Entertainment

Wednesday, Sept. 27 Explore Nature: Tower Talk, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, 10 a.m. One-on-one tech help, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes...

‘Farce of Nature’ begins Players’ 75th season with laughs

Jason Schaffer - September 19, 2023

ANNA MARIA - Director Mike Lusk’s talented cast brings plenty of laughs as the Island Players’ first performance of their historic 75th season hits...

Fourth of July Parade wet, wild fun

Jason Schaffer - July 11, 2023

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – More than 120 participants in the annual Anna Maria Island Privateers Fourth of July Parade loaded their vehicles with water...

OUTDOORS

Get ready for fabulous fall fishing

Rusty Chinnis - September 26, 2023

The first cold front is probably still a month or more away, but fish are showing up and now is a great time to...

Turtle season slows to a crawl

Leslie Lake - September 26, 2023

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The 2023 turtle nesting season is coming to an early end, partly due to Hurricane Idalia. “No changes in nest numbers,”...

Nesting News

Leslie Lake - September 25, 2023

Turtle nests laid: 405 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 438 (Record: 831 in 2010) Hatched nests: 295 (Record: 453 in 2022) Hatchlings: 22,995 (Previous record: 35,850...