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This week on Anna Maria Island: Wednesday, Sep 30, 2020
Shorebirds flock, flit and fly Sept. 23 around bulldozers spreading sand pumped by dredges to the beach in the 1700 block of Gulf Drive North. The $17 million renourishment project is progressing southward through October, terminating at Longboat Pass. The work started July 8 near 77th Street. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Allen
Anna Maria inks pier lease, GSM group to open in November
by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
Let the celebration begin: The lease is signed. Anna Maria commissioners unanimously voted Sept. 24 to approve a lease with […]
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, Feature, News
Former AME principal arrested in prostitution sting
By Amy V.T. Moriarty Islander Reporter A former principal at Anna Maria Elementary was arrested in Hillsborough County in September. […]
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, News, Police
Bradenton Beach beats boat lift deadline
Bradenton Beach police Officers Eric Hill and Devon Straight steer the police patrol boat Sept. 25 onto the new boat lift at the Historic Bridge Street Pier. If the city had failed to install the dock by Oct. 1, it would have lost a $50,000 grant that helped pay for the lift. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, News
Stranded turtle in recovery
Recovery is going well for a sea turtle found stranded off of Holmes Beach. Representatives of the Florida Fish and […]
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, News, Wildlife
Governor launches phase 3, neuters mask mandates
by Ryan Paice | one comment
Florida is open for business. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced during a Sept. 25 news conference at a St. Petersburg hotel […]
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, Feature, News
HB conducts legal business in the ‘shade’
by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
There is a lot to be said in the shade. The Holmes Beach mayor and commissioners met Sept. 24 in […]
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, News
HB puts hold on adopt-a-reef, research committee suggested
by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
Holmes Beach wants to do its part to ensure the local waters are clean and productive. Eran Wasserman, the city’s […]
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, Feature, News
Shorebirds flock to renourished beaches
Shorebirds flock, flit and fly Sept. 23 around bulldozers spreading sand pumped by dredges to the beach in the 1700 block of Gulf Drive North. The $17 million renourishment project is progressing southward through October, terminating at Longboat Pass. The work started July 8 near 77th Street. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Allen
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, Featured Image, News
Pandemic concerns clear AMI’s community calendar
by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Many islanders who “streamed” and “Zoomed” through spring and summer may continue home-based, remote-centric entertainment through the fall. October traditionally […]
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, News
Nesting dwindles
Linda Oneal, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteer, counts eggshells Sept. 17 from an excavated sea turtle nest in the nursery area near Peppertree Lane in Anna Maria, where 18 of 349 nests laid in 2020 remained to hatch as of Sept. 23. Volunteers wait 72 hours after a nest hatches, then dig out the nest to determine how many eggs hatched, didn’t hatch or if there are dead or live hatchlings. Islander Photos: Courtesy AMITW
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, News, Wildlife
MPO presents final chapter of long-range plan
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
A long-range future transportation plan contains a handful of Anna Maria Island-based projects. The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization’s strategic planning […]
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, News
Mail-in ballot requests reach record highs
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
More Anna Maria Island voters are preparing to vote from the comfort of home in the upcoming election than ever […]
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, Feature, News
BBPD arrests Lakeland man for vehicle theft
Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Lakeland resident Martin Aldridge Sept. 17 for allegedly giving a false ID […]
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, News, Police
School district keeps protocols, procedures
The School District of Manatee County issued a statement to parents and employees Sept. 25, after the governor announced the […]
Category: 09-30-2020, Community, News
Top Notch Prized winnings
Prized winnings
Katy Roadman of Holmes Beach, winner of The Islander’s 2020 Top Notch photo contest, collects her prize package at the newspaper office. Roadman one a “More-than-a-mullet wrapper” T-shirt as a finalist and then the grand prize, which included $100 from The Islander and gift certificates from contest sponsors, including Slim’s Place, Island Coffee Haus, Restless Natives, Mr. Bones BBQ and Cremesh European Restaurant. Roadman won with a night photo of her children playing on the beach. Islander Photo: Bonner Joy
The Islander’s 2020 Top Notch photo contest launches
The Islander’s Top Notch contest begins anew. The contest celebrates what still is known as the “Kodak moment,” despite the […]
Last week's roundup
County invests in beachgoer safety, lifeguard towers | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
BB restaurant manager nabbed for stealing purse, $20K | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Sea turtles not slowed by Sally, season nearly done | by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
4 HB candidates offer ideas for growth in paradise | by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
Airbnb suspends Bradenton Beach ‘party houses’ | Be the first to comment
BB proceeds with buried utility project for Gulf Drive | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Cortez stilt-house grounded in court | Be the first to comment
Beach renourishment slows for Sally, dune addition approved | by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
Skyway rescue | Be the first to comment
FISH sends statement to court opposing Cortez megabridge | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
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Sports
In the island sports mix: football, soccer, golf, horseshoes
by Kevin P. Cassidy
A week of no rain saw football and soccer play on at the Center of Anna Maria Island, while golf […]
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Fishing
Inshore, offshore hookups remain as fall, cooler temps arrive
by Capt. Danny Stasny
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Streetlife
Streetlife – 09-30-2020
Anna Maria Sept. 19, 400 block of Magnolia Avenue, noise. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a complaint about […]
Classifieds
The Islander Classifieds: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020
ITEMS FOR SALE CAR ROOF RACK: Easy to install, $100, oil paintings, framed, $25. 941-920-2494. ITALIAN LEATHER COUCH as new, […]