On Jan. 8, at their first meeting of the new year, the Manatee Board of County Commissioners received an update on the ...

Week one of the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island kicked off Jan. 9 with five games played. The ...

Cold weather calls for shrimp on the hook — and patience - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

The Florida Legislature directed OPPAGA to analyze the potential benefits of consolidating local government services for the three ...

Over the weekend of Jan. 3-5, residents, neighbors and friends of the Pines Trailer Park were shocked by an announcement from the park owners. It seems an ...

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 86 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations of ...

Evelyn and Jack Fiske of South Bay Boulevard in Anna Maria have filed a legal action against Anna Maria, asking for a “declaratory judgment” that their property can be used for commercial marine ...

Vinny Esposito was feeling despair in October. His Italian Kitchen, a market that featured his handmade pizza and pasta dishes and the best of Italy “in the heart of Holmes Beach,” was in total ...

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Please, join us for our last remaining services at Gloria Dei, Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m. Dec. 29‚ the 1st Sunday of Christmas and 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 18 — closing service at 2 p.m. Not ...

Christopher Tittel, communication director for the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County said Dec. 20 in an email to The Islander that a health alert for red tide in island waters remains ...