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Oct 25, 2026 – Steve Borggren
August 16, 2026
By Ernie Vanderwalt

Salty Dawg: Sand dollars

The Gulf gives on its own schedule. Some weeks I swim out at sunset and the floor is bare, sand rippled and empty as a swept kitchen. I’ll surface with a shell, maybe, tucked in a pocket like a conso…
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August 9, 2026
By Ernie Vanderwalt

Salty Dawg: The gift of getting salty

I got in the Gulf tonight shortly before sunset, the light doing that thing it does where the water turns the color of something you can’t quite name, gold sliding into rose sliding into the gray as…
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July 28, 2026
By Ernie Vanderwalt

Salty Dawg: Two dolphins

Ernie was joined by two dolphins while swimming in the Gulf.
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July 21, 2026
By Rodney Kwiatkowski

Protecting paradise through partnership 

Protecting Anna Maria Island is a team effort.
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July 14, 2026
By Rodney Kwiatkowski

Redefining what it means to serve a community

WMFR participates in the Early Learning Coalition’s summer literacy program.
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June 9, 2026
By Joe Hendricks

Sun claims four Florida Press Association awards

Congratulations to Sun reporter Leslie Lake, Sun cartoonist Steve Borggren and Sun columnist Rusty Chinnis for their FPA Weekly Newspaper Contest awards. 
May 19, 2026
By SUN contributor

Stormwater fee increases may be inevitable, but are they fair?

Holmes Beach officials are thoughtfully and thoroughly addressing the sensitive issue of stormwater fee increases. Given the consequences of living on a barrier island and experiencing the recent hur…
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February 24, 2026
By SUN contributor

A farewell to Tom

BY CINDY LANE Tom Vaught was the kindest, funniest, most humble person I ever worked with in the news business, and he and his wife, Darcy, and I became instant friends.  Tom worked for th…
February 18, 2026
By Rodney Kwiatkowski
West Manatee Fire Rescue logo

What statewide recognition says about West Manatee Fire Rescue

Effective public safety does not begin when an emergency occurs; it begins long before, through planning, prevention, leadership and accountability.  In 2025, West Manatee Fire Rescue (WMFR)…
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January 13, 2026
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria Island Sun sunset logo graphic

2026 brings change and consistency

Longtime Anna Maria Island Sun employees Bob Alexander (general manager, classified ads and distribution) and John Reitz (accounting and finances) are the new owners of Longboard Communications and t…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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