Skip to main content
Sun staff

Sun staff

March 17, 2017
Email Sun staff
May 31, 2022
By Sun staff

Prepare your house, pool and yard

Here’s how to secure your home, pool and yard before a storm.  Home preparation Install shutters on all openings, including windows, doors, sliding glass doors, French doors and garage doors…
May 31, 2022
By Sun staff
Prepare your pets for storms

Prepare your pets for storms

Where will your pets ride out a hurricane? Motels/hotels – check The Sun’s Pet Pages Veterinarian Kennel Friends/relatives Pet-friendly evacuation shelters (Braden River High School…
March 14, 2022
By Sun staff
Historic Island house saved

A long time coming

Back in the dark ages of flower power and love beads, everyone in Manatee County knew these three things about Anna Maria Island. Anna Maria was the rich end of the Island. Holmes Beach was the…
January 23, 2022
By Sun staff

The Sun wins five statewide awards

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The Anna Maria Island Sun has earned five awards in the Florida Press Club’s 2021 Excellence in Journalism Competition, announced at a virtual ceremony on Jan. 22. Political ca…
January 2, 2022
By Sun staff
August 16, 2021
By Sun staff

COVID-19 cases reach all-time high

New COVID-19 cases in both Florida and Manatee County surpassed previous record highs last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Reduce your risk Get a COVID-19 vaccine Wear a…
July 26, 2021
By Sun staff

COVID-19 sharply on the rise in Florida

The Florida Department of Health reported 73,199 new COVID-19 cases statewide during the week of July 16-22, a 61% increase from the previous week. To reduce your risk: Get a COVID-19 vaccine…
July 17, 2021
By Sun staff

Red tide resources

        Mote beach conditions         NOAA harmful algal bloom conditions           FWC red ti…
July 16, 2021
By Sun staff

Sun earns three statewide awards

UPDATED JULY 19, 2021 at 12:39 p.m. – The Anna Maria Island Sun has earned three awards in the 2021 Florida Press Association Weekly Newspaper Contest. Steve Borggren earned first place in the Ori…
July 16, 2021
By Sun staff

COVID-19 on the rise in Manatee County

Concerns about COVID-19 are on the rise, as downward trends in the disease have begun taking an upturn. The Delta variant, a more contagious and severe form of COVID-19, appears largely to blame. The…
July 4, 2021
By Sun staff

A festive Fourth

The Anna Maria Island Privateers took the Fourth of July holiday to the streets of all three Island cities Saturday, making up for lost time from the cancellation of last year’s parade by the COVID-1…
May 10, 2021
By Sun staff
Where to get weather alerts

Where to get weather alerts

Here are several ways to receive up-to-date information about severe weather. Go online to the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) website. From there, Floridians can sign up for ele…
May 10, 2021
By Sun staff
Re-entry tags needed to return after storms

Re-entry tags needed to return after storms

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Residents need a valid re-entry tag to cross the Manatee Avenue bridge, the Cortez Road bridge or the Longboat Pass bridge to Anna Maria Island after a hurricane evacuation. Ta…
February 1, 2021
By Sun staff
Beach umbrella

Tourist tax collections 2020

2020 tourist tax collections compared to 2019 January Anna Maria ↑ 13% Bradenton Beach ↓ 1% Holmes Beach  ↑ 35% Manatee County ↑ 19% February Anna Maria ↑ 30% Bradenton Beach ↑ 4%…
January 3, 2021
By Sun staff