city commission. They also will be deciding if the city completes a…

September 26, 2021
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Red tide hit the Island this year in mid-April. By mid-September, it appeared the worst had subsided. A stroll down Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach or Pine Avenue in Anna Maria w…

September 26, 2021
HOLMES BEACH – The November election is looming and there are five candidates seeking the support of voters to earn one of three seats on the city commission for the next two years. The candidates…

September 26, 2021
BRADENTON BEACH – The life and legacy of longtime Bradenton Beach resident David Marshall was memorialized and celebrated on Saturday. Marshall, 74, was struck by a car while crossing the street n…