Holmes Beach Mayor Carol Whitmore presented her plan for Island consolidation at the May 19 meeting of the Coalition of Barrier Island Officials. islander Photo: Rick Catlin Just like Haley's comet, ...

Visitation for Holmes Beach Police Officer Pete Lannon, who died June 1, will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, at Brown and Sons Funeral Home, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton. A funeral Mass will be ...

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 ...

Jellyfish are off our shores, causing some stings to beachgoers. Beware if you’re going in the water. islander Photo: Courtesy Pat Gentry . No need to cue the theme from “Jaws,” though. The nasties in ...

Fishing for a prize: Toto competed as a "fisherdog" in The islander dog costume contest. Muscle and mallet: Ethan Mata, 4, of Bradenton, readies to swing the mallet to show off his muscle and win a ...

You name it and it's just about done at the old Cortez school, now being rehabilitated as a museum/exhibit hall/community center. The new roof is almost done, the electrical system replaced, plumbing ...

Anna Maria city planner Alan Garrett emphasized this week that proposed amendments to the city’s retail-office-residential district that have stirred up controversy in the city are not zoning changes.

Anna Maria’s planning and zoning board met Oct. 20 in what members believed would be a public hearing for a proposed day-care center at 305 Pine Ave. in which the new owners would live upstairs while ...

The Historic Bridge Street Pier on a rainy Thursday afternoon. islander Photo: Lisa Neff New fishing license rules will be applied statewide on Aug. 1, but they should not impact anglers on the ...

A Holmes Beach man and a Bradenton woman were arrested June 11 in connection with numerous home burglaries. Some property was recovered, but most already had been pawned by the couple to “fuel their ...

The dredge that arrived last week to begin renourishment of the Island’s beaches moved to safer waters in Tampa Bay near the northern end of the Island, where calm folks fished away the day. islander ...

Occupancy of Anna Maria Island accommodation units rose in November and December, an indication that the current nationwide economic slump may not yet have affected the winter tourist season. The ...