Hyperlocal news for Parrish, Palmetto, Ellenton, Duette, Rubonia, and Terra Ceia in north Manatee County, Florida
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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Corporate Ladder Brewing Company, which is about to celebrate their fourth year in business, is in the middle of upgrading their outdoor “Beer Garden” seating area. The picnic tables and pavers are gone. The soggy summertime grass has been replaced with artificial turf. All new tables and chairs doubled the the number of seats. Giant […]
Continue ReadingChristopher Todd Communities at Artisans Lakes is a gated, built-to-rent community coming to north Palmetto. Construction has begun and will take place over nine subphases. 192 newly designed single-story homes will be built on almost 21 acres. One-bedroom and two-bedroom homes are expected to range from approximately 750-1,050 square feet and include 10-11′ high ceilings, […]
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