What's a wannabe visiting recycler to do on Anna Maria Island? That question was posed by Dr. James N. Coutant. An occasional visitor to the Island, Coutant said he and friends dutifully bagged up ...

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 ...

A slew of rubble is all that remains at the site of the former sales office of GSR Development's Villa Rosa development on South Bay Boulevard in Anna Maria. The city has declared the area a public ...

At extreme low tide, boaters and conservation officials get a glimpse of what was once a vibrant wildlife habitat - Passage Key. Gulf storms, most recently the 2005 storms, have taken a toll on ...

This photo shows the location of the former Trader Jack's restaurant, now being offered for $25 million by Mike Norman Realty of Holmes Beach. islander Photo: Jack Elka Got a spare $25 million sitting ...

Manatee County’s Gulf Islands Ferry service is eyeing a return to the city of Anna Maria. But the route might not be to the ...

Efforts to remove sunken, wrecked, derelict vessels from Sarasota Bay, following impacts from hurricanes Helen and Milton, ...

Holmes Beach police arrested St. Petersburg resident Brandon Rhodes, 34, May 1 on two third-degree felonies for fleeing to elude law enforcement and theft ...

The city of Holmes Beach will host Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring for weekly talks about sea turtle and shorebird nesting. Sea ...

The numbers add up. Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring identified the first loggerhead sea turtle nest ...

A second lawsuit has been filed ahead of the anniversary of a fatal crash in Holmes Beach. Holmes Beach resident Deborah Trotter filed a lawsuit May 7 ...