Current red tide conditions around the state of Florida are summarized, and sampling results are mapped. Reports are updated on Friday afternoon. Current and past regional status reports are also ...

A St. Bernard Catholic Church priest has come under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct in Fort Myers 15 years ago. Islanders learned of the allegation against the Rev. Jean Ronald Joseph last ...

Island Baptist Church celebrated the 20th anniversary of its sanctuary and began a new chapter in history with the official name change to Crosspointe Felloship Sunday, March 18. The Rev. Dale Lawson ...

With the newly built Anna Maria Island Community Center now open, members of the Center’s executive committee held their first meeting at the revitalized facility and executive director Pierrette ...

Dr. Ernest Estevez is the keeper of all lore nautical in our part of the world. For more than three decades he has practiced his craft at Mote Marine Laboratory, publishing scores of technical papers ...

The 16th Annual Carl Balck GMC Sarasota Blues Fest will be at the Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota, Oct. 28. Headlining the show is Gregg Allman, who has roots to Anna Maria Island, as well ...

Holmes Beach Mayor Carol Whitmore has taken the Republican side of the Manatee County Commission District 6 at-large on the November ballot in Tuesday’s primary voting by a wide margin. All results ...

Ham Jones is closing his Seafood Shack for two or three weeks but that doesn't mean he's selling the Cortez landmark restaurant, he said Tuesday. A persistent rumor surfaced again this week among his ...

A Cortez man has been arrested on two counts of child pornography as a result of an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Edward Tobey, 69, a resident ...

Many of Manatee County's homeless population often head to Anna Maria Island, particularly on weekends. With free bus service to Manatee Public Beach from the mainland and the free Island Trolley, the ...

Plans are complete for the 43rd annual Easter sunrise service hosted by the Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club at Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach. Easter Sunday is April 8 and the traditional sunrise ...

What's a wannabe visiting recycler to do on Anna Maria Island? That question was posed by Dr. James N. Coutant. An occasional visitor to the Island, Coutant said he and friends dutifully bagged up ...