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CRA votes to discontinue tram funding

Aug 22, 2023 – Leslie Lake
July 26, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
cart accident

Golf carts causing frustration, accidents

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – With parking at a premium on the Island, many visitors are turning to golf cart rentals for vacation transportation, and the increase is causing frustration for visitors and resid…
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April 2, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Study could mean major improvements to Longboat Key bridge

Study could mean major improvements to Longboat Key bridge

COQUINA BEACH – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District One is conducting a Project Development and Environmental Study (PD&E) for the heavily-traveled and often congested SR 789…
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June 21, 2020
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach logo OLD

Changes for parking plans on the agenda

HOLMES BEACH – It’s been just over two weeks since the city’s new parking plan was enacted and commissioners are already discussing making changes after receiving criticism from some city residents…
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February 11, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Portion of Gulf Drive will be reduced to one lane Tuesday

Gulf Drive lane closure delayed  

BRADENTON BEACH – Motorists can expect to encounter delays at some point next week if traveling on Gulf Drive near Fifth Street South and Sixth Street South in Bradenton Beach. The one-day lane cl…
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July 7, 2019
By Tom Vaught
An AMI Fourth of July

Century old Ford still parading

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – It was 1919 and the world was recovering from its first world war and planting the seeds for a second. In Pittsburgh, radio station KDKA was the first to receive a limited commerc…
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December 22, 2018
By Tom Vaught

Trolleys roll through holidays

Manatee County Area Transit plans to shut down bus service at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve, but the trolleys will keep running until 7 p.m., according to a Manatee County press release. There will be n…
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October 12, 2018
By Tom Vaught

County considers grant for beach shuttle service

HOLMES BEACH – The Manatee County Board of Commissioners is bidding for a Florida Department of Transportation grant that would ease demand for parking spaces at Manatee Public Beach. During seaso…
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June 12, 2018
By SUN contributor
Anna Maria bridge mudline

New details emerge for high-span bridge

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – There’s been a lot of talk from the Florida Department of Transportation about high-level bridges coming to the Island. The first one expected to arrive is the planned 65-foot, fi…
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May 11, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Cortez Trailer Park

Cortezians wary of FDOT, weary of fight

CORTEZ – Now that the word is out, many people east of the Cortez Bridge feel hurt that the new 65-foot-tall span will be a “mega-bridge” and many are taking a wait-and-see attitude, saying they will…
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May 8, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach Cortez Bridge

City officials blast bridge decision

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners oppose the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) recent decision to replace the Cortez Bridge drawbridge with a 65-foot-tall, fixed-span structure. May…
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