Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short told The Islander in a July 25 email that the city, at its July 24 meeting, issued a proclamation ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring has staked a new sea turtle nest and notched a record. During the ...

The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage reelected board members and confirmed its executive officers during an annual ...

The devastation caused by last year’s storm season uprooted some Holmes Beach businesses. But several new shops are now ...

There was a full slate of sporting activities the week of July 21-27 with youth soccer and adult football in the gym and on ...

Difficult discussions about commercialization of Anna Maria Island’s beaches are popping up across the island. City officials ...

A state investigation into the alleged tampering of a sea turtle nest in Bradenton Beach has been closed, according to Anna ...

Holmes Beach police and Manatee County sheriff’s deputies arrested resident Douglas Naeher, 60, July 21 for allegedly attempting to murder his wife, a ...

A 19-year-old arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Bradenton teen who worked and played sports on Anna Maria Island has pleaded no contest ...

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Manatee County launched the first in a series of workshops July 24 on the future Cortez Marina. The site — formerly the Seafood Shack restaurant and ...