The AID service will take place at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, and feature a joint church choir and worship leaders from each congregation. The Rev. Harry Parsell of ...

The good news is that resorts on Anna Maria Island received support on proposals to curb runaway taxes from several different fronts last week. The bad news is that the proposals are somewhat ...

Florida law defines “low-speed vehicle” as “any four-wheeled vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 mph but not greater than 25 mph, including neighborhood electric vehicles. Low-speed vehicles ...

Both candidates for the Manatee County Commission seat for District 7, which includes Anna Maria Island, have the financial backing of a number of significant business leaders and elected officials.

The BeachHouse Restaurant will sponsor a midnight fireworks display in Bradenton Beach to usher in 2010. islander File Photo Islanders will usher in the new year with a blast on the beach, literally.

It's that time of year: We're somewhat between seasons for trout and snook, redfish seem to be somewhat elusive, but sheepshead are literally swarming near any kind of piling, dock, structure or any ...

Bradenton Beach city commissioners approved a first reading of stop-gap regulations for the waters that the city controls. The ordinance, which is scheduled for a second and final reading on Feb. 5, ...

A Cortez woman has been arrested on charges of robbing three banks and is a suspect in a fourth bank robbery. Her husband also has been arrested in connection with the crimes. Michele L. Blalock, 38, ...

A firefighter works at the scene of a five-engine fire in Holmes Beach early April 17. islander Photo: Bonner Joy The sun came up bright on the bay April 17 to reveal the dark smoke that remained over ...

The Anna Maria City Commission may be in for some overtime at its Jan. 26 regular meeting. Commission Chairperson John Quam has placed a number of important items on the agenda for discussion and/or a ...

Preliminary clearing for the Cortez channel dredging project can begin any time now, but the dredging itself is not likely to begin until at least October. That is to give the commercial fishermen of ...

The shore bird nesting area on the Island's north beach was about two-thirds under water after Dennis passed, virtually wiping out one of the state's premier nesting areas. "All of the area where the ...