While Anna Maria is saving about $50,000 a year by outsourcing its building official position and paying for just part-time help, it’s not really getting the maximum level of service, current building ...

The weekend's cold front may have temporarily put the chill on local fishing action, but look for better fishing as better weather comes through this week. Sheepshead action continues to be good near ...

Cortez Trailer Park owner Harry Howey Sr. with daughter Kathie Howey Harris addresses the residents about their co-op venture, "It's about preserving for the future." A small group of residents ...

Olga Ippedico, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church’s council chair, and the Rev. Rosemary Backer, speak to members about wind insurance for the Holmes Beach church. The church’s bill for 2007 is $42,167, more ...

It's too bad saltwater fish don't go for worms. If they did, Holmes Beach canals would be a fisherman's paradise, considering the "big can of worms" the city study of canals has unearthed. In fact, ...

Understating the obvious for Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key, the Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials at its March 21 meeting held a discussion on traffic problems confronting the four ...

Incumbent Anna Maria City Commissioners John Quam, Christine Tollette and Dale Woodland will be challenged by two political newcomers in the race for the three seats up for election in November. As of ...

And then there were four - champions that is. The 12th annual Anna Maria Island Community Center Holiday Indoor Soccer Tournament came to a close on Dec. 21 with champions being crowned in the U12 and ...

With less than three weeks to the Cinco de Mayo Mexican holiday on Saturday, May 5, Island and Manatee County officials are scrambling to ensure the safety of beachgoers that day following the ...

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 ...

Christine Olson holds a picture of daughter Tiffiany, 22, who was killed along with friend Dustin Wilder in a motorcycle accident last December. Christine is an employee of the Rod & Reel Pier as was ...

A long-standing issue has come back to haunt Bradenton Beach, this time in the form of a criminal contempt of court lawsuit from Pete Milazzo. In an ongoing saga that began in June 2004, Milazzo, of ...