This week on Anna Maria Island: Wednesday, Oct 23, 2019
Capt. Scott Moore aboard his fishing boat. Islander Courtesy Photo
Angler reels in county’s top ag award
by Sandy Ambrogi | Be the first to comment
Capt. Scott Moore has been fishing and running the waters around Anna Maria Island for more than half a century. […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Feature, Featured Image, News, Police
Congrats are due
Capt. Scott Moore is on the verge of legendary among many of the old-timers I know. There was a time […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, News
Windy, rainy, tropical forecast pushes Bayfest indoors
by Ryan Paice | one comment
Tropical Storm Nestor may have changed the venue of Anna Maria Island’s 19th annual Bayfest, but that didn’t halt the […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, News
Holmes Beach commission candidates report finances ahead of Nov. 5 vote
by ChrisAnn Silver Esformes | Be the first to comment
Holmes Beach City Commission candidates reported campaign contributions for the Nov. 5 municipal election. The candidates for three seats include […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, News
Renourishment coming in 2020
by Sandy Ambrogi | Be the first to comment
An endless battle with Mother Nature continues: Sand in, sand out along Anna Maria Island’s shorelines. Manatee County commissioners voted […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, Feature, News
DOT plans to spend $8M to acquire land for new Cortez Bridge
by Arthur Brice | Be the first to comment
The Florida Department of Transportation plans to spend $8 million by 2025 for right-of-way acquisition for the megabridge the agency […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, Feature, News
DOT blamed for runaround on AMI roundabouts
by Arthur Brice | 2 comments
Despite repeated pleas from local officials, the Florida Department of Transportation has no immediate plans to build a roundabout at […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, News
From chief to chief … A change of command at West Manatee Fire Rescue District
WMFR announces fire station open house Firefighters and the community give it up for the kids. West Manatee Fire Rescue […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, Feature, Fire Brigade, News
Pier lease negotiations stall, but work on buildings continues
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
The T-end buildings of the new Anna Maria City Pier are taking shape fast, but negotiations for their use have […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, News
State drops machete case stemming from Cortez arrest
The state declined to charge a man who allegedly threatened another man at a dock in Cortez. A Manatee County […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, News, Police
Man nabbed for vehicle theft
Manatee County sheriff’s deputies caught up with a man who allegedly stole his friend’s VW van after it broke down […]
Category: 10-23-2019, News, Police
Bradenton Beach dock failure requires repair, additional pilings
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
A piling or two may be needed to repair the gangway for people to access the floating dock at the […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, News
Railroad resort sells to Nashville power couple
The coconut telegraph had been buzzing for months with the pending sale of the Layby Resort, 105 White Ave., Holmes […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, News
Eyes on the road – 10-23-2019
The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following for the week of Oct. 21: • Bay Drive […]
Category: 10-23-2019, Community, News
3 men charged in Bradenton shop clerk’s killing
Three men — including one man with ties to Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key — were charged Oct. 7 […]
Category: 10-23-2019, News, Police
Feds investigate mysterious bird deaths
by Sandy Ambrogi | Be the first to comment
The mysterious illness plaguing Southwest Florida laughing gulls has garnered the attention of federal investigators. Jim Valade, assistant refuge manager […]
Category: 10-23-2019, News, Wildlife
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
Construction begins on city pier restaurant, bait shop | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Bradenton Beach floating dock closes, gangway ‘unsafe’ | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Holmes Beach to build skate bowl at city field | 2 comments
Opponents lack plans, manpower to battle DOT on Cortez Bridge | by Arthur Brice | 3 comments
Holmes Beach says ‘time will tell’ for Spring Lake improvement | by ChrisAnn Silver Esformes | Be the first to comment
Spooks, smiles and sweets for all at AME-PTO Fall Festival | Be the first to comment
State of the City by Mayor Judy Titsworth | one comment
Gulls die, but why? List of possibilities runs long | by Sandy Ambrogi | Be the first to comment
Bradenton Beach officials play pickleball with firefighters | Be the first to comment
‘No swim’ advisory issued for Palma Sola beach | one comment
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Sports
Soccer’s chase for perfection ends, KRC hosts Oktoberfest
by Kevin P. Cassidy
After four weeks of action in the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, there are no […]
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Soccer, golf, horseshoes top AMI scoreboard
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Ugly Grouper takes adult indoor soccer crown
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Fishing
Bait fish schools grow, migratory species heat up fishing
by Capt. Danny Stasny
Fall fishing around Anna Maria Island is shaping up to be quite good when targeting native and migratory species. On […]
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Bait fish schools grow, migratory species heat up fishing
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Water temperatures start to cool, migratory action heats up
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Real Estate
Island real estate transactions – 10-23-2019
by Bonner Joy
2201 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach, a 7,540 sfla / 7,986 sfur 14-unit hotel built in 1968 on a 21,000 […]
Streetlife
Streetlife – 10-23-2019
Anna Maria No reports. Anna Maria is policed by MCSO. Bradenton Beach Oct. 12-14, Imperial House condominiums, 611 Gulf Drive […]
Classifieds
The Islander Classifieds: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019
ITEMS FOR SALE LIKE NEW COPPER kettle charcoal grill and cover, $100 or best offer. Call 941-730-6773. BIKE RACK, $70. […]