VOLUME
JULY 21, 2021 FRee
NO. 39
the Best news on anna maria island Since 1992
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Astheworldterns. 6
Q&A 072121
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Meetings. 4
mcat pushes in on Pine ave. planning. 5
Opinions. 6 10-20 YEARS AGO
looking back. 7
HB planners seek public perspective. 8
Save the date. 10
Coach makes rounds on AMI with Stanley Cup
Pirate plans. 11
no surprises here: the tampa Bay lightning won its second consecutive Stanley cup July 7 on the home ice in tampa. coach Jon cooper brought the cup to his home base, ami, July 10 for a trip to some restaurants and bars. left to right, Beach Bistro in Holmes Beach, where stately patrons dined with Stanley; the drift in in Bradenton Beach, where the bar went wild and maverick Johnson grabbed a selfie; and d.coy ducks tavern in Holmes Beach, where alexander Kuizon of Holmes Beach posed for a trophy photo before coach coop kicked off his flip-flops, climbed on the bar and poured beer for patrons from the cup. islander courtesy Photos
top notch rules. 11
Gathering. 12
Rogue signs, petition urge ‘do the right thing’
Obituaries. 12 GoodDeeds. 12 Back-to-school work begins. 13 HB eyes tax hike. 14 Bottom line inches up at community center. 15 Where’s tuna Street?
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PropertyWatch. 18 Streetlife. 19 RoadWatch. 20 dead fish slurry waters, drift ashore. 21
NESTING NOTES. morning duty. 22
Building better habitats.
23 Summer sports. 24 clean water a must to succeed at fishing. 25 for blue crabs, it’s all about location. 26 cortez hosts off. 27
CLASSIFIEDS. 28
ISL BIZ NYT puzzle. 31
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The signs and ad directed people online to preserveami.com, where an Anna Maria Signs popped up on Anna Maria beaches couple, Wendy and Robert B. Jordan IV — July 8 asking people to “Tell Mayor Dan to warn against the prospect of home construcdo the right thing!” tion on lots seaward of the existing line of A full-page ad in The Islander’s July 14 beachfront homes — including their resiissue urged people to “Tell our local officials dence on Elm Avenue in Anna Maria. to do the right thing!” The website also directs visitors to a By amy V.t. moriarty islander reporter
Karen Santora of littleton, colorado, ventured out on the anna maria city Pier where she snagged this photo of a heron and its catch in late June. Santora is the second winner of the islander’s 2021 top notch weekly photo contest. the photographer won an islander “more-than-amullet wrapper” t-shirt and entry into the finals, which offers a grand prize of $100 from the islander and gift certificates from islander advertisers.
Top Notch
Week 2: Eye to eye
petition at change.org, where the authors plead: “Tell Florida’s DEP secretary to do the right thing!” “The right thing” according to Wendy Jordan is for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s interim secretary Shawn Hamilton to rescind a recent ruling turn to petition, Page 2
Cracks spark evacuation
damage discovered on the exterior of a secondfloor balcony July 16 at fountainhead condos, 3400 Sixth ave., Holmes Beach, prompted an evacuation. more, page 4. islander Photo: courtesy HBPd
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