Bradenton Beach commission meeting started off with a bang as Police Chief John Cosby addressed commissioners with a nearly full gallery in ...

Holy cow, that’s the crack of a bat whacking a ball and the roar of a crowd on Ninth Street West in Bradenton. The Pittsburgh ...

A month after Manatee County’s Gulf Islands Ferry lost a temporary dock in Anna Maria, concepts of a new pier have surfaced.

The Center of Anna Maria Island’s Pickleball Extravaganza is set for noon-4 p.m. Sunday, March 2, in partnership with Luvv Pickleball. The event will ...

Choose fishing window opportunities for best outcomes - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Youth, adult flag football winds down, golf at KRC, more - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

A Cortez woman has been arrested on charges of robbing three banks and is a suspect in a fourth bank robbery. Her husband also has been arrested in connection with the crimes. Michele L. Blalock, 38, ...

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 ...

While the Florida Institute of Government has little information on the cost of a feasibility study to consolidate the three Island cities, its counterpart in Georgia has considerable experience in ...

Maddy Valadie, center, and Jacqueline Burgess, right, play on the Manatee Magic U12 girls soccer team. Pictured with them is Lexi Moore, left, who plays for Citrus United. islander Photo: Courtesy ...

Anna Maria residents are among the first in the area to receive U.S. Census questionnaires — because Anna Maria residents collect their mail at the post office. Most of the nation’s 120 million ...

Many of Manatee County's homeless population often head to Anna Maria Island, particularly on weekends. With free bus service to Manatee Public Beach from the mainland and the free Island Trolley, the ...