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Land purchase concerns commissioners

Oct 2, 2017 – SUN contributor
September 26, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Flag parade

Peace prevails at Island school

HOLMES BEACH – As conflicts continue in the Middle East and North Korea tries to incite the United States, peace was the subject on the minds of parents, teachers, staff and students at Anna Maria El…
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September 26, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria City Pier

Anna Maria City Pier to remain closed

Updated Sept. 26, 2017 ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria City Pier will be closed for at least a year due to damage inflicted by Hurricane Irma. On Sept. 20, Mayor Dan Murphy received a structural asse…
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September 26, 2017
By SUN contributor
Tree house at Angelinos

Tree house still stands tall in Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH — The double-decker tree house at Angelinos Sea Lodge remains in its beachfront perch, for now. Despite worries that a hurricane would bring down the structure, the tree house suffere…
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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 19, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Wedding post-Irma

Forget it Irma – the wedding is on!

ANNA MARIA – Hurricane Irma almost played spoiler for one Indiana couple who had been planning their Monday evening wedding at the Sandbar restaurant for a year. But with a lot of prayer and a boo…
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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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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting