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This week on Anna Maria Island: Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Gabriella Gilbert, left, and her mom, Lindy, stand outside the Small Town Creamery in the Island Shopping Center, 5404 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. They decorated the sidewalk with hearts to send a message to islanders after closing the creamery indefinitely due to COVID-19. Islander Courtesy Photo
Bad car wash
A morning vehicle fire April 6 at 5615 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, brought West Manatee Fire Rescue crews to the scene, where the vehicle was a loss, and the duplex sustained minor damage. There were no injuries. Islander Photo: HBPD Sgt. Brian Copeman
Category: 04-08-2020, Community, Feature, News
SMALL TOWN HEARTS
Gabriella Gilbert, left, and her mom, Lindy, stand outside the Small Town Creamery in the Island Shopping Center, 5404 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. They decorated the sidewalk with hearts to send a message to islanders after closing the creamery indefinitely due to COVID-19. Islander Courtesy Photo
Category: 04-08-2020, Community, Featured Image, News
2 island cities encourage reporting illegal rental check-ins
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
The cities of Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach are looking for help from residents. The cities issued a joint public […]
Category: 04-08-2020, Community, News
Guide to aid during COVID-19 crisis
by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Click here. Go there. Watch this. An abundance of advice and information exists for people, organizations and businesses struggling to […]
Category: 04-08-2020, Community, Feature, News
‘He died alone — he suffered alone’
By Matt DeYoung The Grand Haven Tribune Megan Sheehan and her siblings say they did their best to talk their […]
Category: 04-08-2020, Community, Feature, News
Island businesses — mom and pops — employ survival skills
by Sandy Ambrogi | Be the first to comment
Without an employer, there can be no employee. As the COVID-19 pandemic grows deeper, record numbers of workers are seeking […]
Category: 04-08-2020, Community, News
Protection vital as COVID reaches AMI, numbers rise
by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
It will get worse before it gets better. Positive cases of COVID-19 were rapidly rising in the state and in […]
Category: 04-08-2020, Community, News
COVID-19 on AMI, curfew, rental bans begin
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Efforts to counter the spread of COVID-19 reached new heights just as data showed the virus found its way to […]
Category: 04-08-2020, Community, Feature, News
Opening date for Anna Maria City Pier pushed to April
The city of Anna Maria is waiting on developing news about the spread of COVID-19 before they decide. At a […]
Category: 04-08-2020, Community, News
County downshifts island trolley, bus schedules
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
COVID-19 cautions hadn’t slowed Manatee County Area Transit’s services. Then Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a “safer at home” order limiting […]
Category: 04-08-2020, Community, News
Eyes on the road 04-08-2020
The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following notices: Multiple locations in Bradenton Beach: A county pipeline […]
Category: 04-08-2020, 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.
Last week's roundup
COVID-19 reaches Anna Maria Island | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Governor issues statewide order to stay home | by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Governor declares COVID-19 disaster, businesses close, boating restricted, 2 island cities limit rental reservations | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
County closes boat ramps, restricts Beer Can boat access | Be the first to comment
Don’t tread on the boat ramp garden project | Be the first to comment
Houses of worship provide food, faith during COVID-19 | Be the first to comment
First responders find ‘encouragement’ for COVID-19 stress | by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
Island trolleys roll through pandemic | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
AME families prepare for distance learning | by Brook Morrison | Be the first to comment
Life-saving deputies swim, rescue boaters | Be the first to comment
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Island real estate transactions – 04-08-2020
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517 Blue Heron Drive, Anna Maria, a 3,067 sfla / 6,592 sfur 4bed/3½bath/2car canalfront pool home built in 2009 on […]
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Streetlife – 04-08-2020
Anna Maria March 22, 600 block of South Bay Boulevard, possible burglary. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a […]
Classifieds
The Islander Classifieds: Wednesday, April. 8, 2020
ITEMS FOR SALE CHAIR: AMERICAN ROCKER. Brown and white, $50. 941-524-3955. WINE DECANTERS: $10, computer keyboard, $10, Black tabletop phone, $15. Like new. 941-920-2494. ANTIQUE […]