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Bean convicted of second-degree murder in Foreman death
By Paul Roat. Islander Reporter
After three days of testimony, it took jurors only 20 minutes to determine that Kim Bean killed Carol Foreman in her Bradenton Beach home last February.
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What's new? Anna Maria parking argued - again
Dealing with a problem that began when the first Model-T Ford crossed
the old wooden bridge to the Island in the 1920s and looked for a parking
space in Anna Maria, Anna Maria city commissioners once again debated
the decades-old parking problem at their Jan. 13 worksession.
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Center site plan review rescheduled
The Anna Maria Planning and Zoning Board Jan. 24 rescheduled its initial
site plan review of the Anna Maria Island Community Center remodeling
project to Feb. 28 after determining it did not yet have a review of
the plan by an outside planning consultant.
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Deal for Leverock's, Perico marina off for now, says McClash
By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
The ticking time bomb of more development on Perico Island got its fuse
lit last week when Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash told Holmes
Beach city commissioners that he understood a deal was in the works to
purchase both Leverock's and the Perico Harbor Marina for a possible
condominium development.
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L.A. Times article has chamber phones ringing
By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
A story in the Jan. 16 issue of the Los Angeles Times on the
front page of the travel section about vacationing on Anna Maria Island
has prompted more than 200 telephone calls to the Anna Maria Island Chamber
of Commerce.
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Bradenton Beach pier concession needs concessions
By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
Bradenton Beach city commissioners met in special session Jan. 11 to
hear a report from Commissioner Bill Shearon on why so few restaurant
operations decided to bid on the concession for the city pier, although
a number of bid packets were taken. Only one bid was submitted and that
was rejected by the commission.
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New postmaster takes over
By Jim Hanson. Islander Reporter
 "Our job is customer service," says the new postmaster for
most of Anna Maria Island, "and I want to meet every one of our
customers."
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Code enforcement denies request for rehearing
By Diana Bogan. Islander Reporter
The Holmes Beach Code Enforcement Board unanimously voted to deny property
owners William and Dana Holmes' request to rehear their case.
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McLean-Coloney vs. Holmes Beach lawsuit begins Feb. 1
By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
Oral arguments in the long-awaited court case of Holmes Beach property
owners Ruth McLean and Barbara Coloney against Holmes Beach and its board
of adjustment are scheduled to begin Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 5, in the
Manatee County Circuit Court.
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Former deli owner pleads not guilty to drug charges - arraignment Feb. 4
By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
The former operator of the Beach City Market & Grille in Bradenton
Beach has entered a plea of not guilty to three of the four felony charges
against him following his Jan. 6 arrest by Manatee County Sheriff’s
Office deputies.
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