Visitors to Anna Maria Island arriving this week without a reservation may have to scramble to find lodging. Only a few Island accommodation owners and managers surveyed last week reported any ...

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 ...

NextG wireless communications company indicated last week that its equipment is similar to a small panel attached to an existing utility pole and looks nothing like the cell tower at Smith Realtors on ...

It started last April with a beach cleanup for some college students who reside on Anna Maria Island and their friends. They ...

Use caution when navigating local waters to avoid debris, find fish - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, ...

Action in the 8-10 division kicked off Nov. 5 with La Creperie cruising past The Fish Guy Aquarium Services 6-0 behind a hat ...

My daughter passed away 10 years ago and my wonderful friends purchased a memorial bench with a plaque from the city of Holmes Beach so that I could enjoy ...

Cortez Trailer Park owner Harry Howey Sr. with daughter Kathie Howey Harris addresses the residents about their co-op venture, "It's about preserving for the future." A small group of residents ...

Florida Studio Theater actors performed winning student-written plays in the media center at Anna Maria Elementary School to inspire students to write their own play for the 2006 Young Playwrights ...

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Mike McAdaragh, kneeling, of Longboat Key, caught his "height" in tarpon, 70 inches, while fishing Tampa Bay waters near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge with Capt. Mac Gregory, left, mate Colby Gregory and ...

Cortezian Espin Bullock took this picture of Bob Ardren in 1975 on a sailing trip. Bob died Jan. 1. If the new year is supposed to bring bright hope and happiness, 2008 didn’t quite bear up to its ...