Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short reported in a Feb. 13 email to The Islander some of the events from a commission meeting that day ...

As Manatee County and the Florida Department of Transportation prepare for the replacement of the Cortez Bridge, utility work ...

Bradenton Beach commissioners motioned on Feb. 14 to hire a new building official and a new flood plain manager, unanimously ...

Calm winds, warmers temps lead to opportunities in Gulf - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

FISH secretary and Florida Sea Grant extension scientist Angela Collins holds a red grouper during a Dock Talk at the Fulford ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 66 samples from Florida’s Gulf coast the week ending Feb. 16. In Southwest Florida, K. brevis was ...

Hole-in-one at KRC, action at center, AM pits, tennis courts - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

A biography associated with Mr. Bishop’s last commission campaign said he had lived in West Manatee for most of his adult ...

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Boaters arrive at the Kingfish Boat Ramp at the west end of the Anna Maria Island Bridge April 16. The ramp, on the border with Holmes Beach, currently lies in unincorporated Manatee County and the ...

The West Manatee Fire Rescue District board will set a fire assessment rate at its May 21 meeting that is likely to be at least a 2 percent increase from the current assessment. At the board’s April ...

Anna Maria resident and developer Mike Coleman agrees with the public and the city commission that no more motels should be allowed in the city. Coleman expressed his views at the commission’s April 9 ...