Christmas parade spreads joy
The 2018 Anna Maria Island Christmas parade spread peace, joy, friendship and fun all over the Island this morning!
After the parade, families followed Santa's sleigh to Coquina Beach for the annual Privateers after-party, where kids met the big man himself!
Red tide continues to fluctuate
Medium levels of red tide are predicted through at least Monday, Dec. 10 on Anna Maria Island, according to the University of South Florida/Florida...
Hunters have bird lovers crying ‘foul’ at Perico Preserve
PERICO PRESERVE – It’s a cool, sunny, Thanksgiving weekend day and you’re walking along the path at Perico Preserve looking at the butterflies and...
Community News
CRA reaches settlement with Technomarine
BRADENTON BEACH – The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and Technomarine have negotiated a settlement agreement that if fulfilled should result in the installation of...
Holmes Beach gets a Christmas tree
HOLMES BEACH – After the idea of having a live Christmas tree came up in the October parks and beautification committee meeting, it didn’t...
Entertainment
Holiday of Treasures Open House is Friday
ANNA MARIA – As part of the Holiday of Treasures Open House, Anna Maria merchants invite folks to stroll through the city and enjoy...
Celebrate Christmas on Bridge Street
BRADENTON BEACH – The Bridge Street Merchants will host their annual Christmas on Bridge Street holiday celebration on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 4-6:30 p.m.
The holiday...
AMICCO performs holiday music
Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra’s first concert of the 2018-2019 season, “An Island Christmas,” opened with seasonal selections chosen to put everyone...
Crowds celebrate in Holmes Beach
HOLMES BEACH – It was a celebration of community and the start of the holiday season as residents and visitors alike gathered for the...
Business
No Christmas gifts for foreign buyers
Almost a year ago, I wrote a column about the proliferation of buyers from other countries coming into the state of Florida. Florida at...
Tourist tax collections 2018
The local 5 percent tourist tax is collected from owners of accommodations rented for six months or less who charge the tax to their...
Outdoors
Reel Time: Sarasota Bay seagrasses take a big hit
I don’t have to remind anyone of the devastation the red tide wrought in our bays and Gulf. Images of dumpsters stuffed with fish,...
Reel Time: Kids for Clean Water
All of us who live on the Gulf coast have been impacted by the recent red tide and the unprecedented death of dolphins, sea...
Sports
Sato Real Estate on top again
The last regular season co-ed adult soccer game ended Thursday night with Lancaster Design pulling out the big win over Jiffy Lube.
After Moss Builders...
Adult co-ed soccer heats up in the night chill
The temperatures dropped while the competition on the Island pitch heated up Thursday night in the adult soccer league.
With one game left in the...
Opinion
Fair or foul?
Part of a true sportsman’s enjoyment of any sport is knowing you have won or lost while playing by the rules.
Florida’s duck hunting rules...
Photo galleries | Sealife
Photo galleries
Photo galleries | Preserves
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SUN videos
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
