Island Baptist Church celebrated the 20th anniversary of its sanctuary and began a new chapter in history with the official name change to Crosspointe Felloship Sunday, March 18. The Rev. Dale Lawson ...

Dr. Ernest Estevez is the keeper of all lore nautical in our part of the world. For more than three decades he has practiced his craft at Mote Marine Laboratory, publishing scores of technical papers ...

Ham Jones is closing his Seafood Shack for two or three weeks but that doesn't mean he's selling the Cortez landmark restaurant, he said Tuesday. A persistent rumor surfaced again this week among his ...

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 ...

Officials investigate the crash of a private, single-engine plane on April 13. islander Photo: Courtesy Craig Herbert of NewsManatee.com A Cortez man and a Sarasota man suffered injuries April 13 when ...

A stump is all that remains of the black olive tree that shaded a front yard in the 500 block of 74th Street in Holmes Beach. The tree was removed after a crew contracted by Florida Power & Light ...

May’s mildly warm water temps result in hot fishing action - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Bradenton Beach city commissioners voted unanimously May 1 to direct building official Bill Palmer to determine whether ...

Tourism roared through March, generating more than $5 million in tourist development tax revenue in Manatee County for the first time this fiscal year.

Tracks lead to a sea turtle nest on Anna Maria Island and, in an afternoon post on social media May 3, Anna Maria Island ...

The West Manatee Fire Rescue district’s vacation rental inspection program fell short of its goal in its first year. But ...