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The Manatee County, Florida, restaurants with the most violations in last 30 days
Recent restaurant inspections in Manatee County have brought attention to food safety practices in several local eateries. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation conducted 185 inspections over the past 30 days, with 146 restaurants passing on their first visit. However, 39 establishments required follow-up inspections due to violations.
Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn’t have to die
Hurricane Helene’s storm surge struck Florida fast and hard when it slammed into Gulf Coast communities near St. Petersburg. Longtime residents had never seen anything like the 8-foot wall of water that pushed ashore, and that was the problem. Because the Sept. 26 storm surge was unprecedented, many people living near the beaches ignored mandatory evacuation orders and stayed behind, thinking the warnings were exaggerated. Some people still escaped the rising waters and others were rescued. But 12 died from the surge, including a retired restaurant owner, a former hairdresser, a beach lover and a teacher who was about to retire.
Bradenton Beach reopens to residents after city 90%-95% destroyed, officials say
BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — One week later, we get a bigger glimpse at the vast damage to the city of Bradenton Beach caused by Hurricane Helene. Work crews have continued to move into the area not only to push sand out of the roadways and homes but also to remove fallen palm trees. They have also started moving structures blown away as others remain perched perniciously on their foundations and barely standing.
DeSantis announces executive actions related to Helene during stop on Anna Maria Island
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced executive actions aimed at speeding up Hurricane Helene recovery efforts during a visit to Anna Maria Island on Thursday, also the first day that locals could return to the city of Bradenton Beach with a vehicle to begin cleanup. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the executive actions at a stop in front of the Rod & Reel Pier in the city of Anna Maria. They include temporarily lifting time restrictions imposed by...
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