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Jan 28, 2025 – Rusty Chinnis
January 8, 2025
By Rusty Chinnis
Winter sight fishing

Winter sight fishing

Sight fishing is my favorite way to target fish since I like to see the whites of their eyes. Last week I was reminded of how rewarding this method can be. While fishing Sarasota Bay with my friend…
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January 8, 2025
By Leslie Lake
AMI Christmas Bird Count reveals some surprises

AMI Christmas Bird Count reveals some surprises

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The 125th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Anna Maria Island was completed on Dec. 29 and counters found a few surprises. “We were interested in what impact the hurricanes…
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January 1, 2025
By Rusty Chinnis
Using a Power-Pole

Using a Power-Pole

I have a confession to make. When I first saw a boat with the novel (at the time) Power-Pole, I remember thinking, “That will never get off the ground.” Boy, was I wrong. Not only are these mechanica…
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December 31, 2024
By SUN contributor
Fishermen report slow mullet season

Fishermen report slow mullet season

CORTEZ – With peak mullet season winding down, local fishermen hoping to cash in by selling their catches at the fish houses are reporting a lesser harvest than in recent years. “We’ve had one good…
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December 24, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis
New Year’s resolution: Vote water

New Years Resolution: Vote Water

I’ve reported frequently about concerns for our coastal waters in Manatee County and beyond. Loss of seagrass, lyngbya blooms, sewage releases, more frequent and stronger hurricanes and hundred-year…
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December 19, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Wildlife Inc. co-founders hope to re-open soon

Wildlife Inc. co-founders hope to re-open soon

BRADENTON BEACH – Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center Inc. co-founders Gail and Ed Straight are working toward rebuilding not only their hurricane-damaged home, but restoring the non-profit…
December 17, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis
Marine debris cleanup successful

Marine debris cleanup successful

On Dec. 14, Suncoast Waterkeeper, Suncoast Aqua Ventures, the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, Tampa Bay Waterkeeper, the Organized Fishermen of Florida and Sarasota Bay W…
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December 2, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Stimart family launches Build Back the Beach project

Stimart family launches Build Back the Beach project

ANNA MARIA – Homeowners Cindy and Tryn Stimart are leading the Build Back the Beach community impact project that plans to replace the native beachfront plants and grasses destroyed by Hurricanes Hel…
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December 2, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Sewage discharges continue in Bradenton

Sewage discharges continue in Bradenton

BRADENTON – At a time when red tide levels recently increased in Anna Maria Island waters and a Bradenton man recently lost his leg to flesh eating bacteria (vibrio vulnificus) after wade fishing in…
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December 2, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis

Marine debris cleanup effort planned

The effects of the 2024 hurricane season have been all too apparent to Anna Maria Island residents since the passing of Hurricanes Helene and Milton in a two-week period in late September and early O…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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