Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
The Seafood Shack Restaurant in Cortez has closed.
The waterfront restaurant has been in business for 38 years serving grouper sandwiches, clam chowder and burgers but succumbed to the combination of high taxes, high insurance, economic downturn, and an upcoming bridge repair.
The humpback bridge on 127th Street is closing for repairs and Seafood Shack owner, [...]
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
A beautiful day on Tampa Bay last weekend brought out sailors and boaties taking advantage of the breeze and perfect temperature to enjoy a day on the water.
Sailing out of northern Anna Maria Island presents no barriers or bridges into Tampa Bay, the Intracoastal Waterway, and to the Gulf of Mexico. Tampa Bay is [...]
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
On Jan 15 the US Coast Guard begins its new winter schedule for the timed raising of the 2 bridges that connect Anna Maria Island to the mainland.
The summer schedule allowed for on-demand raising at 20 minute intervals: on the hour, 20 past, and 20 ’til, if required by a boat during daylight hours.
The winter [...]
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Florida Department of Transportation announced that the start of the Anna Maria Bridge renovations has been delayed until Feb 4. A new contract with Quinn Construction Co of Palmetto calls for the bridge on Manatee Avenue, or State Road 64, connecting Anna Maria Island to the mainland and Bradenton, to be closed completely to vehicles [...]
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Public Meeting: Thursday, January 17, 2008, 5 - 7pm
Saint Bernard Catholic Church, 2484 S Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach
Florida Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting before construction begins on the Anna Maria Island Bridge Rehab project.
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