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Mar 28, 2022 – Joe Hendricks
March 27, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Shoreline project no longer includes concrete wall

Rocks beat out concrete in shoreline project

BRADENTON BEACH – City officials have made significant changes to the plans for a shoreline resiliency project along Bay Drive South from the south side of the Bradenton Beach Pier to Fifth Street So…
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March 27, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Busted in Bradenton Beach

Busted in Bradenton Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – Police lights and the sound of helicopter blades woke residents early last Saturday morning as a driver blew past a Holmes Beach Police Department officer in the 2800 block of Gulf…
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March 21, 2022
By Cindy Lane
More leaks appear at Piney Point

Repairs, questions continue at Piney Point

PALMETTO – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is scrutinizing proposed engineering plans to close wastewater ponds at Piney Point. The agency is requesting more information…
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March 21, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
AMI Garden Club hosts Paradise Found flower show

AMI Garden Club hosts ‘Paradise Found’ flower show

ANNA MARIA – This year’s Anna Maria Island Garden Club flower show was considered to be the club’s biggest and best show yet. Featuring flower and plant arrangements designed by garden club member…
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March 21, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Heritage Day celebrates Anna Maria’s past

Heritage Day celebrates Anna Maria’s past

ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria Island Historical Society hosted another successful Heritage Day celebration. The annual festival was held on the Anna Maria Island Historical Museum grounds on March 1…
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March 20, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
RFP being issued for Pine Avenue improvements

Bidding opens for Pine Avenue improvements

ANNA MARIA – City officials are issuing a request for proposals (RFP) seeking bids for the installation of new sidewalks, crosswalks and lights along Pine Avenue. The proposed safety improvements…
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March 14, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Trevor and Katrina Bystrom wed during Wedstock festival

Trevor and Katrina Bystrom wed during Wedstock festival

ZOLFO SPRINGS – Trevor Bystrom and Katrina Lathrop got married on Friday, March 11, during their three-day Wedstock festival. Wedstock took place at the family-owned East 40 Preserve – an undevelo…
March 14, 2022
By SUN contributor
Bringing awareness to a silent killer

Bringing awareness to a silent killer

HOLMES BEACH – “Do you hear that silence? That is the sound of drowning,” West Manatee Fire Rescue Fire Marshal Rodney Kwiatkowski said, opening a discussion on the threats posed by not remaining vig…
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March 14, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Legislative session produces mostly positive results for Anna Maria

Anna Maria mostly satisfied with legislative session

ANNA MARIA – As the Florida Legislature winds to a close, city officials are watching several bills closely. The 60-day 2022 legislative session began on Jan. 11 and was scheduled to end its 3-day…
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March 14, 2022
By SUN contributor
Stepping out in style

Stepping out in style

ANNA MARIA – Showing off their head-to-toe outfits from the Roser Guild Thrift Shop, models displayed just a few of the possibilities for having a stellar fashion closet without designer prices durin…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting