The shops on Pine Avenue in Anna Maria are creating a buzz. So much so that 5 of our unique shops were recently featured in Southern Living. The article by Andy Schrader in the February 2012 Issue features local handbag designer Layla Copeland as your guide on a tour through some of hippest shopping spots on the Island. Pink & Navy, Island Cabana, Olive Oil Outpost, Relish Vintage & Artisan Boutique and the Anna Maria General Store were all stops on the tour. The best news…there’s even more to see an do on Pine Avenue, so come down and see what all the fuss is about. Read the article.

After the Southern Living feature, local news outlets continued the momentum:

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Pine Avenue is bustling. Tourists are back and enjoying our beautiful weather and gorgeous beaches. They also have a new small business district filled with new boutiques with jewelry, apparel, accessories, furniture, artwork, olive oil and home decor to explore. The business owners are happy too as visitors and locals alike are embracing them.  Grace Gagliano’s article in the Bradenton Herald showcases our new “Main Street” and it’s new boutiques and businesses. Read the article…

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Pine Avenue business districtCould the Pine Avenue Restoration project be a model for transforming some of Longboat Key’s empty storefronts? Perhaps! In The Longboat Key Observer, Ed Chiles discusses how he envisioned revitalizing Anna Maria’s business district with the Pine Avenue Restoration project. Find out how he suggests Longboat Key can put a little more oxygen in the town’s blood and bring back life to their small business district and thus, their community. Read the Article…

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Florida Green Building Coalition awards PAR the ultimate recognition

December 4, 2010

Pine Avenue Restoration, LLC, today announced their buildings at 401 and 403 Pine Ave achieved “Platinum Status”, the highest certification available, from the Florida Green Building Coalition.

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Anna Maria issues featured in St. Pete Times

August 31, 2010

Here is a recent article featuring photos of the old “Anna Maria Inn” and the new buildings at Pine and Crescent.  Our “preserving the past…embracing the future” comes graphically forth. Read the article…

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