Contrary to NFL, football just getting started on AMI - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County is lifting the advisory that has been in effect since September 2024 for high bacterial levels at Palma ...

Please, make a wish come true. The holidays are the time to take an extra moment to give someone a smile or send a greeting pause to give a quiet hug or words of praise.

Cold weather dominates fishing, and bite is good - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

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 ...

Vacation plus fishing equals fun, fun, fun Tom Sujecki and son Joseph went fishing with charter Capt. Josh Peurifoy while on vacation on Anna Maria Island and caught grouper and mackerel, but "best of ...

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 ...

As stories go, this definitely is one, and it's got all the elements of a made-for-TV movie. There's adventure, romance, tragic death, a miraculous escape and a surprise ending. It's even got ...

State Rep. Ron Reagan, an insurance agent who represents clients from an office in eastern Manatee County, says that legislators are "political animals" who will look for solutions to the state ...

A firefighter works at the scene of a five-engine fire in Holmes Beach early April 17. islander Photo: Bonner Joy The sun came up bright on the bay April 17 to reveal the dark smoke that remained over ...

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 ...

Avid players of pickleball at the Anna Maria Island Community Center gather at the net after a recent session. Pictured are, left to right, Elizabeth Fahringer, Barbara Smith, Mark Deur, Marge ...