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January 12th, 2009 by Cooper Levey-Baker in Editor's Desk, News, Politics, Sarasota-Manatee
— The city of Sarasota joins “the ranks of the most boater-unfriendly cities in the nation” with its new anti-mooring law, which doesn’t allow any boater to anchor in Sarasota Bay for longer than 72 hours.
— And… Red County is ambivalent about it.
— Newtown businessman Jetson Grimes spearheads an effort to expand a zone in the neighborhood promoting the growth of local businesses.
— The first African-American to serve as the chair of the Manatee Board of County Commissioners talks to the Bradenton Herald.
— Downtown Bradenton tries to get the revenue flowing a bit more with some new outreach events.
January 15th, 2009 at 9:11 am
[...] Last Monday’s decision to disallow boaters the right to moor in Sarasota Bay for more than 72 hours “another black [...]