At extreme low tide, boaters and conservation officials get a glimpse of what was once a vibrant wildlife habitat - Passage Key. Gulf storms, most recently the 2005 storms, have taken a toll on ...

The Anna Maria planning and zoning board will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, to consider rezoning 24 lots from commercial to retail-office-residential to bring the properties ...

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 ...

Two 5,000-square-foot lots are buildable in Bradenton Beach, according to one advisory board, contrary to an opinion by the city's building official. The Bradenton Beach Board of Adjustment last week ...

Anna Maria residents are among the first in the area to receive U.S. Census questionnaires — because Anna Maria residents collect their mail at the post office. Most of the nation’s 120 million ...

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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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 ...