Mayor and former city employee discuss recent firing
ANNA MARIA – City officials and former Code and Parking Enforcement Officer and administrative assistant Angela Albrecht hold differing views on the events that...
Charter review includes city manager discussion
ANNA MARIA – The Charter Review Committee met with city commissioners and Mayor Dan Murphy last week to discuss potential changes to the city...
New Anna Maria City Pier taking shape
ANNA MARIA – The first pilings for the new Anna Maria City Pier are in place and partially driven as of Saturday.
The pilings eventually will...
Anna Maria’s street-side parking switches sides
ANNA MARIA – Make sure you park on the proper side of the street in the city limits of Anna Maria, at the north...
Ed Chiles receives Citizen of the Year award
ANNA MARIA – Ed Chiles is the City of Anna Maria’s 2018 Citizen of the Year.
Chiles owns the Sandbar restaurant, The Studio at Gulf...
City engineer terminates agreement with city
ANNA MARIA – The City of Anna Maria and Lynn Burnett and her LTA Engineers engineering firm have parted ways.
The development was announced during...
Anna Maria City Pier construction underway
ANNA MARIA – The time has arrived to begin building the new Anna Maria City Pier.
This week, the barge crane arrived in the Tampa...
Request to amend fence ordinance falls short
ANNA MARIA – Anna Maria commissioner Amy Tripp is concerned about the increasing number of solid vinyl fences and the lack of landscaping along...
Pine Avenue parking to be reviewed
ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy wants city commissioners to give some thought as to how parking and public safety issues can be better...
Anna Maria officials share hopes
ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy and Anna Maria Commissioners Brian Seymour and Amy Tripp recently shared their hopes for the city in 2019.
Completing...
Anna Maria year in review
ANNA MARIA – The replacement of the Anna Maria City Pier, the red tide cleanup, increased drainage and paving expenditures, beach access rights and...
Pier tenant lease terms being considered
ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy is asking city commissioners to provide their feedback on the lease terms they want for the tenant of...
Chiles Group bringing holiday joy to underprivileged kids
ANNA MARIA – The 24th annual Lawton Chiles Christmas for Kids Party will take place at the Sandbar restaurant in Anna Maria on Wednesday,...
Wash Family Construction reaches settlement with city
ANNA MARIA – Wash Family Construction owner Darrin Wash and the city of Anna Maria have agreed to a settlement that exceeds $56,000 for...
Mayor and commissioners take oath of office
ANNA MARIA – During the Thursday, Nov. 29, organizational meeting. City Clerk LeAnne Addy administered the oath of office to Anna Maria Mayor Dan...
