Hyperlocal news for Parrish, Palmetto, Ellenton, Duette, Rubonia, and Terra Ceia in north Manatee County, Florida
Palmetto Outdoor Storage Proposed new outdoor storage facility on a vacant lot. This is on Bayshore Road, just south of I-275. This new business wraps around the sides and back of the house at 7702 Bayshore Rd. Construction is estimated to begin in October 2024 and be complete around February 2025. Address: 7800 Bayshore Rd, […]
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UPDATE – This Taco Bell opened on or before Nov. 13th, 2024. Taco Bell, winner of the franchise wars in the 1993 movie Demolition Man, is coming to the Gateway Commons plaza near I-75 & Moccasin Wallow Rd. Construction is well underway, but far behind the original March opening date. This will be the first […]
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ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, formerly known as ABC Liquors, are moving forward with their 5th location in Manatee County. This location will have 2 stories, but customers will be restricted to the 1st floor. The 2nd floor is for merchandise storage only and is inaccessible to the public. Staff will access the 2nd floor […]
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Check out the latest aerial video showing the current construction status of I-75 over the Jeff Young Bridge, along with the interchange at US-301 in Ellenton. You can watch the video on YouTube, which is embedded below, or on Rumble. If we’re lucky, we’ll be driving on the new bridges by this time next year. […]
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Washington Park is an upcoming 88-acre park at the former Florida Dept. of Transportation borrow pit. The borrow pit was where they borrowed dirt to build the US-41 overpass near 29th St E in 1957. Now dredge material from Port Manatee is being used to fill the borrow pit. This requires 62,000 dump truck loads […]
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