As our plane lifts off from Florida, I glance out the window for a final look at Anna Maria Island. From above, it strikes me ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WWSB) - The Center of Anna Maria Island is renaming their sports park after J.M. Feeney. Feeney is the Manatee High School student who was tragically shot and killed back in ...

On Friday, April 4, the doors of the Drift-In AMI will reopen, and customers are already waiting. "I’ve been chomping at the bit," said Donald White. Donald White has drifted in for 25 years. "The ...

You probably don't need an excuse to spend a weekend day outdoors on Anna Maria Island this time of year. But in case you do, Bayfest is returning to the island this weekend. Bayfest is the ...

Manatee County’s Gulf Islands Ferry service may be back to square 1 in its search for a port in Holmes Beach. City ...

part of the Intracoastal waterway that borders coastal Manatee County and Anna Maria Island. Palma Sola Bay, which borders Cortez and Bradenton, had a 3% increase in seagrass, from 1,200 acres in ...

Big Top Live will also host a concert this weekend by a four-time Grammy-nominated blues-rock band, two of those nominations ...

Meanwhile, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are in full swing, from downtown Sarasota to Bradenton and Anna Maria Island. The Gator Club is throwing its annual St. Paddy’s block party bash with live ...