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Jan 2, 2018 – Joe Hendricks
October 18, 2017
By SUN contributor
ITPO island traffic study

Mayors disappointed with traffic study results

ANNA MARIA – The Sarasota/Manatee Barrier Island Traffic Study has a long way to go before results impress the three Island mayors. After a recent presentation by Florida Department of Transportat…
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October 10, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
King tide floater

King tide a royal pain

BRADENTON BEACH – Anna Maria Island experienced unexpected flooding Friday, Saturday and Sunday due to the natural phenomenon known as the king tide. King tides typically happen twice a year due t…
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October 2, 2017
By Tom Vaught

FEMA returns to library this week

HOLMES BEACH – Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will return to Anna Maria Island on Wednesday, Oct. 4 from noon to 7 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. a…
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September 22, 2017
By SUN contributor
Irma supplies

Helping hands for neighbors

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – For residents who need help recovering from Hurricane Irma, there are islanders here to help. Volunteers and donors also are needed to help local and state-wide recovery efforts…
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September 15, 2017
By Sun staff
Anna Maria sign post-Irma

What Irma did to AMI

See our photo gallery of hurricane damage on Anna Maria Island.
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September 15, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Cortez Bridge post Irma

Irma forces Island residents to flee

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Before Hurricane Irma arrived with predictions of Category 4 or 5 force winds, many Anna Maria Island residents evacuated to safer locales. Some headed to hotels and homes in B…
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September 13, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria Pier post-Irma

Island escapes Irma-geddon

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Hurricane Irma passed over the Island Sunday afternoon and early Monday morning and left in its wake varied degrees of damage, including ripped up roofs and structures, toppled tr…
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September 12, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Waterline post-Irma

Anna Maria Island peeks out after Irma

Hurricane Irma has passed Anna Maria Island without the feared storm surge, allowing islanders to take their first deep breath after a tense few days. Bridges to Anna Maria Island opened Monday at…
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September 11, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Pines Trailer Park post-Irma

Hurricane Irma sweeps Anna Maria Island

Category 2 Hurricane Irma veered away from Anna Maria Island to the east overnight, continuing to head north as a tropical storm. A tropical storm warning is still in effect in Manatee County…
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September 10, 2017
By SUN contributor
Manatee grounded by Irma

Manatee saved from Irma

Volunteers rescued this Manatee in Sarasota Bay after it was stranded by a severely receding tide that preceded Hurricane Irma.
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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