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BRADENTON BEACH – Preliminary data from hurricane damage assessments may offer some hope to mobile homeowners at the Pines Trailer Park and Sandpiper Resort Co-op. At a Dec. 4 emergency city commission meeting, Commissioner Deborah Scaccianoce asked Building Official Darin Cushing if inspectors had completed damage assessments at...

BRADENTON BEACH – The Tingley Memorial Library will be closed to the public until late January 2025 and will be used meanwhile for post-hurricane city meetings. “The building is being utilized right now by our recovery team by ISC, which is Integrated Solutions Corporation, and the parking lot...

We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to Darcie Duncan and to all participating local businesses and volunteer workers for organizing and staging the extraordinary “Thanksgiving Together” celebration. Their exemplary generosity and kindness are truly remarkable. We compliment everyone involved for their outstanding spirit of togetherness in shining...

ANNA MARIA – Approximately 400 free Thanksgiving meals were served during the “Let’s Give Thanks Together” community gathering held at The Center of Anna Maria Island on Thanksgiving Day. Duncan Real Estate owner Darcie Duncan conceived and helped organize the hurricane-inspired community gathering and approximately 80 volunteers assisted...

Anna Maria 10005 Gulf Drive For information, call 941-708-6130 Please visit www.cityofannamaria.com or contact city hall for more information. Dec. 11, 9 a.m. – Planning and Zoning board meeting Dec. 12, 2 p.m. – City Commission meeting Dec. 24, all day – City offices closed, Christmas Eve Dec. 25, all day – City offices closed, Christmas...

       

Wednesday, Dec. 4 Tortoise Talk, Robinson Preserve Mosaic NEST, 840 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, 10 a.m. Preschool yoga, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m. One-on-One Tech Help, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 3-4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 Sunshine Stitchers Knit and Crochet, Island Branch Library,...

There is nothing normal about Manatee County’s sales statistics for September and October. The sales reporting, of course, includes Anna Maria Island, the coastal communities and even homes and communities further east. It’s almost impossible to provide ac­curate information, especially since most of the closings in September and...

BRADENTON BEACH – The team of 20 state inspectors of hurricane-damaged properties is expected to be finished with their assessments this week, and the city’s inspector is asking for help replacing them with at least one inspector. “It is a slow, arduous process. The inspectors promised both Chief...

BRADENTON BEACH – Beach renourishment after Hurricanes Helene and Milton is planned for 2026, city commissioners learned on Nov. 21. “We talked to (Manatee County Director of Natural Resources) Charlie Hunsicker today and the Army Corps is going to put the beach back, but it’s not going to...

BRADENTON BEACH –Christmas on Bridge Street on Saturday, Dec. 7 will bring food, music and a celebra­tion of the city’s hurricane recovery to its main shopping district. “We’re having Christmas on Bridge Street like we’ve not had Christmas on Bridge Street,” City Attorney Ricinda Perry said at a...