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March 17, 2017
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January 23, 2018
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Some good stuff

Just when you thought there wasn’t any good news for the local fishwrap, along comes some uplifting bits of information. Just take a look at The Sun’s front page this week. First, Island native…
January 16, 2018
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‘The Post’ as inspiration

It’s unlikely that The Anna Maria Island Sun, a family-owned newspaper like the 1971 Washington Post, will ever face an issue as important as several presidents lying about whether the U.S. could win…
January 9, 2018
By Sun staff
Lifeguard Rex Beach practices rescue techniques at Coquina Beach.

In good hands

Congratulations to Manatee County Marine Rescue for being named The Florida Beach Patrol Chiefs Association Beach Patrol of the Year. It wasn’t too long ago that it seemed the lifeguards in the to…
January 2, 2018
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December 19, 2017
By Sun staff
Fireworks

New Year’s fireworks at Beach House

BRADENTON BEACH – Once again, the Beach House restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive, will ring in the New Year with a fireworks show, weather permitting, at midnight. Instead of having a party with a special…
November 7, 2017
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Sun earns 17 awards

The Anna Maria Island Sun has earned 17 awards in the Florida Press Club’s 66th Excellence in Journalism Competition, including five first place trophies for opinion writing, breaking news photograph…
November 6, 2017
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The Sun’s election recommendations

Anna Maria City Commission Carol Carter Doug Copeland Dale Woodland Bradenton Beach City Commission Ralph Cole Bradenton Beach mayor John Chappie Bradenton Beach amendments Charter Amend…
October 25, 2017
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CNOBB ill-advised efforts

Ill-advised efforts

In 1969, famed New York columnist Jimmy Breslin wrote a novel called “The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight.” In 2017, Breslin’s catch-phrase could be aptly applied to the Concerned Neighbors of Brad…
October 4, 2017
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October 3, 2017
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Umbrella

Reclaim your joy

Mass shootings, hurricanes, national anthem protests, divisive national politics, further attacks on home rule rights by the state Legislature, noisy neighbors, traffic jams, local political discord…
October 2, 2017
By Sun staff

Sun wins 14 awards

The Anna Maria Island Sun has earned 14 awards in the Florida Press Club’s 66th Excellence in Journalism Competition; specific awards will be announced at an awards banquet on Saturday, Nov. 4 in Sar…
September 26, 2017
By Sun staff
Go ahead, look into The Sun

Fast forward

It’s The Anna Maria Island Sun’s 18th birthday on Sept. 27, and, like most newly-minted adults, we are eagerly looking ahead to our future. To help us get there, we launched our new website, amisu…
September 15, 2017
By Sun staff
Anna Maria sign post-Irma

What Irma did to AMI

See our photo gallery of hurricane damage on Anna Maria Island.
September 13, 2017
By Sun staff
hurricane

Near miss

It may not have been as disastrous as feared, but Hurricane Irma’s impact on Anna Maria Island is something few will soon forget. As of Friday, power had not returned to many on the Island, with h…
August 30, 2017
By Sun staff
Hurricane Harvey

That could be us

The images are becoming more and more difficult to watch. As Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast over the weekend, it dumped unbelievable amounts of rain on the area, leading to widespread…