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May 8, 2022 – Joe Hendricks
April 17, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Murphy to Mote: Fish or cut bait

Murphy to Mote: Fish or cut bait

ANNA MARIA – Dr. Michael Crosby and his Mote Marine Laboratory associates have until Friday to present the final conceptual plans for an educational outreach center on the City Pier. Mote’s latest…
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April 11, 2022
By SUN contributor
Suspect enters not guilty plea in fatal hit and run

Defendant pleads no contest in hit-and-run case

MANATEE COUNTY – Cierra Shannon, 28, of Holmes Beach, pled no contest today to a first-degree felony charge of leaving the scene of a crash with a death. Shannon appeared before Manatee County Jud…
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April 10, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Moose kids enjoy Easter egg hunt

Moose kids enjoy Easter egg hunt

BRADENTON BEACH – Kids swarmed onto the beach at the Anna Maria Island Moose Lodge Saturday for the annual Easter egg hunt searching for 1,000 brightly colored plastic eggs. Upon arrival at Moose…
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April 10, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
One suspect remains at large in Holmes Beach attack

One suspect still at large in Holmes Beach beating

HOLMES BEACH – Two suspects have been arrested and one remains at large in the violent beating of a 40-year-old man in Holmes Beach. John William Bartholow, 17, of Ellenton, was taken into custody…
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April 4, 2022
By Cindy Lane
Piney Point closure date set

Piney Point closure date set

PALMETTO – The environmentally unstable Piney Point site will be closed by December 2024, according to a plan approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) on March 30. One y…
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March 28, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
It’s spring break on the Island

It’s spring break on the Island

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Every year at this time, thousands of high school and college students come to the Island to get away, trading tests and quizzes for sunshine and sand. Some come with their famili…
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March 20, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
RFP being issued for Pine Avenue improvements

Bidding opens for Pine Avenue improvements

ANNA MARIA – City officials are issuing a request for proposals (RFP) seeking bids for the installation of new sidewalks, crosswalks and lights along Pine Avenue. The proposed safety improvements…
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March 14, 2022
By SUN contributor

AMI goes green with St. Patrick’s Day Parade

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – It’s time to get your green on because St. Patrick’s Day is back on the Island. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade took t…
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March 6, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
World record seeker stops at Island

World record seeker stops at Island

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anyone who’s ever owned or rented a personal watercraft knows that after about a half-hour in the turbulent ocean, it becomes quite a workout. Now imagine traveling more than 2…
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March 6, 2022
By Cindy Lane
Historic Island house saved

Historic Island cottage saved

BRADENTON BEACH – As cottages and bungalows continue to be bulldozed to make room for large-scale vacation rentals, a Welsh couple has preserved a piece of old Anna Maria Island. The 1927 Sea Grap…
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