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VOL 23 No. 41
June 7, 2023
Desirable waterfront lot CINDY LANE | SUN
This patch of sand in Bradenton Beach is a popular spot for loggerhead sea turtles - three have nested there so far. More turtle news on Page 9.
Concert for Peace aims to raise funds for refugees
Bradenton Beach residents must have permits to park during project
Slicker’s Eatery owner Bob Slicker, in partnership with the Rotary Club of AMI, will hold the 2023 Concert for Peace on Saturday, June 10 to aid Ukrainian refugees.
Shuttle service will be provided to residents and guests of homes on the closed roads. BY LESLIE LAKE SUN CORRESPONDENT | llake@amisun.com
BY JASON SCHAFFER SUN CORRESPONDENT | jschaffer@amisun.com
ANNA MARIA - This Saturday, June 10, Bob Slicker, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island, will hold the 2nd Annual Concert for Peace at The Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., to benefit refugees from the war in Ukraine. Slicker, owner of Slicker’s Eatery in Cortez, became passionate about helping the people of Ukraine after SEE CONCERT, PAGE 27
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BRADENTON BEACH – As crews work their way down Gulf Drive South to complete the South Bradenton Beach Gravity System Relocation Project, temporary permit parking is now in effect to accommodate residents and visitors impacted by the project. The first of the adjacent side roads to be closed during the project is 11th Street South. Residents and guests of homes on that street will be required to park with permits on the west side of Gulf Drive South for at least the next four months.
DRIVER LEADS POLICE on high-
SEE PARKING, PAGE 27
TWO LOGGERHEAD turtles released
at Bayfront Park. 9
IT'S LICENSE-FREE freshwater fishing
speed chase. 10
weekend. 28
Page 23 Anna Maria Island, Florida
“There are approximately 70 residential properties on 11th Street South,” Manatee County Public Works Department Strategic Manager Ogden Clark said. “Nobody will be able to drive down the road. The reason we started with 11th Street is that there are the most residences on that road.” The sewer project will replace and relocate a portion of the gravity collection system in South Bradenton Beach now on private properties to new locations within the public right of way. Clark said the 2.5-year-long project, which was contracted in January, is slightly ahead of schedule, but that could change during the summer rainy season.
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