Bert Harris counteroffers made
ANNA MARIA – City commissioners recently approved three more Bert Harris claim settlement offers, including one for a beachfront home at 107 Elm St....
Liveaboard boater dies after water rescue
BRADENTON BEACH – Liveaboard boater and anchorage resident Brandon Nieuwkoop, 52, died the afternoon of Saturday, March 31 after being pulled from Anna Maria...
Island churches celebrate Easter
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Easter is a busy time for the Island’s churches. With tourism at its peak, they are able to take in...
Pipeline work slowing Gulf Drive traffic
ANNA MARIA ISLAND - Construction work that is slowing traffic on Gulf Drive is due to the first phase of the Anna Maria Island...
County voters adopt one-mill school tax
MANATEE COUNTY – By a slim margin, Manatee County voters passed the proposed one-mill school tax in the county election that concluded this evening.
As...
Shark dragging hearing scheduled
TAMPA – Robert Benac, 28, Spencer Heintz, 23, and Michael Wenzel, 21, have been ordered to appear at a felony court hearing on Tuesday,...
Traffic woes plague Island drivers
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Everyone who’s driven on the Island during winter season months knows that a little extra time and a lot of...
Progress slows on dog park renovation
HOLMES BEACH – It’s been months in the making, but users still aren’t much closer to seeing improvements at the city’s dog park.
Members of...
Ferry to Holmes Beach doesn’t float with commissioners
HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners have a lot of misgivings about a proposal from Corey Hubbard with Tampa Bay Ferry to offer service to the...
Tour of Homes success for Center
ANNA MARIA – A perfectly sunny day dawned on Saturday, March 17, helping to make The Center of Anna Maria Island’s 25th annual Tour...
Fishermen ask Floridians to cast vote against net ban
Updated March 27, 2018
The CRC did not select the net ban proposal in its last cut for the November ballot.
CORTEZ – Nearly 25 years...
State funds will assist with pier replacement
ANNA MARIA – The $88.7 million budget the Florida Legislature adopted on Sunday, March 11 includes $750,000 in state funds for the estimated $4.5...
Easter sunrise service set at beach
The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island will sponsor the 54th annual Easter sunrise service at Manatee County Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes...
School tax election underway
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Island voters will help determine whether the Manatee County School District is the beneficiary of a one-mill property tax increase.
The...
Kebony decking selected for new pier
ANNA MARIA – Commissioners decided on the look and feel of the decking for the new Anna Maria City Pier today.
On Tuesday, City Commissioners...
