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Parking garage bill in high gear

TALLAHASSEE – A bill in the Florida House of Representatives to circumvent Holmes Beach ordinances and build a three-story, 1,500-plus space parking garage has...

COMMUNITY NEWS

Hope remains for residents’ purchase of Pines Trailer Park

BRADENTON BEACH – Pines Trailer Park residents met again on March 15 to discuss their ongoing efforts to cooperatively purchase the 2.78-acre waterfront mobile...

ENTERTAINMENT

Garden Club flower show proves flowers can be art

ANNA MARIA - It was St. Patrick’s Day on the Island, but the shirts, hats and beads weren’t the only thing green that was...

Artists’ Guild featured artist celebrates light

HOLMES BEACH - There’s still plenty of time to see the Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island’s March Featured Artist display. Sharon Tarras grew up...

Beach Nutz

Events

Wednesday, March 22 Creative Aging: Watercolors, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m. Mah-jongg for beginners, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes...

OUTDOORS

Reel Time: Oyster River Ecology moving restoration forward

I first met Damon Moore at a Sister Keys Cleanup in 2010 when we were introduced by Ann Hodgson of Audubon. Moore worked in...

Reel Time: Spring is in the air

I heard my first whippoorwill almost three weeks ago. It’s one of my favorite times of the year and one of the most productive...

Reel Time: Sarasota Bay Partners Grants offer environmental win/win

Sarasota Bay Partners Grants are competitive awards for projects in the Sarasota Bay watershed that promote habitat and water quality restoration, environmental education, community...

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BUSINESS

Condo ownership and Florida law

I have a condo personality. Not everyone does, but I do. Down through the years, I’ve written quite a bit about condo ownership, culture...

Navigating the real estate market

I recently read a very extensive and well-researched piece in The Wall Street Journal regarding how foreign buyers are back in the United States...

When old is too old

Real estate market warming up

SPORTS

Undefeated Luxury Services wins

ANNA MARIA – In what was anticipated to be an action-packed championship flag football game last Thursday night, team Luxury Services and the Solid...

Political cartoon

 

Letter to the Editor: Parking garage won’t solve problems

On March 1, I attended a Town Hall Meeting in Holmes Beach conducted by County Commissioner George Kruse. The main topic of the meeting...