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February 16, 2018
By Cindy Lane
NEST

NEST open for learning, enjoyment

BRADENTON – Birds twittered right on cue as Charlie Hunsicker welcomed hundreds of people to the grand opening of the NEST at Robinson Preserve this afternoon. The director of Manatee County’s Par…
February 12, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Bradenton Anna Maria Island Longboat Key

Tourism board meets Vacasa

Updated Feb. 13, 2018 BRADENTON – A local vacation rental agent told the Manatee County Tourist Development Council (TDC) today that his company has gone international. John Lefner, of Island R…
January 16, 2018
By Cindy Lane

NEST opening soon

The NEST will open at Robinson Preserve on Friday, Feb. 16 from 4-6 p.m. with a family-friendly event sponsored by Manatee County’s Parks and Natural Resources Department. The event will include a…
January 9, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Red knot

Christmas bird count results in

There were no French hens, geese a-laying, swans a-swimming or partridges in pear trees, but local Audubon volunteers found plenty of birds in the 118th Christmas bird count on New Year’s Eve. Six…
January 2, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Manatee

Manatee deaths on rise

Florida manatee deaths rose to 527 in 2017, seven more than last year and 24 more than the 10-year average of 503, according to statistics released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commi…
December 30, 2017
By Cindy Lane

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Third Place News website, amisun.com 2018
December 15, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Sewage spill

Palma Sola Bay water advisory posted

Updated Dec. 22, 2017 – This advisory has been lifted except for Palma Sola Creek as of Dec. 22; the bay is safe for water activities, according to the Florida Department of Health. BRADENTON – Th…
December 5, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Anna Maria City Pier

Pier may get $1.5M in tourist tax funds

ANNA MARIA – The Manatee County Tourist Development Council (TDC) voted unanimously on Monday, Dec. 4 to recommend that the county reimburse the city up to $1.5 million of the $3.2 million cost of th…
November 19, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Guthrie net camp

Guthrie ordered to remove building in bay

CORTEZ – Raymond “Junior” Guthrie Jr. plans to contest the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)’s final order issued on Friday, Nov. 17 requiring him to remove the unpermitted structu…
November 13, 2017
By Cindy Lane

Stone Crab Festival nets hundreds

Updated Nov. 13, 2017 CORTEZ – The Sixth Annual Cortez Stone Crab Festival netted hundreds of seafood fans on a beautiful fall weekend. Hosted by the Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar, this year’s…
November 11, 2017
By Cindy Lane

Veterans Day in Cortez

The Cortez Cultural Center celebrated Veterans Day on Saturday with a flag-raising ceremony, a prayer for all veterans, living and dead, and an all-American picnic with hot dogs and hamburgers. Invit…
November 8, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Tom Vaught at Veterans Park, Bradenton

Vaught’s Vietnam

Each year, the Anna Maria Island Sun features a local veteran for Veteran’s Day. We have introduced many Island and Cortez veterans of World War II to our readers, but this year, with the popularity…
October 31, 2017
By Cindy Lane

Eliza Ann finishes in first place

In a burst of paddling prowess, loggerhead sea turtle Eliza Ann has finished in first place in the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtle migration marathon, swimming more than 1,600 miles, while he…
October 31, 2017
By Cindy Lane
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It’s Manatee Awareness Month

November is Manatee Awareness Month, a time to appreciate our large, lumbering state marine mammals and learn how to co-exist with them when we’re boating in their habitat. In Manatee County, our…
October 21, 2017
By Cindy Lane

Sun website a finalist in international awards

The Anna Maria Island Sun website is a finalist in the 2017 EPPY Awards, presented by Editor & Publisher, the journalism industry’s trade publication. The Sun’s website, amisun.com, is one of…