Mayor hands out 2019 city awards
HOLMES BEACH – Mayor Judy Titsworth stepped up Jan. 14 to hand out some very special city awards to members of the community.
First up, she presented the 2019 Employee of the Year award to Code Compliance Officer James Thomas. She said the award is...
Carolyne Norwood – dedicated to Island history
Contributed by Pat Copeland | Special to The Sun
ANNA MARIA – Carolyne Norwood has been the heart and soul of the Anna Maria Island...
Bill Robinson honored at preserve
To commemorate the life of Bill Robinson, the Robinson family organized a candlelight walk at Robinson Preserve on Monday evening. Robinson was the owner...
Community News
Heron nest halts construction
HOLMES BEACH – Construction workers received a surprise Jan. 13. As they were pulling the branches from an Australian pine at a residential construction...
Water line broken during undergrounding work
BRADENTON BEACH – The Wilco construction crew doing the boring for burying the Bridge Street utility lines accidentally broke a water line Saturday afternoon...
Entertainment
Starship lifts off at The Center
ANNA MARIA – Featuring Mickey Thomas on lead vocals, Starship put on a stellar concert at The Center of Anna Maria Island.
Taking place inside...
Artists’ Guild erases boundaries with new exhibit
BRADENTON – The Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island’s 11th annual juried art exhibition, “Boundaries Erased,” is on display at ArtCenter Manatee in downtown...
Outdoors
Reel Time: The solution to climate change
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, I attended an advance screening of the documentary, “Kiss The Ground,” based on the novel of the same name by...
Reel Time: Scallopalooza, it’s clamtastic
Sarasota Bay Watch’s “Scallopalooza, It’s Clamtastic!” fundraising event is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Feb. 15, 2020.
SBW’s major fundraiser supports the many projects the...
Photo galleries | Preserves
Business
What does a mortgage broker do?
I’ve talked many times in this space about getting a mortgage for a home and how it is one of the most stressful aspects...
Fire & Stone preparing to reopen
CORTEZ – The owners of the Fire & Stone pizzeria on Cortez Road hope to reopen their restaurant as early as this week.
When reopened,...
Sports
Team Rays Ramblings capture their first win of the season
After two weeks of youth flag football play at The Center, three teams remain undefeated with two wins in the record books. In the...
Youth gridiron action starts the new year at The Center
The ringing in of the new year brought in 2020 and a new season of youth flag football at The Center of Anna Maria...
Opinion
Letters: Horses on the causeway
I appreciate your article in the Anna Maria Island Sun dealing with potential health concerns of horse fecal matter on the Palma Sola Causeway....
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