Albert Few, the last of 67
The fact that he’s the sole survivor of Cortez’s 67 World War II veterans is a mystery to Albert Few.
“I don’t know why that is,” he said. "I take good care of myself and the only things that are bad are my vision and...
Red tide, blue-green algae persist in local waters
Updated Friday, May 17, 2019 - ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Red tide and blue-green algae persist in local waters, according to today’s reports from...
County voters to decide Confederate monument’s location
BRADENTON – Next year, Anna Maria Island’s registered voters will help determine the new location for the Confederate memorial erected in front of the...
Community News
Two Holmes Beach police officers honored
HOLMES BEACH - Holmes Beach Police Detective Sergeant Brian Hall and Officer Michael Walker were honored at the 2019 Congressional Law Enforcement Awards on...
Pine Avenue restaurant proposed
ANNA MARIA – On Thursday, May 23, city commissioners are scheduled to discuss the proposed construction of a 45-seat restaurant and residential structure at...
Entertainment
Golfers go full-swing for Blessing Bags Project
CORTEZ – Ryan Young and Mike Divietro won the inaugural Nancy Franklin Flippin’ Mullet Open golf tournament that raised more than $16,000 for The...
School turns back the clock
HOLMES BEACH – Part of the past was unearthed last week, although it was almost lost forever.
A time capsule, buried in 1994, was unearthed...
Anna Maria hosting annual Memorial Day salute
The city of Anna Maria will host its third annual Memorial Day Patriotic Symphony Salute on Monday, May 27. The Memorial Day event will...
Outdoors
Reel Time: Stripers on the Hooch
The Chattahoochee River has an intimate connection with Florida, one that existed long before I first visited it near its headwaters at Jack’s Knob...
Nesting News
Turtle nests laid: 33 (2018 record: 534)
False crawls: 59
Nests hatched: 0
Not hatched: 0
Nests remaining: 0
Hatchlings hatched: 0 (2018 record: 35,788)
Nest disorientations: 0
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Business
What’s in a hurricane name?
Every year at this time we steady our nerves and go forward into hurricane season which tortures us from June 1 to Nov. 30....
Tourist tax collections 2019
Here's a look at tourist tax collections in Anna Maria Island's three cities. Numbers reflect the approximate change from the same month in the...
Sports
Ross Built Construction builds solid win
Heading into the second half of the regular season of the adult co-ed soccer season, Gulfview Windows and Doors, led by Ryan Moss, remains...
Sato Real Estate gets their first win
Thursday night May 9 the defending adult co-ed soccer champions, Sato Real Estate, took to The Center of Anna Maria Island field against a...
Opinion
No winners in noise battle
There are many sides, but no winners in the battle over residential noise on Anna Maria Island. On one side are full-time residents who...
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SUN videos
De Soto National Memorial kayak tour
01:07
St. Patrick's Day Parade 2019
06:28
Spring Break on Anna Maria Island
01:03
Grassy Point Preserve
01:00
A Day at the Beach
06:49
Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival 2019
02:07
Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival
01:45
Shamrock Shiver 2019
02:17
Anna Maria Island Christmas parade
01:17
Mangrove butterfly
00:47
Trunk or Treat
00:42
Have you seen this man? Call Holmes Beach police at 941-708-5804.
00:25
Longboat coyote
00:51
Holmes Beach mayoral forum
33:32
Keep the Gulf clean
00:21
Bye Bortie
00:54
More whale sharks spotted
00:46
Didgeridoo concert at Holmes Beach library
01:01
Green sea turtle release
00:55
Sandpiper sunset
01:23
Plane creates buzz over AMI
00:52
Olympic mullet jumping
01:08
Palm frond weaving
01:20
Royal tern rejection
00:27
Mullet roundup off Anna Maria Island
00:41
Turtle hatchling release
00:42
Eternal Summer Surf Camp
00:06
Pelicans feeding
00:21
Cortez stone crab trap making
01:31
TOM VETERANS DAY
02:58
Cortez docks
00:36
