Anna Maria City Pier to remain closed
Updated Sept. 26, 2017
ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria City Pier will be closed for at least a year due to damage inflicted by...
Tree house still stands tall in Holmes Beach
HOLMES BEACH — The double-decker tree house at Angelinos Sea Lodge remains in its beachfront perch, for now.
Despite worries that a hurricane would bring...
Helping hands for neighbors
ANNA MARIA ISLAND - For residents who need help recovering from Hurricane Irma, there are islanders here to help. Volunteers and donors also are...
Forget it Irma – the wedding is on!
ANNA MARIA – Hurricane Irma almost played spoiler for one Indiana couple who had been planning their Monday evening wedding at the Sandbar restaurant...
Irma forces Island residents to flee
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Before Hurricane Irma arrived with predictions of Category 4 or 5 force winds, many Anna Maria Island residents evacuated to...
Island escapes Irma-geddon
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Hurricane Irma passed over the Island Sunday afternoon and early Monday morning and left in its wake varied degrees of...
Anna Maria Island peeks out after Irma
Hurricane Irma has passed Anna Maria Island without the feared storm surge, allowing islanders to take their first deep breath after a tense few...
Hurricane Irma sweeps Anna Maria Island
Category 2 Hurricane Irma veered away from Anna Maria Island to the east overnight, continuing to head north as a tropical storm.
A tropical storm...
Manatee saved from Irma
Volunteers rescued this Manatee in Sarasota Bay after it was stranded by a severely receding tide that preceded Hurricane Irma.
Mandatory evacuation order issued
A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for Anna Maria Island, all of level ‘A’ and all mobile homes in Manatee County, effective as...
Always look at the bright side of life
Some funny things are happening on the way to Hurricane Irma.
Maybe we’re just looking for anything at all to lighten the mood because the...
Voluntary evacuation order issued
MANATEE COUNTY – As Category 5 Hurricane Irma continues to threaten Florida, a voluntary evacuation order is in effect beginning tomorrow, Friday Sept. 8,...
Hurricane Harvey rescue trip a taxing ordeal
BRADENTON – Bradenton resident and full-time local charter captain Nate Weissman was among those who traveled from Cortez to Texas last week to assist...
Irma places Manatee County in state of emergency
Manatee County Commissioners have declared a state of emergency countywide due to the path of Hurricane Irma.
The declaration triggers the ability of county officials...
