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1 week ago | 
islander.org | Bonner Joy
The Islander Newspaper E-Edition: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Welcome, Readers! The Anna Maria Islander e-Edition is free for a limited time due to the Hurricanes in 2024. Here is this weeks e-Edition
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1 week ago | 
islander.org | Bonner Joy
How important is community-based curbside recycling? Essential. Somewhat important. Wish we had the service. Not important. View Results Last week’s questionHow do you rate this spring season? Busiest ever. 8%Typical. 23%Seems off. 19%Slower than past. 29%Just getting started? 12%To suggest a poll question, email [email protected].
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1 week ago | 
islander.org | Ryan Paice
The good news: local waterways contain thousands of pounds less debris following a recent cleanup. The bad news: due to hurricanes Helene and Milton, there is far more debris to remove. Organized Fishermen of Florida executive director Alexis Meschelle told The Islander April 11 that volunteers removed about 10,600 pounds of debris from local waterways during an April 5 cleanup hosted by the group’s Cortez chapter.
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1 week ago | 
islander.org | Bonner Joy
Island churches are observing Holy Week, which began April 13 with Palm Sunday. Observances will be at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria; CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach; St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach; and Harvey Memorial Community Church, 300 Church St. N., Bradenton Beach. Also, on Longboat Key, worship will be at Christ Church, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, and Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
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1 week ago | 
islander.org | Bonner Joy
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1 week ago | 
islander.org | Lisa Neff
Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is making tracks on the beach. The team began surveying the beaches April 15 to monitor for sea turtle nesting activity. The Florida nesting season officially begins May 1 and continues through Oct. 31. However, Kristen Mazzarella, AMITW executive director, says, “Turtles don’t follow our calendar and are usually nesting here prior to May 1.”Several sea turtle species swim and feed around AMI.
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1 week ago | 
islander.org | Bonner Joy
Cortez Bridge utility relocation project: State Road 684/Cortez Road. The Manatee County Public Works Department is relocating a water main and force main at the Intracoastal Waterway crossing. The work requires shoulder, sidewalk and bike lane closures in the area, as well as road detours and flagging operations. Through early summer, the contractor will be installing pipe between the north and south sides of Cortez Road on the eastern and western sides of Cortez Bridge.
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1 week ago | 
islander.org | Bonner Joy
The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island and local churches will present a sunrise service on Easter Sunday. With sunrise expected at 7:01 a.m. Sunday, April 20, the event will begin about 6:30 a.m. at Manatee Public Beach at the west end of Manatee Avenue in Holmes Beach. About 1,200-2,000 people typically attend the beachfront service. The Rev. Phillip Schweda of St. Bernard Catholic Church will deliver the sermon. The Rev.
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1 week ago | 
islander.org | Bonner Joy
Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short, in an April 11 email to The Islander, said the city entered an agreement with HR Direct for services, including a hotline for employees to call in confidence regarding employment issues. “This takes that process completely out of city hall and provides third-party resources to address (employment) issues or concerns,” Short said.
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1 week ago | 
islander.org | Ryan Paice
Spirits are high heading into Easter weekend for four of Anna Maria Island’s churches and their congregations. The resurrection is central to the Christian faith. With the reopening of its chapel ahead of the holiday, Roser Memorial Community Church is almost back in full swing after last year’s hurricanes and the damages they wrought. Roser, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, has been hosting services in its sanctuary since last October due to damage to the historic chapel sustained last fall.