The South Seas Resort, a luxury development on Captiva Island, closed out 2024 with a record sale: a $9.67 million purchase ...

Manatee County closed on the purchase of the Seafood Shack and Marina property in Cortez. Officials plan to build public boat ...

A resolution was reached last November in a court case involving island developer Shawn Kaleta allegedly driving under the ...

Christopher Tittel, communication director for the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County said Jan. 6 in an email to The Islander that a local ...

A New Year’s Eve celebration in downtown Bradenton will bring live music and family fun to Old Main Street on Tuesday night.

This "tranquil barrier island" in Florida made Forbes' list of the 12 best travel destinations for 2025, featuring locations ...

Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females' slow yet determined scooch onto Florida's shores, shoveling away sand with her speckled fins, digging a hole to lay eggs.

MANATEE, Fla. (WWSB)—The Coquina Beach Market will reopen on Friday, January 3. The market will also be open on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the south end of Anna Maria ...

Santa Maria is a picturesque island located in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago in Portugal. It lies south of Sao Miguel and holds the distinction of being the southernmost island in ...

A federal judge has rejected a state attempt to end a lawsuit stemming from manatee deaths in the Indian River Lagoon and said a trial is needed to determine whether the Florida Department of ...

Peach’s Restaurant, 7315 52nd Place E., Bradenton, 2207 60th Ave. E., Ellenton and 3240 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach: Popular ...

After Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the loss of dunes on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County stunned the island’s turtle watch director, Kristen Mazzarella. “It’s a big shock to see a beach ...