Meeting the Challenge
The kindness of strangers was on full view last week in the 2018 Giving Challenge.
The philanthropic fundraiser generated a little more than $11.7 million...
Crossing concerns
Anna Maria Commissioner Amy Tripp made a good point last week when she suggested the $150,000 it would cost to install an automated license...
Farmer’s market more than just food
Like seasonal fruits and vegetables, the city of Anna Maria’s new farmer’s market is a fleeting pleasure with an expiration date: Tuesday, May 8.
The...
Too severe
We are writing on the behalf of Peter Piir, who was terminated Jan. 25 from the city of Anna Maria Public Works Department after...
A wake up call on the proposed Cortez Bridge
By Dr. Mary Fulford Green
It is believed that if you do not know your history, you are apt to repeat it. I am one...
Some good stuff
Just when you thought there wasn’t any good news for the local fishwrap, along comes some uplifting bits of information.
Just take a look at...
‘The Post’ as inspiration
It’s unlikely that The Anna Maria Island Sun, a family-owned newspaper like the 1971 Washington Post, will ever face an issue as important as...
In good hands
Congratulations to Manatee County Marine Rescue for being named The Florida Beach Patrol Chiefs Association Beach Patrol of the Year.
It wasn’t too long ago...
Grateful on Thanksgiving
I spent a couple of hours on Thanksgiving morning at Bayfront Park in Anna Maria with the former employees of the City Pier Restaurant...
Don’t forget our veterans
In this week's paper, Cindy Lane features me as I was almost 50 years ago; a Marine in Vietnam.
There were no "John Wayne" moments...
The Sun’s election recommendations
Anna Maria City Commission
Carol Carter
Doug Copeland
Dale Woodland
Bradenton Beach City Commission
Ralph Cole
Bradenton Beach mayor
John Chappie
Bradenton Beach amendments
Charter Amendment 1, eliminates wards in city elections: No
Charter...
Ill-advised efforts
In 1969, famed New York columnist Jimmy Breslin wrote a novel called “The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight.” In 2017, Breslin’s catch-phrase could be...
Speak up about formula stores
The Holmes Beach commissioners are currently writing the permanent ordinance which will regulate additional chains and formula stores in Holmes Beach. At this point,...
Fake news is fake issue
It is often said that history repeats itself. The world has had to put up with cruel, depraved, and vicious leaders who act “in...
Reclaim your joy
Mass shootings, hurricanes, national anthem protests, divisive national politics, further attacks on home rule rights by the state Legislature, noisy neighbors, traffic jams, local...
