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Nov 28, 2017 – Tom Vaught
November 7, 2017
By Tom Vaught

It’s artsHOP time

Every year, Anna Maria Island’s arts community comes together to present artsHOP, a celebration of the arts, and this year, the big event is the Holmes Beach Gallery Walk on Friday, Nov. 10, from 5 t…
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November 7, 2017
By Tom Vaught
stone crab

Cortez celebrates stone crabs

CORTEZ – The beginning of stone crab season is a highly anticipated event to those who crave the colorful claws after they come out of the pot, and for the past five years, Swordfish Grill and Tiki B…
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November 1, 2017
By Tom Vaught

Spooks and ghouls invade Holmes Beach

The parking lot at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce looked like a nightmare Saturday as ghosts, monsters and some odd creatures gathered around. Judges decided who were the scariest and most…
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November 1, 2017
By Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy

Election Day

It is election time on our island. We should be grateful that there are good and honest people running and that our island elections will not be influenced by money and Russians. When I was a kid…
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November 1, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
artsHOP

Call issued for ‘Seahorses’ artists

The Bridge Street Merchants in Bradenton Beach are issuing a call to artists for the Third Annual Bridge Street Public Art Project, and this year’s theme is “Seahorses.” Affiliated with the 11th a…
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November 1, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Island Players Promo

Comedy thriller at Island Players

The Island Players’ second play of the season is a murder mystery comedy directed by Preston Boyd. It also is part of the annual Island-wide artsHOP event showcasing the arts of Anna Maria Island…
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October 31, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Trail of Treats

Tykes travel Trail of Treats

Cooler than normal weather brought kids and parents out to the Anna Maria Chamber of Commerce Trail of Treats. Chamber President Deb Wing said the entries in the costume contest were amazing. The…
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October 31, 2017
By Tom Vaught

Time to get crabby

CORTEZ – The Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar at 4629 119th St. W. hosts its Sixth Annual Cortez Stone Crab Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The music will continue…
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October 24, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Bayfest

Bayfest draws crowds, cars

  ANNA MARIA – The festival season got off to a good start on Saturday, Oct. 21 with huge crowds, flashy hot rods and performance cars, the aroma of Island foods and music, music, music…
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October 24, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Canine costume contest

Canines come a-haunting

Dogs will fill the AMI Sun Plaza, 202 Palm Ave., Anna Maria, on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. for the 14th Annual Anna Maria Island Sun Newspaper Canine Halloween Costume Contest. All participants m…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting