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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mark Bebernitz’s taxi operates mostly in the evenings, shuttling passengers from Cortez to Bradenton Beach to Longboat Key. Like most taxis in the area, Bebernitz’s taxi cannot be hailed with a ...

Ham Jones is closing his Seafood Shack for two or three weeks but that doesn't mean he's selling the Cortez landmark restaurant, he said Tuesday. A persistent rumor surfaced again this week among his ...

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 ...