Bradenton Beach News

A quintet of screech owls scrutinizes a guest at the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center in Bradenton Beach, Fla.

Mark your calendars now! It would be a crime to miss the third Saturday of the month at the South Florida Museum.

Unemployment in Manatee County, after a minor drop in numbers in April, found itself headed up again in May to 11.1 percent.

Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach from Fifth Street South to Cortez Road is due for some improvements with federal stimulus dollars.

Ken Lohn had one day in court, and partially won. Now the Bradenton Beach property owner and resident is preparing for another day in court - and maybe many days in several courts.

An Island-based effort to keep the trolley operating fare-free is getting a test drive with Manatee County officials.

Bradenton Beach commissioners on June 24 will discuss a draft of a harbor management plan for the mooring field south of the Historic Bridge Street Pier.

The islands have come to the island with the addition of Jamrocks Jamaican Grill to the eclectic group of eateries in Bradenton Beach.

Trolley rides on Anna Maria Island will continue to be free, at least for a while.

Bradenton Beach is considering allowing a cellular tower near its Public Works Department.

Nesting by the numbers Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch reported 54 loggerhead sea turtle nests on the beach as of June 12.

Manatee County Marine Rescue Chief Jay Moyles points to where the county plans to build a new headquarters for his division and the Manatee County Sheriff's Office on the east side of Coquina Beach.

The Chiles Restaurant Group will celebrate Independence Day with a trio of fireworks shows.

A plan for a proposed cell tower near the Bradenton Beach Police Department. A rendering of what a proposed unipole near the Bradenton Beach Police Department might look like to someone standing at Bridge Street and Church Avenue.

The Southwest Florida Water Management District has proposed about $295,400 in funding for five Bradenton Beach stormwater projects.

Jamrocks Jamaican Grill is now at 1701 Gulf Drive N. in Bradenton Beach. Published: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 12:10 p.m. Sitting inside Jamrocks Jamaican Grill's bright, busy, new digs on a recent Thursday, I couldn't help but smile.

Lois Huntington with the flag she designed for Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch's section 6. AMITW is holding a flag-design contest.

County officials are concerned about the width of Coquina Beach, where sand has eroded to expose rocks and jetties.

I'm standing on what's been ranked as the second best beach in the world, and I'm not sure why I'm here.

Bradenton Beach commissioners voted May 21 to hire Wilson Miller as a planning consultant to update the city's land-development code during the next year.