Anna Maria Island Sun

The highly acclaimed Anna Maria Island Sun newspaper comes out every Wednesday and is recognized for its comprehensive coverage of Island living. This includes topics such as news, business, entertainment, real estate, and sports. With an average weekly distribution of 16,000 copies, it connects with over 30,000 readers.

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WMFR prevails in vacation rental lawsuit

4 days ago | amisun.com | Joe Hendricks

HOLMES BEACH – The West Manatee Fire Rescue District (WMFR) has prevailed in a lawsuit disputing its ability to assess commercial fees on vacation rentals. Filed last year by Holmes Beach-based C&D Properties of AMI LLC against WMFR, the suit lists local realtor Lawrence (Larry) Chatt as its manager and owner. Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Edward Nicholas presided over the case.
Youth group assists White Egret owners

4 days ago | amisun.com | Joe Hendricks

ANNA MARIA – While visiting Anna Maria Island, the One10Youth group from the Mandarin United Methodist Church in Jacksonville spent several hours helping the owners of the White Egret home décor and gift store in Anna Maria. The Center of Anna Maria Island helped connect White Egret owners Barb and John Jaeger and the One10Youth group, which was on a mission trip and looking to do some volunteer work in the area.
City, county officials discuss pier replacement, ferry landing

5 days ago | amisun.com | Joe Hendricks

ANNA MARIA – City officials’ desire to rebuild the hurricane-damaged City Pier walkway and Manatee County officials’ desire to install a ferry landing at the pier are financially and philosophically intertwined. The city needs county funds to help replace the pier walkway weakened by Hurricane Helene and mostly destroyed by Hurricane Milton. The pier wasn’t insured and the city doesn’t have enough money to self-fund the project.
Challenges of selling condos

1 week ago | amisun.com | Louise Bolger

Florida is condo heaven. If you’re interested in condo living, Florida offers condos in all price ranges, in all locations and with a variety of amenities and floor plans. The condo selling challenges we’re facing in Florida is both a good and bad thing. The bad thing is that condo associations are now being held to a standard of disclosure that they previously never had to prove. Many associations now have to pass milestone structural inspections by a qualified contractor and inspector.
City Pier Grill operators hope to renegotiate lease

1 week ago | amisun.com | Joe Hendricks

ANNA MARIA – The City Pier Grill & Bait Shop operators want to renegotiate their lease before committing to another five years in the city-owned City Pier building that’s currently closed due to damage caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024. Operating as GSM Partners LLC in a pier building leased from the city of Anna Maria, pier tenants Brian Seymour, Vic Mattay and Nick Graham opened the City Pier Grill & Bait Shop on Dec. 10, 2020.
Speed table debate continues

1 week ago | amisun.com | Joe Hendricks

HOLMES BEACH – The pending installation of three speed tables along the 500 block of Key Royale Drive remains a topic of debate even though an executed work agreement is already in place. On April 22, Holmes Beach commissioners voted 4-1 to approve a $233,000 agreement with Superior Asphalt for the multi-street street resurfacing project presented by Public Works Director Sage Kamiya.
Mayor seeks TDC support for pier replacement project

1 week ago | amisun.com | Joe Hendricks

ANNA MARIA – The Manatee County Tourist Development Council (TDC) recommends that the county commission provide the city of Anna Maria with up to $2 million in tourist development tax revenues to help fund the replacement of the hurricane-damaged City Pier walkway. Mayor Mark Short presented the city’s funding request during the June 16 TDC meeting at The Center of Anna Maria Island.
Anna Maria adopting ordinance prohibiting beach holes

1 week ago | amisun.com | Joe Hendricks

ANNA MARIA – The city will soon have a “No Holes on Beach” ordinance in effect that prohibits using metal shovels and other gardening tools to dig holes in the beach sand. On June 12, Anna Maria commissioners unanimously approved the first reading of Ordinance 25-945, a city ordinance that will support the hole digging regulations already contained in Manatee County Ordinance 23-121.
Are you tired of homeownership?

2 weeks ago | amisun.com | Louise Bolger

Everyone who has owned property – whether it’s a condo or a single-family home or investment property – has had those days when you have no idea why you’re doing this. Isn’t renting easier, less stressful and maybe even less expensive? Well, if you ever thought about renting, you’re probably thinking about it more after last year’s hurricane season. But not so fast. Renting rather than owning has its own set of positive and negative attributes.
City hosts hurricane preparedness workshop

2 weeks ago | amisun.com | Joe Hendricks

HOLMES BEACH – During the city’s town hall-style Hurricane Preparedness Workshop, members of the city’s emergency operations team spent nearly two hours sharing information about hurricane preparation, response and recovery. Held at Holmes Beach City Hall on June 6, the workshop was livestreamed and the archived video can be viewed at the city website.