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April 16, 2019
By Tom Vaught

Beach ‘n good food and fun

Hot weather didn’t stop people from enjoying the music, car show, kids zone and food served by a dozen food trucks at the Beach ‘n Food Truck Festival on Saturday at Coquina Beach. Boat and trolley s…
April 16, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Rise and shine on Easter

Rise and shine on Easter

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Kiwanis of Anna Maria Island invites all to experience the 55th Annual Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday, April 21 at 6:30 a.m. at Manatee Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive. The service is…
April 10, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Bottle boats do battle

Bottle boats do battle

On Saturday, April 13, the 41st Annual Bottle Boat Regatta brings wet and wild fun to the waters south of the Palma Sola Causeway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Bottle Boat Regatta is part of the Hernand…
April 9, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Fewer storms forecast, but it only takes one

Fewer storms forecast, but it only takes one

FORT COLLINS – The Colorado State University hurricane research team has issued its first prediction for the 2019 tropical storm season and it is good news, for now The forecast, authored by Dr. P…
April 9, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Students learn about the bay beyond

Students learn about the bay beyond

Anna Maria Elementary School is unique because of its location on Anna Maria Sound and every year teachers take advantage of that to further educate students about life in an estuary. Third grader…
April 9, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Chiles Group offers an old-fashioned Easter for all

Chiles Group offers an old-fashioned Easter for all

ANNA MARIA – The Chiles Group wants to provide an old-fashioned Easter for kids and adults with three activities on Saturday, April 20. The events are sponsored by the Chiles Group, Pine Avenue Resto…
April 2, 2019
By Tom Vaught
The Bright Lights

The bright lights of the stage at AME

Anna Maria Elementary second graders performed “Broadway Beat” on Tuesday, March 19, following the PTO dinner from the Columbia Restaurant, thanks to restaurant manager John Monetti, a school parent.
April 2, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Divas will be divas

Divas will be divas

Three Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra (AMICCO) sopranos entertained at the last concert of the season Sunday at Neel Auditorium in Bradenton, singing from operas in the first half and…
March 27, 2019
By Tom Vaught

Waterspout west of the Martinique

A waterspout formed west of the Martinique condominiums in the Gulf of Mexico this morning, pictured here behind Island Gallery West in Holmes Beach; a second waterspout briefly formed. Skies have cl…
March 22, 2019
By Tom Vaught

Clydesdales visit the Island

Budweiser Brewery’s signature advertising logo – a bright red wagon with brass accessories pulled by a team of husky Clydesdale horses – visited Anna Maria Island this afternoon at the invitation of…
March 22, 2019
By Tom Vaught

BJ Thomas at The Center

BJ Thomas performed at The Center of Anna Maria Island on Thursday night, including his hits, “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “Mighty Clouds of Joy” and…
March 12, 2019
By Tom Vaught
St. Patrick's Day parade Sunday

St. Patrick’s Day parade Sunday

HOLMES BEACH – The 20th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Anna Maria Island is set for Sunday, March 17 at 4 p.m. along Marina Drive. The Beach Bistro Parade, an idea cooked up over 20 years ago…
March 12, 2019
By Tom Vaught
‘Flea’ a funny, French farce

‘Flea’ a funny, French farce

ANNA MARIA – “A Flea in Her Ear” is a funny story written in 1907 by Frenchman Georges Feydeau and adapted by David Ives. There’s a bevy of funny situations as Raymonde, played by Nancy Denton, belie…
March 5, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Expect comic mayhem at next Island Players show

Expect comic mayhem at next Island Players show

A new play is coming to the stage at The Island Players Theater this weekend. From March 7 to 24, The Island Players will perform “A Flea In Her Ear,” by Georges Feydeau. The comical French farce is…
March 5, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Celebrating Island history

Celebrating Island history

Members of the Anna Maria Island Historical Society welcomed the public to celebrate the history of the Island’s early settlers at the annual Heritage Day Festival and Settler’s Market. The festiviti…