ANNA MARIA ISLAND
Anna Maria Island made it in the top 5 islands of Tripadvisor´s Travelers Choice Awards 2013!
It has been named one of the top five island destinations in the country. The fact that travelers named the islands that made it on the list  shows that Anna Maria Island is no longer a well kept [...]

Great ROAD TRIP article about Bradenton and Anna Maria Island in the Pittsburgh Tribune ~ highlights McKechnie Field, Riverwalk, Village of the Arts, South Florida Museum, and much more.
Baseball isn’t the only game in town in Bradenton, Fla.
Dedicated Pittsburgh Pirates fans arriving from a long line drive of a road trip or a relatively short flight [...]

Even more media coverage for our beautiful Anna Maria Island! Diane Bair and Pamela Wright of the Boston Globe love the Old Florida Style and friendliness of AMI.
Anna Maria Island: Low-key pleasures rule on this slice of Old Florida
ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. – “Can you get arrested in Florida if you drive half-naked,’’ I asked. [...]

Anna Maria Island is getting more and more national attention! New York Post author Jason Cochran likes AMI for its laid back and relaxed lifestyle:
The best place in Florida you’re not going
Slow  down and savor the simplicity of life on Anna Maria Island
You know a beach town is a find when the residents aren’t sure [...]

Good news for all owners of vacation homes on the island:
Visits to the Anna Maria Island/Longboat Key area showed no sign of decline in June, 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.
The RDS reported [...]

Florida Travel + Life recently ranked our beaches on Anna Maria Island as some of the BEST around!
They feature Anna Maria Island as the place that offers an authentic taste of island living with best beaches for long beach walks, cute beach boutiques, chilled-out beach cafés, funky beach bars - and of course they are right!!!
Here’s the article:

Best Florida Beaches: [...]

I just found a nice article about Anna Maria Island on authenticflorida.com with some good ideas on how to spend the day. Of course there is way more to explore on Anna Maria Island.
Enjoy checking out Authentic Florida – and ask us how you can make this living possible for you!

Anna Maria Island
Daring to be Different

If you [...]

I found an interesting article in the Sarasota Herald today that reflects what we have seen in the last couple of months - more and more buyers are purchasing luxury homes again.
Here are some interesting facts:
In the unincorporated areas of Manatee and Sarasota counties and on Longboat Key, builders have begun construction of 49 luxury homes [...]

Parents Magazine named Anna Maria Island one of the best beaches for families:
This beach, on the southern tip of Anna Marie Island, near Sarasota, is famous for “coquinas,” colorful mini seashells. “Every morning, there’s a row of shells on the shoreline for kids to scoop up,” says Debbie Meihls, executive manager of the Bradenton Area [...]

There was a good article in the Herald Tribune, showing that less rental restrictions help both Real Estate Market and economy on Anna Maria Island:
There is no denying that Anna Maria Island is fulfilling its economic potential these days.
Its hotels and vacation rentals are full.Its stores and restaurants are generating increased revenues. Its developers and builders are [...]