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 ...

Mark Bebernitz’s taxi operates mostly in the evenings, shuttling passengers from Cortez to Bradenton Beach to Longboat Key. Like most taxis in the area, Bebernitz’s taxi cannot be hailed with a ...

This aerial view of the Manatee Public Beach was taken shortly before equipment and fencing were removed from the beach following demolition of the pier. islander Photo: Jack Elka The remaining debris ...

A Holmes Beach man and a Bradenton woman were arrested June 11 in connection with numerous home burglaries. Some property was recovered, but most already had been pawned by the couple to “fuel their ...

A Sarasota man who worked at the Publix Super Market in Holmes Beach was the area’s second H1N1 flu-related death. Jorge Francisco Hernandez, 47, an assistant store manager described by colleagues and ...

This December marks a special chapter in the Florida Maritime Museum’s Christmas celebration, as we unite with the Anna Maria Island Privateers to create ...

Soon after the Christmas holiday, the beach will make its comeback. Manatee County officials will be winding down ...

Motorists in Cortez and Bradenton Beach may want to be alert to the continuing Cortez Bridge Utility Relocation Project along ...

The Gulf Islands Ferry service, an effort-less boat ride between downtown Bradenton and Anna Maria Island, is back on schedule. “Our barrier island ...

Inshore fishing action stays hot despite frequent cold fronts - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

The Center of Anna Maria is shifting gears, from regular soccer season to the up-charged championship season. Final seedings ...

Anna Maria Mayor Fran Barford told city commissioners at their Jan. 24 meeting that she has talked to the Manatee County Area Transit about extending the route of the Island trolley to include North ...