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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Step into a world of enchantment with our Lizzie Muse. The Shiny Fish emporium is a local store is brimming with delightful treasures—think sweet jewelry that sparkles ...
Where: Anna Maria Island is a barrier island on the west coast of Florida, about midway between Sarasota and Tampa. Where to stay: We spent one night at the Bali Hai Beach Resort in Holmes Beach ...
Think of Anna Maria Island as a seven-mile-long necklace with three cities shining like jewels: Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Anna Maria. In each one, you time travel to the laid-back Florida ...
The most photographed spot on Florida’s Anna Maria Island, if not second to photos of the sun setting over the Gulf of Mexico, may be the Old City Jail. The rough stone structure is graffitied ...
An estimated 1,000-foot segment of a 16-inch water main installed in 1982 that hangs along the Anna Maria Island bridge fell into Anna Maria Sound at about 4 p.m. on Monday.
Manatee County Government announced that an Anna Maria Island beach has reopened after taking significant damage from back-to-back hurricanes. When Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on the island ...
Aside from the island's beaches, a fun photo op is the remains of the Anna Maria Island Jail, which was built without windows in 1927 and stopped housing inmates in 1940 when it caught on fire.
Anna Maria Island is also home to several of my favorite sports bars in Sarasota and Manatee, with two just down the road from each other on Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach.Another, which also ...
6600 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach; 941-778-6444; beachbistro.com An Anna Maria Island jewel opened in 1985 and one of the most romantic restaurants in the region, Beach Bistro offers fine dining right ...
Anna Maria Island resident releases ‘Florida’s Pink Flamingo Coloring Book’ by: Brody Wooddell. Posted: Jul 31, 2023 / 10:13 AM EDT. Updated: Jul 31, 2023 / 11:49 AM EDT.