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Treehouse legal battles continue at Suncoast residence
HOLMES BEACH, Fla. (WWSB) - A legal battle spanning over a decade may be coming to an end very soon in Holmes Beach over a treehouse. Lynn Tran, the owner of the treehouse caught up with all this controversy telling ABC7 news the latest information. Tran says, " We had...
Palmetto Fourth Fest moves to a new location
PALMETTO, Fla. — Manatee County residents will gather down by the river to celebrate the nation’s birthday. The 13th Annual Palmetto Fourth Fest is moving down by the Riverside Park along the Manatee River. “I think it’s just going to be better all the way around, and fireworks...
Rays select builder for $1-billion stadium project
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have picked a company to build their new billion-dollar ballpark. The St. Pete city council still has to approve the project. Rays select construction company for new stadium project. Overall project for Gas Plant District redevelopment still awaiting city council approval....
Second Pine Avenue RFP authorized
ANNA MARIA – As part of a block-by-block implementation strategy, the city of Anna Maria is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for phase 1-B of the Reimagining Pine Avenue brick paver sidewalk installation project. Phase 1-B calls for the installation of new pervious brick paver sidewalks and new...
Fake Florida therapist fooled hundreds online until she died, state records say
Hundreds of Americans may have unknowingly received therapy from an untrained impostor who masqueraded as an online therapist, possibly for as long as two years, and the deception crumbled only when she died, according to state health department records. Peggy A. Randolph, a social worker from Manatee County who was...
Mayor proposes reduced millage rate
ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy proposes lowering Anna Maria’s current 2.05 millage rate to the 1.8245 rollback rate, or lower. The rollback rate is the rate needed to generate the same ad valorem property tax revenues generated during the current fiscal year, with increased property values producing the same revenues at a lower millage rate.
Sarasota city leaders vote for stricter car noise ordinance
SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota drivers with loud noise coming from their cars will now have to quiet down while in the city, or face the consequences. City commissioners voted for a new, stricter car noise ordinance that mirrors state law. A vehicle excessively playing music or revving loudly goes...
Massive 1,000-unit apartment project proposed for west St. Pete seeks $14.8 million from city and county
After years of retooling plans for a 29-acre vacant industrial property in west St. Petersburg, a new proposal has been filed to redevelop it into a massive 1,000-unit apartment community. Landowner Porter Development, headed by Les Porter, and joint venture partners Falcone Group and Metro Development Group, have submitted funding...
$15M freestanding emergency room opens in north Manatee
A new freestanding emergency room is now open in Palmetto. HCA Florida Palmetto Emergency officially opened its doors to the public July 1. The 10,800-square-foot facility will deliver the same services as the emergency room at HCA Florida Blake Hospital, its affiliate about 7.5 miles away in Bradenton. A board-certified...
Pier team discusses Bridge Street improvements
BRADENTON BEACH – A monthly pier team meeting on June 26 at city hall covered a host of topics including feedback about the Gulf Island Ferry, the installation of cameras on the city pier, road closures for the upcoming Sundown Get Down street party and an update on the floating dock.
Education Matters | Sarasota Teen Court Demonstrates thePower of Second (and Third) Chances
Heather Todd, Sarasota Teen Court’s Executive Director, recently celebrated 25 years with the nonprofit that gives every young person in our community a second chance—free of a conviction, free of an arrest, and free of a charge. So, how does it work?. “Every first-time misdemeanor offender gets the...
Freedom Fest at Longboat Key offers Independence Day dog parade competition
LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. — Tully the Irish Setter is a champion. “He won most patriotic dog two years ago,” said Eilleen Kamerick. Tully is returning to Longboat Key’s Freedom Fest and the Hot Diggity Dog July 4th Parade, along with parents Eileen and her husband Victor Heckler.
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