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WEBThis week on Anna Maria Island: Wednesday, Sep 18, 2024. An overhead view of a three-dimensional conceptual plan for a mini-golf course, restaurant, bar, retail and candy stores, ice cream shop and arcade at the intersection of Gulf and Marina drives in Holmes Beach, where the original Island Bank stood.
Tourism trends up, up, up - Anna Maria Islander
WEBFeb 15, 2022 · The estimated economic impact of tourism in November 2021 was put at $94,631,500 and the tourist tax generated that month was $1,432,991. Occupancy for the month was at 64.1% in Manatee County, up 18.7% from November 2020, and room rates averaged $167.39, up 16% compared to the year before. The largest number of visitors to the county came from ...
The Islander Newspaper E-Edition: Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The Islander Newspaper E-Edition: Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Facebook Twitter Subscribe. Welcome, Reader! We love sharing the news about Anna Maria Island with you. It's our pleasure. And as long as you live on AMI or Cortez, or visit the area, the printed edition of the newspaper is free. Our online news …
Anna Maria City Pier opens quietly amid patron enthusiasm
WEBThe total cost is estimated at $6.8 million, according to Mayor Dan Murphy, who declined to provide a breakdown. Islander Photo: Bonner Joy. Joseph Dolan, 13, of Palmetto, was among the first to arrive to the Anna Maria City Pier on opening day June 19, and also the first to reel up a fish — a small snapper — at the T-end of the new pier ...
Commissioners battle over District 7 seat - Anna Maria Islander
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Kruse is the incumbent in the contest for the District 7 at-large seat on the board of county commissioners. Van Ostenbridge, who holds the seat on the commission representing District 3, is the challenger in the closed GOP primary. Van Ostenbridge was seeking reelection in District 3, the west Manatee County area that includes Anna Maria ...
Mote dumps live tanks, revises plan for Anna Maria pier outpost
WEBThe plans, submitted Jan. 27 to the city, do not include live display tanks as Mote previously proposed. Islander Photo: Courtesy Anna Maria. Engineering concerns could water down Mote Marine Laboratory’s proposal for an educational outreach center at the Anna Maria City Pier. Mayor Dan Murphy said Jan. 27 that Mote sent the city new ...
Developer devours vacation units - Anna Maria Islander
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · Kaleta bought Anna Maria Vacations and the company’s annamaria.com URL from Joe Varner, a former business partner, for an undisclosed sum in November 2021. But The Islander does know the price for Anna Maria Beach Resort, 6306 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. It cost the developer $46 million. Varner purchased the 50-year-old resort in …
Cortez fishers lend helping hands - Anna Maria Islander
WEBOct 11, 2022 · Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar, Banyas’ restaurant adjacent to the Cortez Bait and Seafood docks, provided 36,000 pounds. To inquire about OFF donation needs and trips, visit the OFF Cortez Chapter Facebook page or call 941-241-9171. They’re casting lifelines to Pine Island. By land and sea, Cortez-based fishing captains Nathan Meschelle ...
Red Tide Updates - Anna Maria Islander
WEBA red tide is a higher-than-normal concentration of a microscopic alga (plant-like organisms). In Florida, the species that causes most red tides is Karenia brevis. This organism produces a toxin that can affect the central nervous system of fish. At high concentrations (called a bloom), the organisms may discolor the water.