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Fashion show raises funds for AMI Garden Club
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Fashion show raises funds for AMI Garden Club

Jan 29, 2022 – Joe Hendricks
November 12, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria pays tribute to veterans with parade and ceremony

Anna Maria pays tribute to veterans

ANNA MARIA – The city honored local veterans and their spouses with its Old Soldiers & Sailors Veterans Day parade and a post-parade recognition ceremony. Returning after a one-year absence du…
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October 30, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Wreaths Across America honors local veterans

Wreaths Across America honors local veterans

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – With the holidays just weeks away, the annual sponsorship drive to support Wreaths Across America is underway, and the local Blue Star Mothers chapter is hard at work looking for…
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October 17, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Privateers mourn the loss of ‘Big John’

Privateers mourn the loss of ‘Big John’ Swager

ANNA MARIA – Beloved Anna Maria Island Privateer John ‘Big John’ Swager, 58, died on Oct. 6 at Blake Medical Center after a month-long battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia. Anyone who had the pleasu…
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September 26, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
The return of red tide may be driving away some tourists

Return of red tide may be driving away tourists

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Red tide hit the Island this year in mid-April. By mid-September, it appeared the worst had subsided. A stroll down Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach or Pine Avenue in Anna Maria w…
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September 5, 2021
By Jason Schaffer

Ask for proof of vaccine, get a fine

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Florida is poised to begin enforcing the state law banning vaccine “passports” this month, imposing $5,000 fines on schools, government agencies and businesses that require proof…
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September 5, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Beach

Labor Day weekend packs the Island

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anna Maria Island’s world-famous beaches have seen a record number of visitors this summer, and the Labor Day holiday is no exception. With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions i…
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August 9, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Lauren Lewe and daughter

AMI photo brings inspiration at the worst of times

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – At the age of 39, a Jacksonville, Fla. mother of two didn’t expect to ring in the new year at the Mayo Clinic undergoing surgery for a brain aneurysm, but Lauren Lewe says a pictu…
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July 8, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Elsa takes it easy on Anna Maria Island

Elsa takes it easy on Anna Maria Island

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Tropical Storm/Hurricane Elsa’s impact on Anna Maria Island proved to be minimal. The storm that passed through Anna Maria Island Tuesday afternoon and evening and into Wednesd…
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July 5, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Island legend Bob “Coop” Cooper passes away

Island legend Bob “Coop” Cooper passes away

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The Island lost a beloved figure with the passing of Bob “Coop” Cooper on Saturday, July 3. Cooper passed away at Tidewell Hospice in Bradenton, where he spent the final weeks…
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July 3, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Island building owners warned to investigate structural issues

Island building owners warned to investigate structural issues

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Could a tragedy such as last month’s collapse of the high-rise condominium in Surfside happen here? Some say it could – particularly after a balcony fell off a residence in Hol…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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