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Suzi Fox honored at celebration of life
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Suzi Fox honored at celebration of life

Jan 17, 2023 – Leslie Lake
October 31, 2022
By Rodney Kwiatkowski

Fireside Chats: Chatting about our annual open house

In 1871, from October 8th through the 10th the city of Chicago was ravaged by a fire that destroyed 3.3 square miles. For perspective, the whole of Anna Maria Island is 3.96 square miles. When the gr…
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October 25, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Police searching for driver after 100 mph beach pursuit

Police searching for driver after 100 mph beach pursuit

BRADENTON BEACH – Despite multiple police departments, a helicopter and a K9 unit, a suspect remains at large after a high-speed pursuit on Oct. 15 ended with an SUV crashing into the Gulf of…
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October 10, 2022
By Leslie Lake

Local fishermen help those devastated by Ian

CORTEZ – The local commercial fishing community has mobilized to help their southern counterparts following the devastation from Hurricane Ian. The Organized Fisherman of Florida (OFF) Cortez chap…
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October 10, 2022
By SUN contributor

New fiscal year off and running at The Center

ANNA MARIA – Anyone who’s been to The Center of Anna Maria Island recently has probably noticed a flurry of construction work. The nonprofit is in the midst of a number of capital improvements, in…
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October 10, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Anna Maria Island gets its name back

Anna Maria Island gets its name back

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The new sign is up, and visitors can once again rest assured that they are headed to the island they intended to visit. A sign telling motorists they were 5 miles from “Anna Ma…
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October 2, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria Island dodges Hurricane Ian’s bullets

Anna Maria Island dodges Hurricane Ian’s bullets

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Hurricane Ian inflicted significant damage on some mobile homes in Bradenton Beach, but Anna Maria Island as a whole survived the hurricane without the widespread devastation many…
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October 2, 2022
By Sun staff
Hurricane Ian, a day at a time

Hurricane Ian, a day at a time

Hurricane Ian caused a burst of activity and emotion on and around Anna Maria Island last week. On Tuesday, it was projected to make landfall here, but by that afternoon, new projections had it ve…
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October 2, 2022
By Leslie Lake
Turtle Watch director Suzi Fox dies

Turtle Watch director Suzi Fox dies

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Suzi Fox, a longtime former Island resident and executive director of Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, died last week at HCA Florida Blake Hospital…
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September 29, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Hurricane Ian takes it easy on Anna Maria Island

Hurricane Ian takes it relatively easy on Anna Maria Island

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Although some damage occurred, Anna Maria Island survived Hurricane Ian without suffering the widespread devastation many residents and business owners originally feared. As of…
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September 29, 2022
By SUN contributor

Anna Maria Island prepares for Hurricane Ian

SEPT. 29, 10:20 A.M. UPDATE: Holmes Beach police have announced that Anna Maria Island is back open for residents. SEPT. 29, 10 A.M. UPDATE: Manatee County evacuation orders have been lifted and s…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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