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Commissioners consider regulating emotional support animals
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Commissioners consider defining ’emotional support animals’

Jan 16, 2022 – SUN contributor
January 16, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Raccoon rescued from engine compartment

Raccoon rescued from engine compartment

BRADENTON BEACH – Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center Inc. and local veterinarian Dr. Bill Bystrom helped rescue a raccoon that became trapped in an automobile’s engine compartment. Accor…
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January 10, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
FDOT sidewalk still concerns city officials

FDOT sidewalk still concerns city officials

UPDATED JAN. 14, 2022 – BRADENTON BEACH – City officials are not yet willing to accept the maintenance responsibilities for the brick paver sidewalk the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in…
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January 10, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Engineering underway for potential shoreline resiliency project

Engineering underway for potential shoreline resiliency project

BRADENTON BEACH – City officials do not support a barrier wall being included in the plans for a potential living shoreline/shoreline resiliency project along Bay Drive South. On Thursday, Jan. 6…
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January 10, 2022
By SUN contributor
Builder and city head back to court

Builder, city head back to court

HOLMES BEACH – City leaders and local developer/builder Shawn Kaleta are no strangers to meeting each other in court. This time, Kaleta’s attorney, Michelle Grantham, has filed a suit against city le…
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January 9, 2022
By Cindy Lane
More leaks appear at Piney Point

More leaks appear at Piney Point

PALMETTO – Three more leaks from an unknown source have emerged in one of the gypsum stacks holding contaminated water at the closed Piney Point phosphate plant. The Florida Department of Environm…
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January 4, 2022
By SUN contributor
Sun Person of the Year: Peggy Nash

Sun Person of the Year: Peggy Nash

ANNA MARIA – If you’ve ever stepped into the Roser Guild Thrift Shop or attended one of the church’s events, you’ve likely seen Peggy Nash hard at work volunteering, taking photos or helping someone…
January 4, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria: The Year in Review

Anna Maria: The Year in Review

ANNA MARIA – The pending Reimagining Pine Avenue safety improvements and the pending Mote Educational Outreach Center were among the projects initiated in Anna Maria in 2021. The year was also mar…
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January 4, 2022
By SUN contributor

Holmes Beach: The Year in Review

HOLMES BEACH – Anna Maria Island’s biggest city was home to some of the Island’s biggest issues in 2021. The year began in the same manner as some previous years, with city leaders facing off in l…
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January 4, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach: The Year in Review

Bradenton Beach: The Year in Review

BRADENTON BEACH – The city of Bradenton Beach embarked on some important public projects in 2021 and also welcomed a familiar face as the city’s new police chief. January In January, the mayor and…
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January 2, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria alternating parking switches soon

Anna Maria alternating parking switches soon

ANNA MARIA – The side of the street where street-side parking is allowed will soon change on several beach access streets. The alternating street-side parking changes will go into effect beginning…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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