Panic pumping causing unnecessary fuel shortage on AMI

HOLMES BEACH - Whether you call it “panic pumping” or “gas hoarding,” it’s causing problems for Island residents. Anyone who has lived through a hurricane...

Florida license plate providing funds to the arts

BRADENTON - Whether a local resident or visitor to Anna Maria Island, you have probably noticed the wide variety of Florida license plates available...

Southern Atelier students serious about art

BRADENTON - With students from Anna Maria Island and surrounding communities, the Southern Atelier is serious about art, and recently showed off their skills...

Influencers, national media descend on AMI in tourism campaign

ANNA MARIA ISLAND - After a year of quarantine, visitors are beginning to once again plan vacations. With tourism being so vital to the...

Wild iguanas are calling Anna Maria Island home

ANNA MARIA ISLAND - They’re not escaped pets, they are wild iguanas, and they are showing up more often on the Island. And if the...

Jason Schaffer

Sun correspondent Jason Schaffer covers tourism, the arts, Anna Maria Elementary School, law enforcement, and the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce. Email