Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short, in an April 11 email to The Islander, said the city entered an agreement with HR Direct for services, including a hotline for ...

Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth weighed in with an email April 4 with news for property owners in the city — a CRS 5 rating ...

The Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria remains in ruins but its restaurant soon will be back in business. Oliver “Oli” Lemke, a ...

Manatee County’s Gulf Islands Ferry service may be back to square 1 in its search for a port in Holmes Beach. City ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is making tracks on the beach. The team began surveying the beaches April 15 to monitor for sea ...

The Bradenton Beach City Commission unanimously approved a major development plan April 8 for the Drift-In AMI, allowing for the full reopening of the ...

The Pines Trailer Park in Bradenton Beach is at the center of a legal battle after the landowner moved to evict the residents and close the park. The ...

The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island and local churches will present a sunrise service on Easter Sunday. With sunrise expected at 7:01 a.m. Sunday, April ...

And just like that, soccer is back. The Center of Anna Maria Island’s spring youth soccer league’s 8-10 division kicked off April 8 with three games, starting with Beach Bums earning a 3-1 victory ...

On Feb. 18, 40 men began play in the club’s 2025 individual handicap match-play tournament with 38, 18-hole matches played over five weeks at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach. The final match was ...