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 ...

The trial of two men accused of the April 2008 home invasion and beating of former Anna Maria Commissioner Linda Cramer has been postponed until Feb. 22, the sixth time the court date has been ...

Mike Miller shows Bev and Chuck Liddle some native plants from Accent Trees & Nursery during the Eco Expo March 21 in Bradenton Beach. islander Photos: Lisa Neff Bradenton Beach’s call for greener ...

After being free of any resident convicted sex offenders for the past eight months, Holmes Beach now has a convicted sex offender living within the city. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement ...

Anna Maria Mayor Fran Barford told city commissioners at their Jan. 24 meeting that she has talked to the Manatee County Area Transit about extending the route of the Island trolley to include North ...

Full members of the Moose’s Anna Maria Island Lodge No. 2188 voted Jan. 16 to ban smoking. The vote was 165 to ban smoking, 52 to continue to allow smoking, according to Patrick Kane, governor of the ...

Terrence Hobbs is one of 694 owners at the Perico Bay Club condominiums facing a significant increase in insurance premiums due to the community's location on an island west of the mainland. islander ...

Barry Gould displays an artist's rendition of a proposed performing arts pavilion at Coquina Beach that would be funded primarily from private sources. islander Photo: Bonner Joy Founders and "friends ...

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 ...

Most of the more than 700 trees planted this past year along the Palma Sola Causeway are doing well, but some have died for various reasons. The causeway project, which involves a number of ...

Island Baptist Church celebrated the 20th anniversary of its sanctuary and began a new chapter in history with the official name change to Crosspointe Felloship Sunday, March 18. The Rev. Dale Lawson ...

The view of the causeway from the air. The new boat ramp would be at the end of the southwest section. islander Photo: Jack Elka The southwest section of the Palma Sola Causeway beach might become a ...