The city of Anna Maria’s record-high fiscal 2025-26 budget — and a tax increase for property owners — is one vote away from ...

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The West Manatee Fire Rescue District could return to its beginnings in Bradenton Beach. Fire Marshal Rodney Kwiatkowski told ...

The Bradenton City Council Sept. 10 was briefed on water quality and bacteria sources in Palma Sola Bay, with a focus on ...

More than 20 parking spaces in Anna Maria are set to open up for public use — for a price. City commissioners unanimously ...

Bradenton Beach commissioners Sept. 11 unanimously adopted a $5 million budget for fiscal year 2025-26, holding the property ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short reached out to The Islander by email Sept. 13 with news about his week in city government. He ...

The nonprofit Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage is advancing trail projects in the 95-acre FISH Preserve while also ...

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We are pretty certain the turtle mamas are done for the season,” Kristen Mazzarella, executive director of Anna Maria Island ...

The fishing community of Anna Maria Island is mourning the loss of one of its beloved charter captains after his passing on ...

The body of a 20-year-old man who disappeared while swimming off Bean Point Aug. 31 was recovered Sept. 1, the latest in a ...