The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island and local churches will present a sunrise service on Easter Sunday. With sunrise expected at 7:01 a.m. Sunday, April ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short, in an April 11 email to The Islander, said the city entered an agreement with HR Direct for services, including a hotline for ...

Island churches are observing Holy Week, which began April 13 with Palm Sunday. Observances will be at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., ...

Soccer rules at center, KRC hosts 1st night golf tourney - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

The Bradenton Beach City Commission unanimously approved a major development plan April 8 for the Drift-In AMI, allowing for the full reopening of the ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is making tracks on the beach. The team began surveying the beaches April 15 to monitor for sea ...

The good news: local waterways contain thousands of pounds less debris following a recent cleanup. The bad news: due to hurricanes Helene and Milton, ...

Many Island accommodation owners and managers experienced a merry week between the Christmas and New Year holidays as rooms were gobbled up faster than a holiday turkey at a Weight Watchers convention ...

Bradenton Beach city commissioners agreed last week that as they update an ordinance on beach activity, they want to allow dogs on the multi-use path running. The commission met Oct. 16 at city hall, ...

There are some familiar faces within the ranks of applicants for the building official position in Bradenton Beach. The post became vacant Feb. 23 upon the sudden leave of Ed Mc Adam, who later ...

A huge hammerhead shark caused more commotion ashore last week than it ever did in the water, as Cortez village hosted the marine giant on its way to Mote Marine Laboratory. Caught on tackle off Boca ...

The Manatee County Area Transit and its Sarasota counterpart, Sarasota County Area Transit, will begin daily trolley service between Anna Maria Island and downtown Sarasota, including stops on ...