Mayor Dan Murphy checked in with The Islander Nov. 2 to let readers know: Debris removal continues in the city. The majority ...

As the amount of daylight decreases you can expect water temperatures to start dropping, which will trigger many species to ...

Soccer dominates sports, horseshoes and golf return - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Over the past week, through Oct. 25, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 49 samples collected from Southwest Florida.

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 ...

Firefighters prepare to enter the burning duplex adjacent to Haley's Motel in Holmes Beach on Nov. 16. The fire remained under investigation on Nov. 17, as The islander went to press. islander Photo: ...

A Cortez man has been arrested on two counts of child pornography as a result of an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Edward Tobey, 69, a resident ...

Anna Maria resident William Nally of Spring Avenue was pleasantly surprised last week to learn that the city’s proposal to rezone his property — a residence in the commercial zone — to ...

Cortez Trailer Park owner Harry Howey Sr. with daughter Kathie Howey Harris addresses the residents about their co-op venture, "It's about preserving for the future." A small group of residents ...

Anna Maria city planner Alan Garrett informed city commissioners at their Oct. 8 meeting that some residences in the city have been advertised on the Internet as wedding sites and that’s a violation ...

Fishing in general has been following typical winter-time patterns, with sheepshead being the best bets. Trout season opened up as of the first of the year, and there are already some good reports ...

Hugh Bryant, 43, of Bradenton Beach, died Dec. 9 in a single-engine plane crash in Virginia. According to reports, the plane had taken off from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, bound for ...