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March 26, 2019
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AMI Garden Club goes Hollywood

AMI Garden Club goes Hollywood

ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria Island Garden Club pulled out all of its members’ showstopper designs for this year’s flower show. The show featured a Hollywood film theme and was held March 20 at Roser…
March 22, 2019
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WMFR chooses a new chief

WMFR chooses a new chief

BRADENTON – When Chief Tom Sousa retires from the district in October, West Manatee Fire Rescue will have a new chief in Battalion Chief Ben Rigney. When Sousa announced his early retirement from…
March 20, 2019
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AMI goes green for St. Paddy parade

HOLMES BEACH – If you were green with envy on St. Patrick’s Day, it’s only because you weren’t at the Island’s annual Beach Bistro St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade stretched from the intersect…
March 19, 2019
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Tour of Homes wows attendees

Tour of Homes wows attendees

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The 26th Annual Tour of Homes was so popular that attendees sometimes found themselves waiting for up to 10 minutes to enter one of the four beautiful Island homes featured on thi…
March 19, 2019
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Ground breaks on new Margaritaville hotel

Ground breaks on new Margaritaville hotel

PERICO ISLAND – You’ll soon be able to waste away in Margaritaville in a new way at One Particular Harbour. The first ever Compass hotel is coming to the newly opened marina at One Particular Harb…
March 8, 2019
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Center of Anna Maria Island

Tour of Homes returns

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – One of the biggest events of the year is just around the corner and tickets are on sale now. The Center of Anna Maria Island’s annual Tour of Homes takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p…
March 5, 2019
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Letters to the Editor: Roser crucial to book sale

Once again, the Friends of the Island Library are very grateful to Roser Community Church for making a space for us to have our popular book sale. A smaller space, but we had fewer books. The sale wa…
March 5, 2019
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Letters to the Editor: Thanks for Sun support

On behalf of the board of directors of the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) and the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival committee we want to say thank you to the AMI Sun for your contin…
February 26, 2019
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Letters to the Editor: No late calls, please

Our mayor is a morning person. I remember during noise ordinance discussions, her describing sleeping in as 8 a.m., something service workers laughed at and felt compelled to correct. Our chief of po…
February 26, 2019
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Letters to the Editor: Where did you go, “Island time?”

The Holmes Beach City Commission appears to want to “speed up” Island traffic by adopting regulations designed to effectively eliminate golf carts. These regulations are presented in the name of safe…
February 26, 2019
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Murder, mayhem and nostalgia on stage at The Center

Murder, mayhem and nostalgia on stage at The Center

ANNA MARIA – The Center of Anna Maria Island’s annual Murder Mystery is a favorite night out for many Islanders, but this year’s festivities were particularly interesting with a nostalgic 1980s theme…
February 26, 2019
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How to report noise in Holmes Beach

How to report noise in Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – Excessive noise in residential areas is once again a hot topic of conversation in the Island’s largest city. With the high tourist season in full swing, new visitors are coming in e…
February 26, 2019
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WMFR board members plan for the future

WMFR board members plan for the future

BRADENTON – West Manatee Fire Rescue commissioners had a full agenda for their February board meeting. The group met Feb. 19 at the administration building to discuss the future of the fire distri…
February 19, 2019
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Marshall Tucker Band comes to Anna Maria

Marshall Tucker Band comes to Anna Maria

ANNA MARIA – It’s not an April Fool’s joke. The Marshall Tucker Band is coming to The Center of Anna Maria Island for a one-night-only intimate show Monday, April 1. The Southern rock band will take…
February 19, 2019
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Dog park construction on hold

Dog park construction on hold

HOLMES BEACH – A new large dog park is on the way, but construction isn’t scheduled to begin any time soon. City Engineer Lynn Burnett gave commissioners an update during their Feb. 12 meeting on…

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