This aerial view of the Manatee Public Beach was taken shortly before equipment and fencing were removed from the beach following demolition of the pier. islander Photo: Jack Elka The remaining debris ...

A Holmes Beach man and a Bradenton woman were arrested June 11 in connection with numerous home burglaries. Some property was recovered, but most already had been pawned by the couple to “fuel their ...

This December marks a special chapter in the Florida Maritime Museum’s Christmas celebration, as we unite with the Anna Maria Island Privateers to create ...

Soon after the Christmas holiday, the beach will make its comeback. Manatee County officials will be winding down ...

Motorists in Cortez and Bradenton Beach may want to be alert to the continuing Cortez Bridge Utility Relocation Project along ...

The Gulf Islands Ferry service, an effort-less boat ride between downtown Bradenton and Anna Maria Island, is back on schedule. “Our barrier island ...

Inshore fishing action stays hot despite frequent cold fronts - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

The Center of Anna Maria is shifting gears, from regular soccer season to the up-charged championship season. Final seedings ...

The humpback bridge on 127th Street West off Cortez Road will close April 7 for 90 to 120 days to allow construction crews to renovate and raise its height an additional 2.5 feet above the high-water ...

The view of the town meeting crowd from the stage, where Florida Department of Transportation officials shared a table. Jim Kissick, getting some technical instruction from Bradenton Beach Mayor John ...

Full members of the Moose’s Anna Maria Island Lodge No. 2188 voted Jan. 16 to ban smoking. The vote was 165 to ban smoking, 52 to continue to allow smoking, according to Patrick Kane, governor of the ...

The dredge that arrived last week to begin renourishment of the Island’s beaches moved to safer waters in Tampa Bay near the northern end of the Island, where calm folks fished away the day. islander ...