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October 23, 2018
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Boil order takes effect Wednesday

A precautionary boil order has been issued for residents living on Gulf Drive from 24th Street in Bradenton Beach going north to East Bay Drive in Holmes Beach. Manatee County Utilities Department of…
September 4, 2018
By Sun staff

The Russians are coming

Remember that movie where the Russians overrun a little beach community? Well, it happened last week. It’s hard to believe that a weekly newspaper in paradise like The Anna Maria Island Sun cou…
September 4, 2018
By Sun staff

Sun site attacked by cybercriminals

If you had trouble accessing The Sun’s website last week, blame cybercriminals. Hackers using computers in Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Brazil, Great Britain, the U.S. and elsewhere launched a Distr…
August 29, 2018
By Sun staff
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Red tide FAQs

What is red tide? A red tide is a higher-than-normal concentration of a microscopic alga (plantlike organism). In the Gulf of Mexico, it is Karenia brevis, often abbreviated as K. brevis. At high co…
August 14, 2018
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Sun Survey

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July 24, 2018
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Valuing civility

Election season is upon us, and already the gloves are coming off between candidates and between some candidates and the public. The first ballot is months away from being cast, but the first punches…
July 17, 2018
By Sun staff

ManaSota-88’s 10 reasons not to drill for oil offshore of Florida

National Security Americans consume 25 percent of the world’s produced oil, but our nation holds less than 3 percent of the world’s proven oil reserves. As a matter of national policy, it seem…
July 10, 2018
By Sun staff

Good times

Congratulations to The Anna Maria Island Privateers for staging another great Fourth of July parade, bringing together neighbors and visitors for a wonderful day and chance to celebrate our great cou…
July 4, 2018
By Sun staff

Parade goes off with a bang

The Fourth of July parade went off with a bang on Anna Maria Island this morning, courtesy of the Privateers good ship, Skullywag. In the true spirit of Independence Day, participants on the float…
June 26, 2018
By Sun staff

Follow the charter

Knowing they were potentially subjecting the city to another lawsuit, four of Bradenton Beach’s five city commission members displayed political courage last week when they stood up to Keep Our Resid…
June 26, 2018
By Sun staff
Fourth of July fireworks

Celebrate the Fourth, Island style

The Anna Maria Island Privateers will hold their Fourth of July parade with a new rule – don’t spray the observers. The parade starts from the south entrance to Coquina Beach parking lot at approx…
June 5, 2018
By Sun staff

A simple gesture

It was a small reminder, really. A simple gesture, intended to make us think about something unthinkable and remember that which we might rather forget. Bradenton couple Paul and Ellen Devine h…
May 8, 2018
By Sun staff

Meeting the Challenge

The kindness of strangers was on full view last week in the 2018 Giving Challenge. The philanthropic fundraiser generated a little more than $11.7 million in donations and dollar-for-dollar matche…
May 1, 2018
By Sun staff
Letter to the Editor

Crossing concerns

Anna Maria Commissioner Amy Tripp made a good point last week when she suggested the $150,000 it would cost to install an automated license plate recognition system might be money better spent on lig…
April 3, 2018
By Sun staff
Farmer's market

Farmer’s market more than just food

Like seasonal fruits and vegetables, the city of Anna Maria’s new farmer’s market is a fleeting pleasure with an expiration date: Tuesday, May 8. The market’s trial run was an experiment conducted…