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Southwest Grille in Holmes Beach

Jason - 6/10/2011 - 2:08 PM

Tortilla Bay Southwest Grille in Holmes Beach has it all for a fair price, and will defiantly satisfy your Tex-Mex craving. Tortilla Bay is located in the Island Shopping Center and is open Monday through Saturday from 11AM 8PM.

Tortilla Bay is kind of like a fast food restaurant without the drive through. Its a great place to grab a bite on the run or have a quick inexpensive meal. Walk up to the counter, place your order and grab a seat, the waitress will bring your food to you when it is ready. Most of our office orders lunch from Tortilla Bay for at least once a week. A big favorite is the fabulous queso dip, try some on your next visit its very good. Check out Tortilla Bay and have your favorite and fresh Tex-Mex meal today!

Anna Maria Island Fishing Report

Jason - 6/03/2011 - 11:23 AM

The fishing off the shores of Anna Maria Island is hot right now. Local fishermen have been reporting red grouper, kingfish, Spanish mackerel, cobia, amberjack, yellowtail snappers, as well as blacktips, and bull sharks.

Offshore fisherman and fishing charter parties have been catching the limit of amberjacks, monster mangrove snappers, yellowtail snappers, cobia, big sharks and nice red grouper.

Moving The Anglers Lodge To Pine Avenue

Jason - 5/27/2011 - 12:16 PM

The Anglers Lodge in Anna Maria was moved on Monday from one side of the Lake Vista Inlet in Anna Maria to the empty lot on the other side. The Lodge was recently donated to the Anna Maria Preservation Trust, to ensure that it was protected, and would become part of the legacy of the City of Anna Maria.

The crew started building a temporary bridge across the canal around 7am Monday morning. By 5:30pm the Lodge had been moved across the canal and was ready to move again the next day. The Anglers Lodge has a permanent new home in the Anna Maria Historic Green Village. Lizzie Vann Thrasher said moving the Anglers Lodge to the village is a major task, but we think its worth every effort to ensure that it remains part of Anna Marias future history.

How To Get Ready For Hurricane Season

Jason - 5/27/2011 - 12:13 PM

The Anna Maria Island Community Center will be hosting a hurricane preparedness workshop June 1st from 6:30pm 8pm. Every year in Florida the last two weeks in May are dedicated to hurricane awareness education. Hurricane season starts June 1st and rolls right on through November. This does not mean that we will have a hurricane but its always good to be prepared.

The workshop will talk about some basic hurricane information that we all should know like: important items to take during an evacuation, disaster supply kits, comfort items, and more.

If there is a mandatory evacuation you will need to have a RE-ADMIISON TAG or you will not be allowed back on the Island to check your home after a storm has passed. If you like a RE-ADMIISON TAG, go to your City Hall they will issue you one and suggest leaving it in your glove box. (There is no expiration date)

Bay Front Park

Jason - 5/20/2011 - 10:55 AM

Bay Front Park is the perfect place for a picnic, with covered tables, grills, public restrooms, and a playground on the beach for children everyone is happy. Bay Front Park is located at the north end of the Island in the City Of Anna Maria and is one of the quieter beaches on Anna Maria Island.

Bay Front Park offers quite beaches, and spectacular views of the Sky Way Bridge, if you are coming from Bradenton take Manatee Avenue West to the beach. Once you have gone over the bridge onto Anna Maria Island make a right onto Gulf Drive. Keep heading north on Gulf Drive, when you come to the stop light in Holmes Beach make a right onto Marina Drive. You will head north on Marina Drive through Holmes Beach to The City of Anna Maria and make a right onto Pine Avenue, take Pine Avenue all the way to the stop sign, make a left onto North Bay Blvd and the park is on your right.

If you are already on the island or are enjoying your Anna Maria Island Vacation and would like to go to Bay Front Park or any other Anna Maria Island beautiful beaches take the Anna Maria Island Trolley its free.

Anna Maria City Pier Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Jason - 5/17/2011 - 11:25 AM

Anna Maria City Pier celebrated its 100th anniversary this past weekend with a parade, and fireworks. The City Pier was built in 1911, the idea was to attract tourists on excursion steamers from Tampa and unload passengers on Anna Maria Island. Today the City Pier is a popular place for fishing, site seeing, and now has Restaurant.

The festivities kicked off Friday night with the Privateers Parade from Cross Pointe Fellowship Church that ended at The City Pier where city officials unveiled the new historic marker at the entrance of the City Pier. The party continued on Saturday with plenty of food, live music, and a firework display after dark. The weather was perfect and we all had a great time!

Public Beaches On Anna Maria Island

Jason - 3/25/2011 - 1:21 PM

Anna Maria Island has the most beautiful beaches along the Gulf of Mexico, and all of the beaches on Anna Maria Island are public. There are private beach access points, and Public Beaches with a lot of parking, but the sand and gulf waters are for everyone to share.

There are beach access points everywhere on Anna Maria Island, just take a look down the street from your Anna Maria Island Home and Im sure you will find a beach access that will be perfect you and your family.

There are 3 large Public Beaches on Anna Maria Island that have a lot of parking, Bay Front Park located at the north end of the island. Manatee Public Beach in the middle of the island, where Manatee Avenue run into the Gulf Of Mexico, and Coquina Beach located at the south end of the island.

Free Anna Maria Island Trolley!

Jason - 3/10/2011 - 2:57 PM

The Anna Maria Island Trolley is the best way to get to your favorite places on Anna Maria Island and its FREE!!! The Trolleys offer both open-air seating and air conditioned for whatever mood you are in that day. The Anna Maria Island Trolley service runs from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. about every 20 minutes from the north end of Anna Maria Island at Anna Maria City Pier south to Coquina Beach, in Bradenton Beach.

The Trolley has three main stops: Anna Maria City Pier, Manatee Public Beach, and Coquina Beach where the trolley will wait approximately three minutes before continuing the route. The other Trolley Stops are two to four blocks apart along the route. All Anna Maria Island Trolley stops have a green sign with a trolley on it and most of them have a covered seating area while you wait.

Keep in mind that in Holmes Beach the Trolley runs north on Marina Drive and South on Gulf Drive. Depending on where you are in Holmes Beach, you may have to walk a block or two. The Anna Maria Island Trolley is run by MCAT (Manatee County Area Transit) who partners with SCAT (Sarasota County Area Transit). So this is great for all of us because for just $.75 you can catch the Longboat Key Trolley from Coquina Beach on Anna Maria Island to downtown Sarasota, with stops on Longboat Key and St. Armands Circle. Daily service runs from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. every 30 minutes.

Palm Gable - Gulf Front Luxury

Larry - 6/19/2009 - 5:28 PM

Palm Gables is a newer condominium complex on Anna Maria Island. The location is fantastic as the complex is "Direct" Gulf Front. The pool area is in front of the complex with wonderful Anna Maria Island white soft sand at the beach. Recently 108 36th street was listed for sale at $1,490,000. The three bedroom two and a half bath is extra large with several custom features. Many built in cabinets, custom electronics, and granite everywhere.

This complex boasts plenty of parking, gated access, and a good size pool that is just about within ear shot of the beach. Of course the location is this condominiums biggest asset along with the opportunity to rent weekly. Direct Gulf Front vacation rentals typically demand about $3000 per week in the high season and a little more than $2000 in the low low season. For more comparable vacation rental property be sure to visit our exclusive luxury rental site at www.AnnaMariaLuxuryRentals.com

The huge outdoor patio is perfect for enjoying Florida as well as the million dollar sunsets. Give any of our full time professional sales staff a call for more information on this fantastic luxury Gulf Front Anna Maria Island property.

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