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National Night Out draws crowds to the Island
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National Night Out draws crowds to the Island

Oct 8, 2019 – SUN contributor
February 16, 2019
By Cindy Lane

Food, fun, fine at fishing festival

Updated Feb. 23, 2019 – CORTEZ – The 37th Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival drew 15,000 lovers of all things nautical last weekend thanks to good weather, good food, good music and good fun…
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February 5, 2019
By SUN contributor
JazzFest coming to Island next week

JazzFest coming to Island next week

ANNA MARIA – The 16th Annual JazzFest will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 3-5 p.m. at the Sandbar restaurant, 100 Spring Ave. JazzFest features the Gulf Drive Duo, with Bil Bowdish on flute, sax…
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January 25, 2019
By Cindy Lane
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Solve the Cortez history mystery

Updated Jan. 25, 2019 CORTEZ – We have a winner! Hugh Holmes Jr. of Terra Ceia, Florida submitted a photo of the 2000 Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival T-shirt, “Into the Mulletium,” winning t…
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November 10, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Festival provides hurricane, red tide assistance

CORTEZ – This year’s 7th Annual Cortez Stone Crab and Music Festival is about more than good food, good music and good times – this year, it’s also about good will. Blessing Bags is accepting toy…
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November 6, 2018
By Tom Vaught
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Rain doesn’t stop artsHOP

BRADENTON BEACH – The artsHOP celebration got off to an inauspicious start when rain started to fall a few hours before it began on Bridge Street last Friday. Shop owners were ready for the art lo…
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November 6, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Stone Crab Festival coming Nov. 10-11

CORTEZ – Get ready to snap up some crabs at the 7th Annual Cortez Stone Crab and Music Festival in the historic fishing village of Cortez. The free festival, on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10-11, is…
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October 23, 2018
By Tom Vaught
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Crowds come out for Bayfest

ANNA MARIA – Despite a serious problem with red tide this summer, the Island’s first festival of the season was a success as residents and visitors braved the warm weather to enjoy themselves at Bayf…
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October 2, 2018
By Tom Vaught
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Bayfest on track

HOLMES BEACH – Vendors are still calling the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce about the upcoming 18th Annual Bayfest celebration, in spite of the serious red tide outbreak that is cutting into t…
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February 19, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival celebrates heritage

Updated Feb. 19, 2018 CORTEZ – When kids are petting horseshoe crabs, people are dancing in flip flops to rock and roll and everyone is enjoying fresh seafood under sunny blue skies, you know…
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February 6, 2018
By Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy

Judy the elephant and the St. Paddy’s Day parade

The best thing about having a parade is watching the kids watching the parade. At the Bistro St Paddy’s parade, their faces are bright with glee and green with face paint and sparkles. Judy, th…
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