Daniel Novi, 56, left the 300 block of Pine Avenue in Anna Maria at around 9:30 a.m. Aug. 15 in a beige 2000 Toyota Camry ...

The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage is advancing restoration work in its 95-acre preserve through the removal of ...

Bradenton Beach officials began shaping the community redevelopment agency’s 2025-26 budget Aug. 6, focusing on unfinished ...

Bradenton Beach’s Drift-In AMI is preparing for a milestone this fall — a 100th anniversary celebration — and thanks to a ...

Hatching season — as opposed to nesting season — is in full swing, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird ...

Manatee County’s bed tax bump from May to June exceeded $1 million. In June, the county took in $3,608,714 from the bed tax or tourist development tax, an ...

Mangrove snapper invasion reaches infestation in local waters - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Yes, we have news. There are triumphs, challenges, tragedies, tales that swell our hearts, and we’ve also shared devastation ...

The 2025-26 academic year is about to begin in Manatee County and this year will bring the Bigs with Badges program to ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short emailed The Islander Aug. 1, saying he’d had “sort of a slow week this week in terms of ...

A Cortez man arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his father now also faces a felony drug charge following a separate investigation by the ...

Election season is just around the corner. And a few familiar faces are hoping for a return to the Anna Maria City Commission. Commissioners John Lynch, ...