This week on Anna Maria Island: Wednesday, Aug 21, 2019
Bradenton resident Tony Rivera tosses his crab trap Aug. 14 near the western side of the Anna Maria Island Bridge. Rivera, who was born in Puerto Rico and also lived in Boston, says crabbing by the bridge is a favorite pastime. Islander Photo: Sarah Brice
AMI Bridge construction: Way down the road
by Arthur Brice | Be the first to comment
Tony Rivera moved to Bradenton just a year ago, but he’s already been crabbing at the Anna Maria Island Bridge […]
Category: 08-21-2019, Community, Feature, Featured Image, News
Anna Maria City Pier decking on tap, handrail dispute continues
by Kathy Prucnell | Be the first to comment
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho. Work on a planned restaurant and bait shop will begin the first week in September and still to […]
Category: 08-21-2019, Community, Feature, News
No-swim advisory returns to south side of causeway beach
by Kathy Prucnell | Be the first to comment
Caution: Swimming is not advised in Palma Sola Bay — again. The Florida Department of Health advised Aug. 15 that […]
Category: 08-21-2019, Community, Feature, News
County staff recommends user fees at boat ramps
by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Manatee County staff think boaters will pay a little to play, or work. But Manatee County commissioners are divided over […]
Category: 08-21-2019, Community, News
Treehouse case dismissed in federal court
by Kathy Prucnell | Be the first to comment
Three strikes at a treehouse complaint and the case was thrown out of federal court. U.S. District Judge James S. […]
Category: 08-21-2019, Community, Feature, News
Bradenton Beach dock brings back boaters, business
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
A steady stream of people are using the newly opened floating dock at the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton […]
Category: 08-21-2019, Community, News
Eyes on the road
The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following for the week of Aug. 19: Longboat Pass Bridge […]
Category: 08-21-2019, Community, News
Tops in Top Notch: Puppy love
Peter Donahue wins The Islander’s Top Notch Pet Photo Contest with this image of his golden retriever, Finley, and his son’s buddy, Wilson. Donahue, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, took the photo with his iPhone 8 in April, shortly before he made his annual visit to Anna Maria Island. And the title of the photo? He called it “Puppy love.”
Top Notch tributes
Sally Mann of Clermont earns an honorable mention in The Islander’s Top Notch Photo Contest for this image of a tricolored heron, taken June 28 on Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive in Apopka. Mann used a Nikon D850 with a Tamron 600 G2 lens.
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