Rise and shine on Easter
ANNA MARIA ISLAND - Kiwanis of Anna Maria Island invites all to experience the 55th Annual Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday, April 21 at...
St. Patrick’s Day parade Sunday
HOLMES BEACH - The 20th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Anna Maria Island is set for Sunday, March 17 at 4 p.m. along...
Gardner’s Progressive Cabinetry dominates
Going into the fifth week of adult co-ed flag football action at The Center of Anna Maria Island, two of the three games were...
Reel Time: Fly fishing strategy – pothole savvy
Fly fishing is a sport that rewards the angler who carefully considers his prey and pays attention to the conditions and terrain that they...
Red tide in air; water clear
Updated Feb. 15, 2019 | ANNA MARIA ISLAND – No red tide is predicted for Manatee County waters through Monday, Feb. 18, according to today’s report...
Janis Ian in demand for library appearance
HOLMES BEACH – When Janis Ian makes her appearance for the Island Branch Library’s Friends’ Lecture and Travel Series Thursday, Jan. 31 at 2...
Manatee waters clear of red tide
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – No red tide is predicted in Anna Maria Island waters through Monday, Jan. 28, and area waters remained clear of...
Reel Time: Push poles – a must in skinny water
Push poles are as essential as rods and reels to anglers who stalk the flats. They have evolved from wooden poling oars hewn from...
Jane Seymour unveils sculpture in Bradenton
BRADENTON - A well-known actress unveiled a sculpture at Riverwalk this morning, discussing what the work means to her and hoping it could have...
Is a piece better than the whole pie?
A very long time ago in the history of writing this column, I discovered fractional ownership as a new and interesting real estate topic....
Reel Time: A new direction for Florida’s marine environment
At a press conference Jan. 10 at Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida’s new Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, announced some sweeping changes to the way his...
Weekend red tide forecast low on Island
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Low levels of red tide are forecast through Monday, Jan. 14, according to today’s report from the Florida Fish and...
2019 real estate trends
Every profession has its experts and every expert has their expert advice for the future. Sometimes they’re right, sometimes they’re wrong, and sometimes they...
Red tide gone in Manatee, back in Sarasota
PALMA SOLA BAY – The last trace of red tide in Manatee County disappeared this week from its holdout position in Palma Sola Bay,...
