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Governor extends vacation rental order
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Governor extends vacation rental order

Apr 11, 2020 – Joe Hendricks
March 27, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Public boat ramps in Manatee County now closed

Public boat ramps in Manatee County closed

MANATEE COUNTY – In response to the unfolding coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the public boat ramps in Manatee County are now closed to recreational boaters and charter captains. The Coquina South…
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March 26, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Roser Food Pantry needs your help

Roser Food Pantry needs your help

ANNA MARIA – Serving Anna Maria Island residents and employees, the Roser Food Pantry in Anna Maria needs your help assisting others in need during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Food pantry…
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March 23, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Island bars sobered by governor’s decision

Island bars sobered by governor’s decision

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – For Anna Maria Island’s stand-alone bars, St. Patrick’s Day was supposed to be a night of celebration. Instead, St. Patrick’s Day 2020 became the day Florida’s bars went dark…
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March 23, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Restaurants rocked by coronavirus pandemic

Restaurants rocked by coronavirus pandemic

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Many restaurants on Anna Maria Island and in the village of Cortez are now offering takeout and delivery service to help offset the economic damage being caused in response to the…
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March 18, 2020
By SUN contributor
Roser Church moves services online

Roser Church moves services online

ANNA MARIA – After taking into consideration guidance from the National Centers for Disease Control and the concerns of parishioners, leadership at Roser Memorial Community Church made the decision M…
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February 3, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

Vacation rental bills progressing

TALLAHASSEE – Two bills filed by Florida legislators during the 2020 legislative session seek to strip local governments of their ability to regulate vacation rentals. As was the case in recent ye…
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January 15, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Carolyne Norwood was Anna Maria’s preeminent historian

Carolyne Norwood was Anna Maria’s preeminent historian

ANNA MARIA – Carolyne Norwood played a vital role in preserving the history of Anna Maria Island. She also made a lot of friends during her decades on the Island. Norwood, who passed away on J…
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January 7, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Did a meteorite hit AMI?

Did a meteorite hit AMI?

HOLMES BEACH – Part-time Holmes Beach residents Dorene Collier and AJ LeBlanc wonder if a small meteorite or some other falling object started a small fire in the backyard of Collier’s home on 84th S…
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January 1, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Doug Copeland named Sun’s Person of the Year

Doug Copeland named Sun’s Person of the Year

ANNA MARIA – Longtime Anna Maria Commissioner Doug Copeland is The Sun’s Person of the Year for 2019. In December, Copeland finished his final term as a city commissioner and ended his decades of…
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December 29, 2019
By Sun staff

2019: The year in review

If you’ve been away from Anna Maria Island for all or part of 2019, here’s what happened while you were out – and if you were here, there’s probably a few things you may have missed, or forgotten. Ta…
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