Cold weather dominates fishing, and bite is good - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Contrary to NFL, football just getting started on AMI - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, 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 ...

The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County is lifting the advisory that has been in effect since September 2024 for high bacterial levels at Palma ...

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Lifelong islander Jean Bystrom captured mullet photos last week at "mom and dad's dock," Jean and Hugh Holmes Sr., in Holmes Beach, where the fish were schooling and gurgling on the bay water's ...

Visitation for Holmes Beach Police Officer Pete Lannon, who died June 1, will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, at Brown and Sons Funeral Home, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton. A funeral Mass will be ...

The holidays are the time to take an extra moment to give someone a smile or send a greeting … pause to give a quiet hug or words of praise.

The 16th Annual Carl Balck GMC Sarasota Blues Fest will be at the Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota, Oct. 28. Headlining the show is Gregg Allman, who has roots to Anna Maria Island, as well ...

Holmes Beach city officials agreed last week that the mural for the new Egrets' Landing in their city is beautiful - and that a section of it also should count as a sign. islander Photo: Lisa Neff ...