Lifelong islander Jean Bystrom captured mullet photos last week at "mom and dad's dock," Jean and Hugh Holmes Sr., in Holmes Beach, where the fish were schooling and gurgling on the bay water's ...

Current red tide conditions around the state of Florida are summarized, and sampling results are mapped. Reports are updated on Friday afternoon. Current and past regional status reports are also ...

Many of Manatee County's homeless population often head to Anna Maria Island, particularly on weekends. With free bus service to Manatee Public Beach from the mainland and the free Island Trolley, the ...

Mike Coleman of Pine Avenue Restoration LLC withdrew his request for a variance for additional parking spaces at the company’s proposed retail-office-residential project at 503 Pine Ave,, telling the ...

The long-awaited replacement of the Key Royale Bridge should begin next spring, according to representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation. The big question, though, is just how much ...

Commercial boat rental businesses are not allowed to use the newly established launch site at Bayfront Park in Anna Maria, according to Manatee County Parks and Recreation director Cindy Turner. The ...

Members of the Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway Committee Corridor Management Entity were surprised two weeks ago to learn that Manatee County planned to build a lifeguard station just east of Coquina ...

Helen Romeike-Wisniewski's one-woman show, "Into and Out of the Maze," opens at Anna Maria Island Art League on Feb. 8. The show will feature this painting. islander Photo: Joyce Karp “I have the ...

Please, make a wish come true. The holidays are the time to take an extra moment to give someone a smile or send a greeting pause to give a quiet hug or words of praise.

The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County is lifting the advisory that has been in effect since September 2024 for high bacterial levels at Palma ...

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After two weeks of action, there are four undefeated teams in the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island. Floridian Mortgage and Moss Builders are both 2-0, while Coaster Continent and ...