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This week on Anna Maria Island: Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020
Week 4: Catching the sunset and surf Joe McClash of Holmes Beach and Bradenton took this Top Notch photo July 13 at sunset near 52nd Street in Holmes Beach. The photographer won an Islander “More-than-a-mullet wrapper” T-shirt and entry into the finals, which offers a grand prize of $100 from The Islander and gift certificates from Islander advertisers, including Slim’s Place, Island Coffee Haus, Restless Natives, Mr. Bones BBQ and Cremesh European Restaurant, Cupcake Delights, The Feast and Minnie’s Beach Cafe.
Beachgoers navigate pipeline to reach shoreline
Umbrellas, canopies and beachgoers line the waterfront west of a large pipeline July 29 along the Gulf of Mexico starting at 77th Street in Holmes Beach and running parallel with the shoreline, delivering sand to renourish the beach. The project had pushed south that day to almost 44th Street. The work is part of a $17.3 million federal, state and Manatee County project to restore eroded beaches. The project is expected to run through October and terminate at Longboat Pass. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Allen
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, Feature, News
Anna Maria jilts Ugly Grouper, pier restaurant deal off
by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
Anna Maria again is fishing for a tenant. At a July 30 meeting, commissioners voted 3-2 to 86 the negotiations […]
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, Feature, News
Center of Anna Maria Island finishes fiscal year in black despite COVID-19
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
COVID-19 didn’t stop the Center of Anna Maria Island from finishing a third consecutive fiscal year in the black. The […]
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, News
Forensics by the forest
Mangroves were cleared in late June to reach a break in the Longboat Key wastewater line on the mainland in Bradenton about 350 yards from Sarasota Bay. The break spilled as much as 28 million gallons of sewage and some reached Sarasota Bay. Longboat Key, in a news release July 28, said “forensic evaluations into the cause and extent of the force main lean are ongoing.” The town said tests received July 27 of bay water samples showed “some of the lowest bacteriological results to date.” Islander Photo: Courtesy Department of Environmental Protection
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, News
Debates aired as county joins AM, HB in mandating masks
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Public officials and the concerned public aired their opinions. Then they needed to mask up, as all of Manatee County […]
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, Feature, News
Sea turtle traverses pipe to nest, hatches abound
Thanks go to Mother Nature. As instinct yields determination, especially when honed over millennia, the nesting sea turtles on Anna […]
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, News, Wildlife
Holmes Beach mayor contests plan for Kingfish Boat Ramp
by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
A change in the vista and the ambiance at Kingfish Boat Ramp in Holmes Beach is in store. It’s also […]
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, Feature, News
COVID-19 skyrockets, county agencies step up game plan
by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
Manatee County is looking for a way to lower the rate of new infections. As the number of positive cases […]
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, News
Bradenton man arrested for voyeurism at the beach
A Bradenton man was arrested July 24 for shooting video of a girl undressing in a beach changing station. Brandon […]
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, News, Police
AM mayor vetoes ‘exposure,’ OKs alcohol ordinances
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
It’s time to put prohibition in the past. A wave of changes made it into Anna Maria’s codes, some intended […]
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, News
Manatee County COVID-19 cases by city, ZIP code
According to the Florida Department of Health website by Florida Division of Emergency Management Aug. 2, positive cases of COVID-19 […]
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, News
Eyes on the road – 08-05-2020
The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following notices: Cortez Road and 119th Street West in Cortez: […]
Category: 08-05-2020, Community, News, Police
Top Notch Week 4: Catching the sunset and surf
Week 4: Catching the sunset and surf
Joe McClash of Bradenton and Holmes Beach took this Top Notch photo July 13 of surfers at sunset near 52nd Street in Holmes Beach. The photographer won an Islander “More-than-a-mullet wrapper” T-shirt and entry into the finals, which offers a grand prize of $100 from The Islander and gift certificates from Islander advertisers, including Slim’s Place, Island Coffee Haus, Restless Natives, Mr. Bones BBQ and Cremesh European Restaurant, Cupcake Delights, The Feast and Minnie’s Beach Cafe.
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 […]
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Treehouse owners vow to continue legal fight | by Leslie Lake | Be the first to comment
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Holmes Beach establishes owner/resident-only parking zone | by ChrisAnn Allen | Be the first to comment
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Adult soccer picks up, youth soccer on tap at center pitch
by Kevin P. Cassidy
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Island real estate transactions – 08-05-2020
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Streetlife – 08-05-2020
Anna Maria July 27, 200 block of Willow Avenue, noise. At about 11 p.m., the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office received […]
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The Islander Classifieds: Wednesday, Aug. 05, 2020
ITEMS FOR SALE MOVING: MUST SELL. Brand new Hillsdale dinette, four chairs, two matching bar stools. Cost $1,300, now, $750. […]