Island news brings us together
Subscribe for unlimited digital access to the news that matters to your community.
#AMITOGETHER
This week on Anna Maria Island: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Work continues May 21 on the new Anna Maria City Pier, 101 Bay Blvd., as construction odds-and-ends are wrapped up. The city now plans to open the pier in June. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Allen
Anna Maria anticipates soft opening for city pier in June
by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
Ready? Set? Almost. Don’t load up the fishing gear just yet. “They are putting the finishing touches on the pier,” […]
Category: 05-27-2020, Community, Feature, Featured Image, News
Man arrested for alleged home beer burglary
A man with no address of his own entered a home in Bradenton Beach, stole a beer and landed in […]
Category: 05-27-2020, News, Police
Outlook: Busy storm season brewing
by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
A federal forecast calls for an “above-normal” hurricane season and comes with a reminder that it only takes one storm […]
Category: 05-27-2020, Community, Feature, News
Work on Cortez Road-119th St. pushes into December
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Roadwork in the village of Cortez is going to linger for awhile longer than expected. The project on Cortez Road […]
Category: 05-27-2020, Community, News
Rental floodgates open, businesses see hope
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
It’s check-in time on Anna Maria Island. With the prohibition lifted on short-term vacation rentals in Manatee County, hope rose […]
Category: 05-27-2020, Community, Feature, News
Sea turtles lag behind, shorebirds fill in action
People expect turtles to be slow. But this year, the sea turtles that nest on Anna Maria Island are moving […]
Category: 05-27-2020, Community, News, Wildlife
Island explodes with holiday revelers amid COVID-19
by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
People missed the beach while they stayed safer at home. But was Anna Maria Island ready for everyone to flood […]
Category: 05-27-2020, Community, News
AME 5th-graders share memories, prepare for middle school leap
by Brook Morrison | Be the first to comment
Anna Maria Elementary’s car loop will fill with fifth-grade students and their families May 28 for a farewell. The first-ever […]
Category: 05-27-2020, Community, News
COVID-19 percentage decreases, daily positive cases
by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
Manatee County saw a dramatic uptick in COVID-19 testing in May. With more than 14,000 residents tested as of May […]
Category: 05-27-2020, Community, Feature, News
Fire commission increases 2020-21 assessment rate
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Property owners in the West Manatee Fire Rescue district can expect a rate increase. WMFR commissioners voted 3-1 May 19 […]
Category: 05-27-2020, Community, News
Bradenton Beach utility plan jumps to Gulf Drive
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Bridge Street won’t be the only Bradenton Beach roadway to benefit from buried utilities. City commissioners voted 5-0 May 21 […]
Category: 05-27-2020, Community, News
Eyes on the road 05-27-2020
The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following notices: State Road 684/Cortez Road at the Cortez Bridge: […]
Category: 05-27-2020, News, Police
Manatee County COVID-19 cases by city, ZIP code
According to the Florida Department of Health website by Florida Division of Emergency Management May 24, positive cases of COVID-19 […]
Category: 05-27-2020, 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
Candidate qualifying ahead | Be the first to comment
County opens public beach parking; cities, beachgoers react | by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
Island businesses charge up for ‘reopening’ | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
TDC backs lifting vacation rental ban | by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
COVID-19 curve lessens, caution still required | by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
County eyes August deadline to wrap up Gulf Drive work | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Anna Maria reverses gear on pier negotiations, begins talks | by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
BB makes allowances for streetside dining, retail sales | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Bradenton Beach shifts boatlift location, sets dock inspection | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Islander E-Edition
- For $36 a year, you can view all the news, photos, opinions, columns and community announcements
- To access this content, you must Subscribe here, or log in if you are a member.
- View our e-Edition
- For $36 a year, you can view all the news, photos, opinions, columns and community announcements
-
To advertise here, please
visit our rates page
or contact us at:
sales@islander.org
Phone: (941) 778-7978
Fax: (941) 778-9392 Islander Store
Members
Sports
Adult soccer returns to center pitch, horseshoes at AM pits
by Kevin P. Cassidy
Adult soccer at the Center of Anna Maria Island was the first organized sport to get back into action amid […]
Recent Stories
Adult soccer returns to center pitch, horseshoes, golf still off course
19th May 2020 | Be the first to comment
Almost a straight-A student, Hurdle could have gone to Harvard
12th May 2020 | Be the first to comment
Fishing
Summer break begins, but no letting up on spring tarpon run
by Capt. Danny Stasny
For yet another week, tarpon are the main attraction for anglers who reside or make the trek to the Tampa […]
Recent Stories
The return of the king — the silver king runs in local waters
19th May 2020 | Be the first to comment
Expect crowds as tarpon arrive — abide boater distancing
12th May 2020 | Be the first to comment
Real Estate
Island real estate transactions – 05-27-2020
by Jesse Brisson
622 Hampshire Ln., Holmes Beach, a 2,302 sfla / 3,045 sfur 3bed/3bath/3car canalfront pool home built in 1967 on a […]
Streetlife
Streetlife – 05-27-2020
Anna Maria May 15, 300 block of Tarpon Street, noise. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a complaint about […]
Classifieds
The Islander Classifieds: Wednesday, May. 27, 2020
ITEMS FOR SALE TWO LEATHER BLUE chairs, $25 each, three painted, wooden tables, $15 each. In Anna Maria. 904-501-6094. ANTIQUE […]