Awards

2024 Awards

Painted rock honors young Iowa woman

Awards Joe Hendricks - September 26, 2023

Cortez fishing village inundated by Hurricane Idalia

Awards Leslie Lake - September 4, 2023

Reel Time: Vote water

First Place Rusty Chinnis - August 23, 2023

Reel Time: If we don’t do it, who will?

First Place Rusty Chinnis - March 27, 2023

Smoke, mirrors and AMI’s ‘parking problem’

Awards Cindy Lane - January 17, 2023

2023 Awards

Reel Time: Stand up for mangroves

First Place Rusty Chinnis - December 28, 2022

Early Fireworks

First Place Sun staff - June 20, 2022

2022 Awards

Heron nest halts construction

First Place Kristin Swain - January 21, 2020

2021 Awards

Website amisun.com

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2021

Piney Point

Awards Steve Borggren - April 14, 2021

That is so AMI

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2020

Wave wall

Awards SUN contributor - November 3, 2020

Back to School

Awards Steve Borggren - July 29, 2020

I miss red tide

First Place Cindy Lane - March 18, 2020

Flippers and Feathers

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2018

2020 Awards

Pups and owners celebrate dog park opening

Awards Kristin Swain - January 27, 2020

Sculpture illustrates local trash problem

First Place Kristin Swain - January 7, 2020

Reel Time: We’ll See

Awards Rusty Chinnis - December 10, 2019

Hunters sound off on duck season

First Place Cindy Lane - November 19, 2019

County moves to regulate horses in bay

Awards Cindy Lane - November 11, 2019

Early duck hunting season revives concerns

First Place Cindy Lane - October 8, 2019

Pool, beach lifeguards train together

Awards Cindy Lane - July 19, 2019

Florida flotsam washes up on European beaches

Awards Cindy Lane - July 1, 2019

Reel Time: The elephant in the bay

Awards Rusty Chinnis - June 4, 2019

County’s plan to remove Coquina Beach trees meets opposition

Awards Joe Hendricks - May 26, 2019

County officials limited in regulating hunting

First Place Cindy Lane - February 9, 2019

County addresses duck hunting complaints

First Place Cindy Lane - February 1, 2019

Duck hunters fire back against critics

First Place Cindy Lane - January 19, 2019

Residents sound off on duck hunting

First Place Cindy Lane - January 11, 2019

2019 Awards

Fish house owner in Catch-22

Awards Cindy Lane - April 27, 2019

Earthy ideas from The Sun

Awards Cindy Lane - April 12, 2019

FISH Preserve a dream come true

Awards Cindy Lane - February 10, 2019

Trial date set for Sunshine lawsuit

First Place Joe Hendricks - December 11, 2018

Hunters have bird lovers crying ‘foul’ at Perico Preserve

First Place Cindy Lane - December 1, 2018

Commissioner deposed regarding Sunshine lawsuit

First Place Joe Hendricks - November 20, 2018

Gas mask

First Place Steve Borggren - August 29, 2018

Turtle Watch at loggerheads with city on benches

Awards Cindy Lane - July 10, 2018

Part of the job

First Place Cindy Lane - June 29, 2018

Sunshine lawsuit depositions continue

First Place Joe Hendricks - June 11, 2018

Mapes and Martin deposed in Sunshine lawsuit

First Place Joe Hendricks - June 5, 2018

Press conference sheds light on Sunshine lawsuit

First Place Joe Hendricks - May 20, 2018

Fire hits West Coast Surf Shop

First Place Cindy Lane - April 15, 2018

Fishermen to cast vote against net ban

Awards Cindy Lane - February 27, 2018

To die for

Awards Steve Borggren - May 3, 2017

2018 Awards

Flippers and Feathers

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2018

Oil drilling prohibited in Florida waters

First Place Cindy Lane - November 6, 2018

Oil drilling off, then back on ballot

First Place Cindy Lane - October 23, 2018

More Gulf waters leased for oil, gas

First Place Cindy Lane - August 21, 2018

Oil and gas lease sale set for August

First Place Cindy Lane - July 17, 2018

Protecting Holmes Beach from rising tides

Awards Kristin Swain - May 8, 2018

Coast Lines: The press goes back to school

First Place Cindy Lane - April 11, 2018

Oil drilling proposal may be headed for ballot

First Place Cindy Lane - March 20, 2018

Fishermen ask Floridians to cast vote against net ban

Awards Cindy Lane - March 14, 2018

Hurricane recovery begins for condo owners

Awards Kristin Swain - January 9, 2018

Website amisun.com

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2017

Vaught’s Vietnam

Awards Cindy Lane - November 8, 2017

Museum admits fault in Snooty’s death

First Place Cindy Lane - September 4, 2017

Snooty cause may be headed for courts

First Place Cindy Lane - August 10, 2017

Island SUNset

Awards Cindy Lane - August 9, 2017

Museum investigates Snooty’s death

First Place Cindy Lane - July 29, 2017

Bye bye, Baby Snoots

First Place Cindy Lane - July 23, 2017

Surf grom gallery

Awards Cindy Lane - July 12, 2017

State investigates construction in bay

Awards Cindy Lane - June 14, 2017

To die for

Awards Steve Borggren - May 3, 2017

Eat more octopus

Awards Cindy Lane - June 1, 2016

2017 Awards

Vaught’s Vietnam

Awards Cindy Lane - November 8, 2017

Beautiful Sunrise

First Place Steve Borggren - November 5, 2017

Brick road

Awards Steve Borggren - February 3, 2017

Red tide

Awards Mike Field - January 31, 2017

The Big M

First Place Sun staff - December 30, 2016

Redemption

First Place Monica Simpson - August 31, 2016

Soggy Monday Blues

First Place Tom Vaught - August 31, 2016

Ghost tour

Awards Steve Borggren - July 20, 2016

Silver Sunset

First Place Sun staff - June 29, 2016

Eat more octopus

Awards Cindy Lane - June 1, 2016

2016 Awards

Of tourists and turtles

Awards Cindy Lane - July 13, 2016

Eat more octopus

Awards Cindy Lane - June 1, 2016

Legendary hammerhead immortalized

Awards Cindy Lane - April 27, 2016

No app for that

First Place Steve Borggren - March 23, 2016

Tourism slogans, logos evolving

Awards Cindy Lane - March 9, 2016

Saving seashells on the seashore

Awards Cindy Lane - March 2, 2016

Twister hits Skyway

Awards Rikki Fonseca - October 14, 2015

Conviction tossed in fish-tossing case

Awards Cindy Lane - March 4, 2015

2015 Awards

Under Egmont 4: Egmont cemetery mysteries put to rest

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2015

Twister hits Skyway

First Place SUN contributor - October 13, 2015

Coast Lines: Holy maternity season, bat mom!

Awards Cindy Lane - April 15, 2015

Under Egmont 3: Found

Awards Cindy Lane - February 25, 2015

Under Egmont 2: Unearthing Egmont Key’s mysteries

Awards Cindy Lane - February 4, 2015

Under Egmont 1: History’s mysteries persist at Egmont Key

Awards Cindy Lane - January 30, 2015

Nesting season begins

Awards Cindy Lane - April 30, 2014

Bikers

First Place Steve Borggren - March 18, 2014

Renourishment reaches Bradenton Beach

Awards Cindy Lane - February 12, 2014

Lost loggerhead takes wrong turn

Awards Cindy Lane - June 5, 2013

2014 Awards

Beach renourishment

First Place Cindy Lane - December 31, 2014

Live Like a Local – Respect Wildlife

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2014

Robert J. Ellison Award

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2014

County cracking down on resort tax evaders

First Place Cindy Lane - December 10, 2014

Support wanes for returning tourist tax to AMI

First Place Cindy Lane - November 12, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court considers fish case

Awards Cindy Lane - November 12, 2014

Army exploring for explosives

Awards Cindy Lane - November 7, 2014

BIEO confronts online vacation rentals

First Place Cindy Lane - October 22, 2014

Blessing all creatures great and small

Awards Cindy Lane - October 14, 2014

Whitmore working to save pelicans

Awards Cindy Lane - July 16, 2014

Law needed to help pelicans, turtles

Awards Cindy Lane - May 14, 2014

If it’s Monday, that must be a mako

Awards Cindy Lane - May 7, 2014

Flippers and Feathers

Awards Cindy Lane - May 7, 2014

Coast Lines: Respect the manatee’s river

Awards Cindy Lane - March 5, 2014

Hammerhead in shallows

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2013

Turtles at loggerheads with tourists

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2013

Making tracks

Awards Cindy Lane - December 25, 2013

Coast Lines: Bye bye, reef

Awards Cindy Lane - August 21, 2013

2013 Awards

Explore the Gulf Coast Heritage Trail

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2013

Explore the Regina

Awards Cindy Lane - September 21, 2013

AMI: Filled to the gills?

First Place Cindy Lane - August 21, 2013

Oil spill leaves residue of uncertainty

First Place Cindy Lane - April 17, 2013

Explore Anna Maria Island’s cities

Awards Cindy Lane - March 14, 2013

Explore Island beaches and parks

Awards Cindy Lane - March 14, 2013

Cruise the historic river

First Place Cindy Lane - March 6, 2013

Flood insurance rising

First Place Cindy Lane - March 6, 2013

Listen to the people

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2012

Paddleboard master

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2012

Soul surfers go to camp

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2012

Perfect landing

First Place SUN contributor - December 13, 2012

Landscaping project wilts

Awards Cindy Lane - July 12, 2012

2012 Awards

Portfolio Photography

First Place Cindy Lane - December 31, 2012

Best weekly

First Place Sun staff - December 31, 2012

Tap tourist tax for beach

First Place Cindy Lane - August 15, 2012

Tropical Storm Debby

Awards Cindy Lane - June 17, 2012

Neighbors, brothers in arms to make Honor Flight

First Place Cindy Lane - June 6, 2012

Coast Lines: Manatees help scientists do research

Awards Cindy Lane - April 25, 2012

Decisions, decisions

Awards Cindy Lane - March 13, 2012

2011 Awards

Coast Lines: No bones about it; jellyfish bad news

Awards Cindy Lane - October 12, 2011

Dogs just want to have fun

Awards Cindy Lane - August 17, 2011

‘GWTW’ fans will love ‘Moonlight’

First Place Cindy Lane - January 26, 2011

Commission chair tells tourism agency of problems

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2010

Coast Lines

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2010

2010 Awards

Teeth bared at Cortez coyote workshop

Awards Cindy Lane - December 15, 2010

Robert J. Ellison Memorial Award

Awards Cindy Lane - December 3, 2010

Coast Lines: Octopi and golf balls – a perfect match

Awards Cindy Lane - November 24, 2010

Musil-Buehler mystery persists

Awards Cindy Lane - November 3, 2010

Roots in the water

Awards Cindy Lane - October 27, 2010

Locals headed for Cocoa surf contest

Awards Cindy Lane - August 25, 2010

Coast Lines: Oil spill draws us – and them – close to coast

First Place Cindy Lane - June 23, 2010

East of Eden

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2009

2009 Awards

Sand negotiations underway

Awards Cindy Lane - December 31, 2009

Longline ban evokes net ban anniversary

Awards Cindy Lane - November 10, 2008

2008 Awards

Community Service

First Place Sun staff - December 30, 2007

2004 Awards

Molasses barge to become preserve

Awards Cindy Lane - December 30, 2003

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