Some veteran Island political observers might find it hard to believe, but the Anna Maria City Commission May 10 unanimously agreed on one issue regarding the Sandbar Restaurant. The restaurant needs ...

The Marie Selby Foundation of Sarasota has again come to the rescue of historic preservation in Cortez. The $62,000 grant to put a face on the historic Burton store in Cortez follows a previous grant ...

An Island film producer plans to begin filming a feature movie including Island scenes later this year. Walt Jenkins, of Anna Maria City, is producing an admittedly low-budget film titled "Vampire ...

Holmes Beach Mayor Rich Bohnenberger said he was shocked to learn Sunday night that building official Bill Saunders had died. I knew he was struggling, but I didn’t expect to lose him so quickly, ...

In the past two years, the Palma Sola Causeway has received two sand nourishments, the first such improvements since the causeway was created in the 1950s. On Dec. 14, 8 tons of beach-compatible sand ...

A 10-year-old Oregon boy visiting the Island with his parents was taken to Blake Medical Center Tuesday after he apparently ran into the road and into a moving car in Bradenton Beach while crossing ...

Anna Maria city commissioners set to hear the final reading of an ordinance at their Nov. 18 meeting limiting the height of new development along Pine Avenue in the residential-office-retail district ...

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 ...

Reports that a portion of the parking lot on the south side of the Beach House Restaurant in Bradenton Beach was actually owned by the city were a bit premature, said City Commissioner Bill Shearon.

A fifth former Anna Maria employee has come forward, alleging racially motivated mistreatment inside the walls of city hall. Candela Lemos, who worked for the city as a temporary employee ...

Anna Maria city officials already locked in a tax reduction for fiscal 2024-25. But the final municipal budget and final millage rate need to be adopted.

Keep Manatee Beautiful has stepped up to clean up Gilligan’s Island after images on social media showed garbage and debris ...