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September 28, 2026 | Joe Hendricks | Featured

Employee complaints resurface in Anna Maria

ANNA MARIA – Workplace complaints four current and former Anna Maria employees sent Mayor Mark Short in May resurfaced on Tuesday, Sept. 22, when finance department assistant Jeff Charles sent an ema…

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September 27, 2026 | SUN contributor

Small hands, big skills: Fun ways to build fine motor skills at home

When children play, developing skills that will support them as they grow.
    September 18, 2026 | Joe Hendricks

    49-year-old man drowns near Passage Key

    ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and West Manatee Fire Rescue (WMFR) reported a 49-year-old man died late Friday aftern…
    September 16, 2026 | Joe Hendricks

    City Pier repairs, renovations entering final phase

    ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria City Commission authorized Mayor Mark Short to execute a $436,192 contract with Sarasota-based Southern Cross Contracting…
    September 16, 2026 | Joe Hendricks

    Holmes Beach reverend served at Ground Zero

    Father Gerard Critch served at Ground Zero after the 2001 terrorist attacks.
    September 16, 2026 | Joe Hendricks

    Barb Jeffries named Anna Maria City Clerk

    On Oct. 1, Barb Jeffries will become the city of Anna Maria’s new city clerk.
    September 16, 2026 | Joe Hendricks

    Anna Maria’s new stormwater fee calculation method delayed

    Anna Maria’s efforts to implement a new method to calculate annual stormwater assessment fees will be delayed a year.
    September 15, 2026 | Leslie Lake

    Coquina Beach renourishment project underway

    Dredging crews began work Sept. 9 on a project to restore a nearly mile-long stretch of Coquina Beach with sand that was lost during Hurricane Idalia…

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      Endless Summer Afterglow Party coming to Bridge Street

      Bridge Street will be closed to vehicular traffic during the street party. – Leslie Lake | Sun

      Bridge Street to be decked out for Halloween

      Stephanie Citro Hudson and Angela Rodocker, right, presented the Halloween decorating request and concept to the city commission. – Leslie Lake | Sun

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        Monofilament Cleanup inspires youth leadership

        From left, volunteers Grace Bailey, Kate Watson, Garrett Huyck, Jace Lundquist, Jax Lundquist, Luca Bosman and Craden Hoffman with some of the debris they collected. – Submitted

        Proposed federal rule change threatens fishing

        The Clean Water Act makes it possible for organizations like Suncoast Waterkeeper to threaten legal action to protect our waters from excess nitrogen that create algae blooms. – Rusty Chinnis | Sun

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            Center’s summer campers learn skimboarding

            Parker, 7, and Cooper, 9, about to jump onto their skimboards. – Leslie Lake | Sun

            Skim competition returns to Anna Maria

            The One Love AMI Skim Competition took place in Anna Maria. – The Center | Submitted

            Team Cablish & Gentile wins chamber golf tournament

            LaPensee Plumbing, Pools & Air owner Karen LaPensee tossed the bright green golf balls out of the hovering helicopter and one landed in the cup. – Joe Hendricks | Sun

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