Firefighters prepare to enter the burning duplex adjacent to Haley's Motel in Holmes Beach on Nov. 16. The fire remained under investigation on Nov. 17, as The islander went to press. islander Photo: ...

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 ...

The Anna Maria City Commission may be in for some overtime at its Jan. 26 regular meeting. Commission Chairperson John Quam has placed a number of important items on the agenda for discussion and/or a ...

Preliminary clearing for the Cortez channel dredging project can begin any time now, but the dredging itself is not likely to begin until at least October. That is to give the commercial fishermen of ...

The shore bird nesting area on the Island's north beach was about two-thirds under water after Dennis passed, virtually wiping out one of the state's premier nesting areas. "All of the area where the ...

There was one casualty left in the wake of Hurricane Dennis on Anna Maria Island: The start of the beach renourishment project. "We should start putting sand on the beach by the end of this week," ...

Just a few weeks ago, the beach along the bay side of North Shore Drive in Anna Maria extended out some 20 to 30 feet from the seawall. After Hurricane Dennis swept through the Gulf of Mexico, however ...

Manatee County government shared an update Jan. 25 on the newly purchased and newly named Cortez Marina property — formerly the Seafood Shack. The county ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 98 samples from Southwest Florida the week ending Jan. 26. K. brevis was at very low to medium ...

With everything going smoothly in Holmes Beach, Mayor Judy Titsworth took a break from city business and attended the Mile 0 ...

According to an incident report filed by West Manatee Fire Rescue Fire Marshal Rodney Kwiatkowski, a structure fire was ...

Center football takes field, horseshoes, golf feel chill - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...