Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short, in an April 11 email to The Islander, said the city entered an agreement with HR Direct for ...

The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island and local churches will present a sunrise service on Easter Sunday. With sunrise expected at 7:01 a.m. Sunday, April ...

Soccer rules at center, KRC hosts 1st night golf tourney - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

The Bradenton Beach City Commission unanimously approved a major development plan April 8 for the Drift-In AMI, allowing for the full reopening of the ...

Island churches are observing Holy Week, which began April 13 with Palm Sunday. Observances will be at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is making tracks on the beach. The team began surveying the beaches April 15 to monitor for sea ...

Cortez knew it had another record in hand, it just didn’t realize what a great height its Commercial Fishing Festival had reached. At a meeting last week of the Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage ...

Many Island accommodation owners and managers experienced a merry week between the Christmas and New Year holidays as rooms were gobbled up faster than a holiday turkey at a Weight Watchers convention ...

With less than three weeks to the Cinco de Mayo Mexican holiday on Saturday, May 5, Island and Manatee County officials are scrambling to ensure the safety of beachgoers that day following the ...

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 ...

Members of the Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials are deeply concerned about the potential for the Florida Legislature to open up new areas in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore drilling.

Tammy Lynn George received a 22-year prison sentence in the stabbing death of a Sunny Shores mobile home park resident. George, in shackles and a blue jail uniform, walked into a Manatee County ...