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A list of current and up coming Anna Maria and Anna Maria Island events along with the latest news headlines from area newspapers and television stations.
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Pittsburg Pirates Spring Training
1611 9th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205
The Pirates 2012 Spring Training schedule consists of 15 home games and will also feature an intrasquad "Black and Gold" game on Friday, March 2.
WebsiteBaltimore Orioles Spring Training
Ed Smith Stadium
2700 12th Street, Sarasota, FL 34237 (941) 893-6300
Single game tickets for all 15 of the Orioles Spring Training games at Ed Smith Stadium go on sale Saturday, January 28 at 10 a.m. ET. These may be purchased online, or at the Box Office or by calling (800) 745-3000. Season, group tickets, suites and other specialty areas are available now by calling (941) 893-6300. Website*Have an event you would like listed at no charge? Email us at service@tibeachbums.com
Anna Maria News Headlines
Popular wedding website names restaurant on Anna Maria top wedding venue
If you're planning a wedding, or know someone who is, you might want to direct them to Anna Maria Island
Read more'Eat Here' is new to Holmes Beach
The brag posted out in front of the new little 60-seat restaurant in Holmes Beach, Eat Here, is modest: "Second-best food on the island."
Read moreAnna Maria Island: Low-key pleasures rule on this slice of Old Florida
Prepare yourself for a shock: People really are this friendly on Anna Maria Island, a 7.5-mile stretch of sand, surf, and old-fashioned charm.
Read moreLandmark Island ‘anvil’ to close May 1
The Sterling Anvil jewelry store at 5508 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach is probably the Island’s oldest jewelry store, having opened its doors in 1971. It’s also quite likely that during the past 40 years, owners Mary Norman and Roxanne Reid have met just about everyone who lives in Holmes Beach.
Read moreCrosswalk fatality prompts advice: Pay attention
What seem like safety rules almost too obvious to mention are necessary reminders for a commonplace problem on Anna Maria Island where only last month a Sarasota woman was struck and killed by an SUV while attempting to cross Gulf Drive at a marked crosswalk.
Read moreAnna Maria Island gets its own local music radio station
As of New Year's Eve, Anna Maria Island gained its own radio station, WAMi Radio. As The Anna Maria Island Sun reported, the station airing at 1700 AM is a project of Casey and Robert Herman. The plan is to air music from local musicians for the first three months without any commercials. After that, the station plans a format of entertainment and information. There will also be an Internet broadcast component, the report said. So far, the local archive is comprised of more than 1,300 recording from 120 artists. The station also plans to promote live music scheduled at local venues.
Vacation rentals in Venice, Anna maria Island and Siesta Key going fast
High demand has left little inventory in the peak February and March months on Siesta Key and Anna Maria Island, which had a strong season last year compared to the rest of the region. And so far, this season looks like it will top it, rental agents said.
Read moreWelcome to winter, Southwest Florida style
After two consecutive abnormally chilly winters, when beach tourists toted hot toddies instead of cold beer, we start winter today with temperatures much more typical for the season — even a little on the warm side.
Read moreRental boom causes Island concerns
Residents in Anna Maria and Holmes Beach recently have expressed concerns related to the growth of vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods. Some fear the Island, particularly Holmes Beach, is losing its identity and character to the construction and renovation of multi-unit and short-term rentals.
Read moreCaptain floats water taxi proposal
Travelers in the coming years may reach Anna Maria Island shores the way early visitors arrived — via a ferry or water taxi. At least one proposal for a shuttle service has been submitted at Anna Maria and Bradenton Beach city halls, and the issue is an agenda topic for Anna Maria commissioners meeting this week.
Read moreThe Other Side of Anna Maria Island
This area of Florida, just west of Bradenton, is famous for its beaches– and deservedly so. But there’s another side: the miles of canals, flats, and estuaries on the other side of Anna Maria Island that offer unparalleled opportunities to see wildlife… and to go horse surfing. Yes, horse surfing.
Read moreLow-speed vehicles popping up around SW Florida
They can already be spotted crawling around the cities of Anna Maria Island and Sarasota’s keys. For three nights every week, they are creeping around downtown Sarasota.
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Zagat names Beach Bistro in Holmes Beach area's top restaurant
Restaurateur Sean Murphy was sitting on the beach Monday celebrating his birthday when he heard his Beach Bistro in Holmes Beach had been named the top restaurant in the Tampa/Sarasota area by Zagat Survey's America's Top Restaurants guide for 2012.
Read moreAnna Maria Island tourism continues upward trend
Visits to the Anna Maria Island/Longboat Key area showed no sign of decline in June, as tourism rose 6.5 percent that month compared with June 2010, according to the latest Research Data Services monthly tourism report for the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Read moreAnna Maria renaissance gaining more ground
The Anna Maria City Commission took a bold step last week by authorizing the purchase of six prime lots on the bayfront across from the historic century-old city pier. The vacant property, which amounts to a little less than one acre, could become a park, a bandstand or other public space depending on the community’s wishes.
Read moreRecording Artist Mike Sales to be Named Official Singer of Bradenton Beach
Next Thursday, Mayor Bob Bartelt of Anna Maria Island will be naming independent recording artist, Mike Sales, the Official Singer of Bradenton Beach at the City Commission meeting. He's already known as Mr. Anna Maria Island, so the moniker would only make sense.
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