Top Stories this week: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 This "incinerated" boat caught fire early Sunday morning in the Sunrise boat basin in Holmes Beach. Islander Photo: Courtesy WMFR Early Sunday fire burns boat at new city dock The wood on the new finger docks in the Sunrise Basin in Holmes Beach still looks new and the grass along the seawall hasn't filled in yet, but at least one dock was charred by an early morning fire Sunday, May 21. Full Story... FRUSTRATED about wind insurance? To contact the area legislative delegation with your concerns about the wind-velocity zone on Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key, see the list. Full Story... Aaaaargh! Smile matey! Ryan Joseph shows off his best Privateer smile and blue beads at the annual Snooks Adams Kids Day at Bayfront Park in Anna Maria as mom Kelly holds on to the little pirate. Ryan’s brother Dylan participated in the karate demonstration at the event, which was conspicuously absent of its namesake, Snooks Adams, who was hospitalized after a fall and couldn’t attend. Islander Photos: Bonner Joy Full Story... Porn party sparks call for code education, public awareness By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter Holmes Beach Mayor Carol Whitmore wants to keep Holmes Beach from being known as a "swingers location," following the discovery two weeks ago that a local vacation rental house was being used by an adult entertainment club for sex parties (The Islander, May 17). Full Story... Fire leaves surgeon's residence uninhabitable By Mike Quinn. Special to The Islander A surgeon's house was uninhabitable following a fire that started at about noon May 19 on the top floors of the three-story structure at 2110 Palma Sola Blvd., Bradenton. Full Story... Anna Maria roof bids in The old maxim that "If at first you don't succeed, try again," certainly worked well for bids on a new roof for the Anna Maria City Hall. Full Story... Variance denial recommendation made in Bradenton Beach By Paul Roat. Islander Reporter The Bradenton Beach Board of Adjustment has recommended denial of a variance to a number of setbacks for reconstruction of a house damaged by fire. Full Story... GSR legal woes mount By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter The once promising real estate world of GSR Development LLC appears to be entangled in legal difficulties. Full Story... More problems for GSR in Bradenton Beach Building permits for three GSR Development LLC projects have been declared "null and void" by the Bradenton Beach Building Official. Full Story... Pier problems discussed in Bradenton Beach By Paul Roat. Islander Reporter Nighttime parking is restricted and a more watchful police presence will be maintained at the Bradenton Beach City Pier in the wake the recent weeks' host of vandalism problems. Full Story... Jan. 15-May 15 bridge opening curfew suggested By Paul Roat. Islander Reporter Island mayors, in the guise of the Island Transportation Planning Organization, have recommended that the four-month hiatus of three-openings-per-hour for boaters wishing to pass through the drawbridges at the Anna Maria Island and Cortez bridges be from Jan. 15 through May 15. Full Story...