Anna Maria Island is all about water. It surrounds us. It binds us to the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Tampa Bay to the north, Anna Maria Sound to the east, Sarasota Bay and Longboat Pass to the south.

One island has the Gulf to the west and Anna Maria Sound to the east. One island has the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Irish Sea to the east. Both Islands will see St. Patrick’s Day celebrations ...

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 ...

Ted Dorenkamp and Steve Doyle were out for a day on the water when they had “the sight of a lifetime” — a whale shark. They were on Dorenkamp’s 22-foot open fishing boat, anchored off a sunken barge ...

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 ...

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 ...

Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies searched since Sunday for an inmate who took off from the work farm at the Manatee County Jail. At 2:15 Tuesday, he was captured by Tampa police at a gas ...