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Legos at the Island Branch Library
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Legos excavation at library

Jun 23, 2017 – Tom Vaught
June 21, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Kayakers at Robinson Preserve

Explore Robinson Preserve by kayak at sundown

Nature explorers bring their own canoe or kayak plus safety equipment on Monday, June 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. for a sunset, starlight paddle at Robinson Preserve. It’s a great way to spend a Monday even…
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May 17, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Manatee County Library Sunshine For Your Mind

Book club meets

The Friends of the Island Branch Library Book Club meets on Thursday, May 18, at 10:15 a.m. to discuss “West with the Night,” by Beryl Markham. For more information, call the library at 941-778-6341.
May 15, 2017
By Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy

Bar Talk… “Warm Florida Coats”

Bartenders are listeners. You sit at the bar. You drink. The Bartender listens. The topics can be tricky. The patron’s ex-wife. This one is real tricky. The bartender has to try to…
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April 25, 2017
By Cindy Lane

Uncle George the fashion plate

My uncle George generally looked like he had fallen off the back of a lobster boat and then rolled around in a barn. He wore a battered 7up cap, a grubby grey sweatshirt and green dungarees tucked…
March 16, 2017
By SUN contributor
Heritage Day fishing

AMI history comes to life on Heritage Day

ANNA MARIA — People took a step back in time at the Anna Maria Island Historical Society’s Heritage Day celebration. Attendees flocked to the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum on March 4…
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March 14, 2017
By Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy

Tales of a craft cocktail bar

People ask me if my mom taught me to cook. Mom was a strict adherent to the Irish cooking maxim, “Take everything that walks, swims or flies across the face of the earth and boil the livin’ bejeez…
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February 6, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival food

Seafood fans prepare to feast at Cortez festival

CORTEZ – It’s almost time for February’s most salty and delicious local event – the 35th Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival, set for the weekend of Feb. 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cel…
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January 1, 2017
By Steve Borggren
December 30, 2013
By Cindy Lane

Explore the Gulf Coast Heritage Trail

Looking for something new to do on Anna Maria Island? The Gulf Coast Heritage Trail winds through the Island on its route from St. Petersburg’s Sunshine Skyway Bridge south to Englewood Beach…
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March 14, 2013
By Cindy Lane
Bradenton Beach Pier

Explore Anna Maria Island’s cities

Anna Maria The northernmost city on Anna Maria Island, Anna Maria is home to the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum at 402 Pine Ave. Housed in a 1920-era ice house, you’ll learn fun fa…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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