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Keep an eye on the tides, weather for success on the water - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring recorded its first sea turtle nest of the 2026 season during the week ...

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Stephen “Steve” L. Bergquist, a longtime building contractor and beloved member of the Anna Maria Island community, died April 7. He was born July 30, 1954, in Lakeland. His roots on the island ran ...

A potential tax increase in the city of Holmes Beach to the stormwater assessment is once again on the table. City officials talked May 12 about ways to ...

On the morning of May 9, 1980, the Summit Venture, a 609-foot-long freighter, was caught in a sudden storm and collided with ...

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There is plenty of competition over work on the Anna Maria City Pier’s T-end. City staff opened bids May 6 from eight contractors in response to the ...