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Anna Maria Island

May 28, 2019
By Sun staff
Vickers sentencing set

Vickers gets life in death of toddler

David Vickers has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole in the death of 16-month-old Luca Scholey on Aug. 21, 2017. Vickers was found guilty of second-degree murder and ne…
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May 27, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria salutes veterans on Memorial Day

Anna Maria salutes veterans on Memorial Day

ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria hosted its third annual Memorial Day Patriotic Salute this morning under the shade structure at City Pier Park. “It’s a very special day for us in the city of A…
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May 7, 2019
By SUN contributor
McDaniel joins Center team

McDaniel joins Center team

After months of searching, the team at The Center of Anna Maria Island has a new director of development. In a May 3 press release, Executive Director Chris Culhane announced that Jim McDaniel had…
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April 23, 2019
By SUN contributor
Four chosen for chamber scholarships

Four chosen for chamber scholarships

The four members of the Anna Maria Island Scholarship Committee – Bev Lesnick, Wendy Webb, Mike Southwick and Amy Tobin – distributed scholarships to four students at a ceremony on Thursday, April 19…
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April 20, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Crawford dog park dedication Friday

Crawford dog park dedication Friday

BRADENTON – People and pups are invited to the Happy Tails Dog Park at G.T. Bray Park on Friday, April 26 at 2 p.m. for a dedication ceremony renaming the park in honor of Laurie Crawford, who was in…
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April 20, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Manatee County logo

Coquina Beach parking limited

BRADENTON BEACH – Manatee County officials remind beachgoers to avoid the south end of the Coquina Beach parking lot during the busy Memorial Day weekend. The south end of the beach parking lot re…
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April 16, 2019
By SUN contributor
Island bridges, roundabouts on DOT radar

Island bridges, roundabouts on DOT radar

BRADENTON BEACH – The members of the Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials had a lot to think about when Florida Department of Transportation representative Albert Rosenstein appeared before…
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April 16, 2019
By SUN contributor
Paid Island parking rejected by local leaders

Paid Island parking rejected by local leaders

BRADENTON BEACH – If there’s one thing the leaders of the four Island cities, including Longboat Key, can agree on, it’s that they don’t support paid parking at Manatee County beaches or at county bo…
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April 9, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Fewer storms forecast, but it only takes one

Fewer storms forecast, but it only takes one

FORT COLLINS – The Colorado State University hurricane research team has issued its first prediction for the 2019 tropical storm season and it is good news, for now The forecast, authored by Dr. P…
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April 2, 2019
By Tom Vaught
The Bright Lights

The bright lights of the stage at AME

Anna Maria Elementary second graders performed “Broadway Beat” on Tuesday, March 19, following the PTO dinner from the Columbia Restaurant, thanks to restaurant manager John Monetti, a school parent.
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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