Anna Maria News

Mary Ellen Fortier, president and founder of Decorative Interiors by Mary Ellen and Julie Martelo, president and founder of Time to Redesign, attended the third annual Real Estate Staging Association Conference in Las Vegas.

Attendees are invited to bring their dancing shoes or just relax by the beach today at the seventh annual Jazz Fest.

GOP voters across Anna Maria Island had their opportunity Jan. 31 to select who they want to be the Republican presidential nominee during the primary election.

Holmes Beach is making a sweet February Valentine of piles of white beach-quality sand to the city of Holmes Beach.

An estimated $10,000 worth of property was stolen from a residence in the 200 block of Cypress Avenue between December of 2011 and Feb.5, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office reported today.

Anna Maria is tackling the problem of rowdy renters at rental properties before it worsens, basing a need for regulations on recent incidents in the city.

Town to hold hazardous waste/E-scrap collection The town, in conjunction with Manatee County and the cities of Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Anna Maria, will hold a Household Hazardous Waste/E-Scrap Collection from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan.

Bradenton Beach, Florida Forest Service and Keep Manatee Beautiful officials, as well as local business owners help plant a pair of Spanish Stoppers outside of the U.S. Post Office on Bridge Street.

From left, Charles Leaks, Jimmy Michener and Willie Jones of the City of Palmetto Parks Department water a just-planted Heritage live oak tree Friday at Hidden Lake Park after a Florida Arbor Day celebration attended by city and local officials.

Flush with $550,000 from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Manatee County natural resources director Charlie Hunsicker said the planning and design phase of the 2015 Islandwide beach renourishment project is under way.

Word is spreading - and not necessarily by cell calls - with regards to poor cell phone reception throughout areas of Anna Maria Island.

Newly elected or appointed officials in Anna Maria will get the city's annual serving of Florida's Sunshine Law at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.

Karin Grablin, CPA, CFP was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of The Pines of Sarasota Foundation, the community-based organization organized for the sole purpose to ensure that The Pines of Sarasota will continue to provide exceptional assisted living, skilled nursing and Alzheimer's dementia care, regardless of a resident's financial ... (more)