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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

As Manatee County and the Florida Department of Transportation prepare for the replacement of the Cortez Bridge, utility work ...

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, ...

FISH secretary and Florida Sea Grant extension scientist Angela Collins holds a red grouper during a Dock Talk at the Fulford ...

Bradenton Beach commissioners motioned on Feb. 14 to hire a new building official and a new flood plain manager, unanimously ...

A biography associated with Mr. Bishop’s last commission campaign said he had lived in West Manatee for most of his adult ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short reported in a Feb. 13 email to The Islander some of the events from a commission meeting that day ...