Simply recalling the sight of Passage Key excited Kraus. Several years ago, he stood on a spot on the north end of Anna Maria Island and looked out across the water. “The sun was shining,” Kraus ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Longboat Key will be enforcing a new re-entry program after hurricanes. Frank Rubino, the interim ...

The City of Anna Maria held a public meeting for local contractors to bid on the Anna Maria City Pier project.

Projects in response to the 2024 hurricane season are among the top priorities during the commission's strategic planning ...

What's a wannabe visiting recycler to do on Anna Maria Island? That question was posed by Dr. James N. Coutant. An occasional visitor to the Island, Coutant said he and friends dutifully bagged up ...