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Cortez rises again against Beruff

Apr 26, 2017 – Cindy Lane
March 23, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
vacation rental

Committee rules favorably on vacation rental bill

TALLAHASSEE – The vacation rental bill filed by Florida Sen. Greg Steube (R-Sarasota) cleared its first obstacle Tuesday afternoon when the Florida Senate’s Regulated Industries Committee ruled favor…
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March 22, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Coast Guard bridge timing

What it takes to change a bridge timing

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Michael Lieberum, Chief of Bridge Operations for the United States Coast Guard’s Seventh District, explained last week how the bridge timing requests for two Island bridges will b…
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March 17, 2017
By SUN contributor
Mary Fulford Green

Saying goodbye to my first best friend forever

Who is your first best friend? I just submitted the obituary for Jerry Guthrie Cross. She was my first best friend.  She is a first cousin – at one time I had 43 of them; I was the 15th and she was t…
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March 17, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria pier proposal

Pier proposals lack cost estimates

ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy opened the three proposals received from firms interested in rehabilitating the Anna Maria City Pier, only to discover that none of them included cost estimates. Join…
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March 16, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Thing One and Thing Two

Teachers honor Dr. Seuss

Anna Maria Elementary School second-grade teachers Sandy Fisher and Maggie Payne celebrated Dr. Seuss’s 104th birthday Thursday, March 2, by dressing as characters in his children’s books. The author…
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March 16, 2017
By Tom Vaught
School daze

Start your child early with voluntary pre-kindergarten

Parents who have children who will be four years old by Sept. 1 and who would like their child to attend a free Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program at a public school for the 2017-2018 school year may…
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March 16, 2017
By SUN contributor
Cari Roth

Holmes Beach selects Cari Roth as state lobbyist

HOLMES BEACH — Lobbyist Cari Roth will continue to represent Holmes Beach in the state Legislature to oppose two proposed bills. Holmes Beach commissioners unanimously voted Feb. 28 to approve a c…
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March 10, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Robin Mayer, Anna Maria city planner

Anna Maria hires new city planner

ANNA MARIA – Anna Maria’s new city planner is Robin Mayer. The city commission unanimously approved the hiring recommendation made by Mayor Dan Murphy at the Feb. 23 meeting. Murphy told the commi…
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March 3, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Counterfeit money

Second case of ‘funny money’

HOLMES BEACH – For the second time this year, a counterfeit bill has appeared on Anna Maria Island. According to employees at Cupcake Delights, a customer came into the shop at 3324 East Bay Drive…
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March 2, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Sign of the Mermaid

Mermaid showing no signs of slowing down

ANNA MARIA – Ed Spring wants folks to know that it’s business as usual at his Sign of the Mermaid restaurant, even though the restaurant property was recently sold. “I wanted to stop the rumors go…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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