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March 13, 2018
By Tom Vaught
St. Patrick's Day Parade 2017

St. Paddy’s parade on Sunday

HOLMES BEACH – The Beach Bistro’s 20th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will happen on Sunday, March 18 at 4 p.m. Those wanting to participate will need to gather at 2 p.m. to check in. Accordin…
March 13, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Skyway 10K

Locals run in Skyway race

TAMPA BAY – Thousands of people ran the inaugural Skyway 10K on March 4, several with ties to Anna Maria Island. Perhaps the most notable is Mickey Hook, who took first place for a male in his age…
March 8, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Oldies

Dancing the afternoon away

Get your tickets to the Oldies Beach Party on Tuesday, March 13, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Sandbar restaurant pavilion. It’s an opportunity to listen and dance to the music that Baby Boomers grew up…
February 20, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Burton/Bratton store

Entertainment

Museums Shake Your Buoy The Florida Maritime Museum (FMM), at 4415 119th St. W., Cortez, presents the Shake Your Buoy donor event and soft opening for the Burton Store on Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 5…
February 13, 2018
By Tom Vaught

A walk on the art side

Art lovers enjoyed a stroll around the Holmes Beach business area for Friday night’s art walk. There was live music, snacks, liquid refreshments and artwork.
February 13, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Paddlers from Paradise

Paddlers from Paradise use people power

HOLMES BEACH – The AMI Paddlers from Paradise, a local Dragon Boat team, are ready for another season. Their boat resembles a serpent with a vicious dragon’s head, and their ranks range from 28 du…
February 8, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Elvis' nurse

Elvis described as polite, generous, loyal

HOLMES BEACH ­– The lady who was a close personal friend and nurse to rock and roll legend Elvis Presley has shed some light on “The King of Rock and Roll’s” lifestyle up to his death on Aug. 16, 197…
January 30, 2018
By Tom Vaught
pedestrian death 5600 Gulf Drive

Pedestrian death prompts call for crosswalk

HOLMES BEACH – Police Chief Bill Tokajer is calling for a crosswalk near where an 80-year-old Canadian tourist and her husband were hit by a car last week while crossing the street at 5600 Gulf Drive…
January 30, 2018
By Tom Vaught

Art around the Island

What’s new for artists The Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island presents a talk by art supply sales representative Mike Grecian on Monday, Feb. 5, at the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gu…
January 26, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Holmes Beach logo OLD

Crash leaves pedestrian dead

  HOLMES BEACH – A pedestrian was killed on Wednesday, Jan. 24 around 2 p.m. while crossing the street at 5600 Gulf Drive. Marion and William Timmons of Thorold, Ontario, Canada were cross…
January 23, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Jason Sato

Jason Sato keeps selling the lifestyle

ANNA MARIA – For the third year in a row, Jason Sato is the leading real estate seller in Manatee County, according to statistics logged by the Real Estate Association of Manatee and Sarasota countie…
January 20, 2018
By Tom Vaught

Tribute to Robert Herman set

BRADENTON BEACH – There will be a Tribute to Robert Herman concert on Sunday, Jan. 28, from 1-5 p.m. at The Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia, Anna Maria. Herman died unexpectedly on Dec. 19…
January 19, 2018
By Tom Vaught

Island Players to hold second tryout

The Island Players are holding a second tryout for “The Curious Savage,” by John Patrick, on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Island Players Theatre, 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. The play runs Ma…
January 18, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Island Players Beyond a Joke

‘Beyond a Joke’ has plenty of them

ANNA MARIA – If you’ve been to Island Players performances more than once lately, you will notice they generally start out the same way. The director gets up and talks about the play and he or she as…
January 16, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Dolphin Dash

Runners hit the streets for Dolphin Dash

Updated Jan. 23, 2018 HOLMES BEACH – The weather was changing Saturday morning. A cold front was on its way, but the cold winds came later, and the 2018 Dolphin Dash runners enjoyed near-perfect w…