Skip to main content

Anna Maria

Mote Marine facility opening May 5
Anna Maria, Community News

Mote Marine facility opening May 5

Apr 17, 2023 – Joe Hendricks
March 16, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Mote receives another extension for pier facility

Mote receives another extension for pier facility

ANNA MARIA – Mote Marine Laboratory was given an additional two weeks to obtain a city-issued certificate of occupancy for the education outreach center being installed on the City Pier. On March…
,
March 13, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Water taxi agreement revisions continue

Water taxi agreement revisions continue

ANNA MARIA – City and county officials continue to work on an interlocal agreement that would allow the Anna Maria City Pier to be used as a landing area for Manatee County’s pending water taxi servi…
, ,
February 28, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
City officials prepare to defend local vacation rental regulations

City officials prepare to defend local vacation rental regulations

ANNA MARIA – City officials and their allies are gearing up to oppose the newest attempts by the Florida Legislature to preempt more local short-term vacation rental regulations to the state…
, ,
February 20, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Family seeks missing memorial bench plank

Family seeks missing memorial bench plank

ANNA MARIA – Chris and Violet Morton seek the community’s help in locating an inscribed plank that was part of a memorial bench located on the Rod & Reel Pier. The bench memorializes Adrienne…
,
February 16, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Commission adopts food truck regulations

Commission adopts food truck regulations

ANNA MARIA – The city has new food truck/mobile food dispensing vehicle regulations in place. The new regulations are set forth in city resolution R23-787, which the city commission adopted by a 4…
,
February 14, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Vacation rental registration fees increasing

Vacation rental registration fees increasing

ANNA MARIA – Commissioners have established the city’s vacation rental registration fees for the year-long period encompassing portions of 2023 and 2024. The new fee will be $84.17 for each occupa…
,
January 31, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Food truck ordinance adopted

Food truck ordinance adopted

ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria has a new food truck ordinance in place that limits food truck operations to private properties located in C-1 (Commercial) zoning districts. On Thursday, Jan…
,
January 29, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Salem appointed to Anna Maria Commission

Salem appointed to Anna Maria Commission

ANNA MARIA – Charlie Salem now serves in the Anna Maria City Commission seat recently vacated by Carol Carter. Salem will serve the remaining months of the two-year commission term that expires af…
,
January 29, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Mayor proposes negotiation, not war, with state legislators

Mayor proposes negotiation, not war, with state legislators

ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy proposes communicating rather than waging war with state legislators over parking garages and the potential consolidation or elimination of Anna Maria Island’s three cit…
, ,
January 24, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Salem, Seymour seek city commission seat

Salem, Seymour seek city commission seat

ANNA MARIA – On Thursday, Jan. 26, the city commission will appoint Charlie Salem or Brian Seymour to fill the commission seat recently vacated by Carol Carter. Commissioners Mark Short, J…
,
April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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