Vin MannixSpecial to the Herald-TribuneGet ready for the 2023 St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Anna Maria Island. The annual celebration and wearin’ o’ the green is Sunday, March 12 at 4 p.m. It starts at Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, and continues its merry way to The Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Avenue. If you’d like to participate in the parade – i.e., golf cart, business float, nonprofit organization – or be a sponsor, visit centerami.org/events for details. Now 88 years young, Ruby was the first elected African-American Manatee County School Board member and served two terms.

Source: The Herald February 26, 2023 23:04 UTC