While the Florida Institute of Government has little information on the cost of a feasibility study to consolidate the three Island cities, its counterpart in Georgia has considerable experience in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Ernest Estevez is the keeper of all lore nautical in our part of the world. For more than three decades he has practiced his craft at Mote Marine Laboratory, publishing scores of technical papers ...

Officials investigate the crash of a private, single-engine plane on April 13. islander Photo: Courtesy Craig Herbert of NewsManatee.com A Cortez man and a Sarasota man suffered injuries April 13 when ...

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 ...

Island visitors take a walk on the short pier at Manatee Public Beach June 2, as tropical storm Barry approached the Gulf Coast. islander Photo: Lisa Neff The rain late Friday, June 1, and Saturday, ...

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

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 ...

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