The curious gather Feb. 4 on the beach in Anna Maria just south of the Sandbar Restaurant to watch a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office team move sand. The MCSO searched the beach last week for evidence ...

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 ...

Cortez Trailer Park residents and citizens concerned about a possible sale packed the regular monthly meeting of the Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, where the residents of Cortez lent a ...

Temperatures on Anna Maria Island dipped into the low-40s on the first day back from winter break for Anna Maria Elementary students, but kindergartners didn’t let the cold ruin outdoor recess. Leah ...

Call Tropical Storm Claudette a sleeper, having formed Saturday night as we all slept. An area of disturbed weather about 100 miles west-northwest of Anna Maria Island was termed a named storm by the ...

Manatee County, in partnership with the city of Holmes Beach, is planning improvements for the Manatee Public Beach parking lot. islander Photo: Lisa Neff Manatee County commissioners approved a draft ...

Planning is going smoothly for the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16 and 17, the celebration’s organizing committee was assured at its meeting last week. Plenty of ...

A few mail ballots remain to be counted Nov. 6 — 864 of 70,082 — but the city election outcomes for Anna Maria and Holmes Beach are not expected to ...

Fishing is in that weird stage right now, caught between the summertime - yeah, it's still summer for some fish - patterns and the upcoming winter action. Backwater fishing is good for ...

Holmes Beach city commissioners decided last week to continue their pursuit to prohibit sexually oriented businesses in the city. The commission considered two options during an Oct. 9 work session at ...

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 ...

Early donor reports show a big disparity between the dollars raised by candidates for the Manatee County Board of Commissioners. One candidate in the District 1 race has more than $120,000 in ...