City to county: ‘Not so fast’ on tree removal
BRADENTON BEACH – City Building Official Steve Gilbert has the city commission’s support to issue a stop work order on a county drainage project that would remove at least 103 and possibly up to 232 Australian pines from Coquina Beach.
This comes in response to...
Tagged sea turtle off to races
BRADENTON BEACH – Following in the flipper tracks of predecessors Bortie I, Eliza Ann and Amie, a female loggerhead sea turtle named “Bortie Too”...
County to consider record high tourism budget
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Tourism officials voted to recommend a record $13.2 million marketing budget for the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB)...
Community News
Bradenton Beach to receive $2 million in state funds
BRADENTON BEACH – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed off on $2 million in state funds for the city.
The Florida Legislature supported the funding...
Strong man competition, holidays cause traffic concerns
LONGBOAT KEY – When officials met for the Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials meeting June 18, the topic of discussion turned toward traffic...
Entertainment
Boogie-woogie legend resides in Holmes Beach
HOLMES BEACH – At 90 years young, Holmes Beach resident Bob Seeley remains one of the world’s premier boogie-woogie pianists.
In April, Seeley traveled to...
Outdoors
Reel Time: Tarpon primer
Tarpon are one of the premier gamefish that swim local waters and are a noble adversary on any tackle. The fish that frequent our...
Nesting News
Turtle nests laid: 307 (2018 record: 534)
False crawls: 278
Nests hatched: 0
Not hatched: 0
Nests remaining: 0
Hatchlings hatched: 0 (2018 record: 35,788)
Nest disorientations: 0
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Business
The buyer’s best buddy
I love learning new words, and I love applying those new words to anything in real estate. My new word is chimera, which is...
Real estate selling for the smartphone generation
If your smartphone has become an extension of one hand and the TV remote an extension of the other, then iBuying may be the...
Sports
Jiffy Lube dominates on the pitch
The last game of the regular season last Wednesday night, June 19, was just the beginning of the dominating soccer play by Team Jiffy...
Muscle up! Strong men hit the beach
MANATEE COUNTY – The 2019 Tachi Palace World’s Strongest Man Competition began in downtown Bradenton on Thursday, June 13, shifted to Coquina Beach in...
Opinion
Ahead of the curve
Another school year has come and gone with no harmful incidents to students or staff at Anna Maria Elementary School (AME).
In this day and...
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Sea turtle Bortie II tagged, released
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Mini reefs at Mar Vista
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De Soto National Memorial kayak tour
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St. Patrick's Day Parade 2019
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Spring Break on Anna Maria Island
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Grassy Point Preserve
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A Day at the Beach
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Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival 2019
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Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival
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Shamrock Shiver 2019
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Anna Maria Island Christmas parade
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Mangrove butterfly
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Trunk or Treat
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Have you seen this man? Call Holmes Beach police at 941-708-5804.
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Longboat coyote
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Holmes Beach mayoral forum
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Keep the Gulf clean
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Bye Bortie
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More whale sharks spotted
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Didgeridoo concert at Holmes Beach library
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Green sea turtle release
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Sandpiper sunset
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Plane creates buzz over AMI
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Olympic mullet jumping
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Palm frond weaving
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Royal tern rejection
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Mullet roundup off Anna Maria Island
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Turtle hatchling release
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Eternal Summer Surf Camp
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Pelicans feeding
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Cortez stone crab trap making
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TOM VETERANS DAY
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Cortez docks
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