Beaches to get new sand
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Island beaches are scheduled to get new sand, beginning with a minor repair to Coquina Beach this year, followed by a major project on Coquina Beach and Holmes Beach next year.
Sand from the dredging of Longboat Pass will be placed...
Food, fun, fine at fishing festival
CORTEZ – The 37th Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival was as packed as a can of sardines today thanks to good weather, good food,...
FISH Preserve a dream come true
CORTEZ – A dream fueled by the true grit of Cortez commercial fishing families has grown to 100 acres of prime Sarasota bayfront land...
Community News
Dog park construction on hold
HOLMES BEACH – A new large dog park is on the way, but construction isn’t scheduled to begin any time soon.
City Engineer Lynn Burnett...
Mayor calls out residents for noise complaints
HOLMES BEACH – In a surprise move, Mayor Judy Titsworth not only publicly named two residents who called her to report noise issues but...
Entertainment
Eric Von Band releases new CD
CORTEZ - Local musician Eric Von has a new CD, released the first day of the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival on Saturday and coming...
Marshall Tucker Band comes to Anna Maria
It’s not an April Fool’s joke. The Marshall Tucker Band is coming to The Center of Anna Maria Island for a one-night-only intimate show...
De Soto Memorial a haven for history, nature
BRADENTON – De Soto National Memorial is open, now that another federal government shutdown has been averted.
The park had closed its exhibits and programs...
Outdoors
Reel Time: Fly fishing strategy – pothole savvy
Fly fishing is a sport that rewards the angler who carefully considers his prey and pays attention to the conditions and terrain that they...
Red tide in air; water clear
Updated Feb. 15, 2019 | ANNA MARIA ISLAND – No red tide is predicted for Manatee County waters through Monday, Feb. 18, according to today’s report...
Photo galleries | Preserves
Business
A home’s equity is sometimes subjective
Are you familiar with the expression, “The happiest days of a boat owner’s life are the day he buys the boat and the day...
Surf Shop reopens
HOLMES BEACH - West Coast Surf Shop, 3902 Gulf Drive, just south of Manatee Beach, is back in business following a fire on April...
Sports
Blue Lagoon cleaned up on the field
In the final games of the regular season for the high school boys that play on the gridiron at The Center, Team Cloud Pest...
Football futures constructed by Moss Builders
The Center of Anna Maria Island's youth sports program has always been known as the place to have fun, play sports and develop athletic...
Opinion
Dan Murphy is Sun’s Person of the Year
ANNA MARIA – Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy is The Sun’s 2018 Person of the Year.
Working with the city commission, city staff and outside...
Photo galleries | Sealife
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SUN videos
Still In Love With You Music Video - Eric Von (Official)
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Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival
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Shamrock Shiver 2019
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Anna Maria Island Christmas parade
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Mangrove butterfly
00:47
Trunk or Treat
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Have you seen this man? Call Holmes Beach police at 941-708-5804.
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Longboat coyote
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Holmes Beach mayoral forum
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Keep the Gulf clean
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Bye Bortie
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More whale sharks spotted
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Didgeridoo concert at Holmes Beach library
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Green sea turtle release
00:55
Sandpiper sunset
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Plane creates buzz over AMI
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Olympic mullet jumping
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Palm frond weaving
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Royal tern rejection
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Mullet roundup off Anna Maria Island
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Turtle hatchling release
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Eternal Summer Surf Camp
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Pelicans feeding
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Cortez stone crab trap making
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TOM VETERANS DAY
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Cortez docks
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