Bradenton Beach’s Drift-In AMI is preparing for a milestone this fall — a 100th anniversary celebration — and thanks to a ...

The 2025-26 academic year is about to begin in Manatee County and this year will bring the Bigs with Badges program to ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short emailed The Islander Aug. 1, saying he’d had “sort of a slow week this week in terms of ...

Yes, we have news. There are triumphs, challenges, tragedies, tales that swell our hearts, and we’ve also shared devastation ...

Fish early, dress properly, stay hydrated for fishing success - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

A hearing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Pines Trailer Park homeowners association against the park owner was pushed to ...

The Tour de Turtles featuring AMI swimmer Winnie the loggerhead is underway. The Sea Turtle Conservancy’s annual migration ...

The city of Anna Maria has a couple of decisions to make and no shortage of options. City staff opened bids on July 30 for a pair of requests for ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Palmetto resident Gabriel Pena-Mejia, 28, on July 23 on a third-degree felony charge for possession of a counterfeit license plate. Pena-Mejia also was charged with two ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Anna Maria resident James Coleman, 26, July 29 on a third-degree felony charge for driving with a suspended license as a ...

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 ...

Joe DiClemente and Michel Trotter along with other residents of the Martinique South condominiums in Holmes Beach help a motorist who drove off the road into soft sand at the terminus of 52nd Street ...