The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage is advancing restoration work in its 95-acre preserve through the removal of ...

Bradenton Beach officials began shaping the community redevelopment agency’s 2025-26 budget Aug. 6, focusing on unfinished ...

Hatching season — as opposed to nesting season — is in full swing, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird ...

Mangrove snapper invasion reaches infestation in local waters - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

A Cortez man arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his father now also faces a felony drug charge following a separate investigation by the ...

Election season is just around the corner. And a few familiar faces are hoping for a return to the Anna Maria City Commission. Commissioners John Lynch, ...

Bradenton Beach’s mayor looks to make it 20. Having served 18 years in public office in Bradenton Beach, Mayor John Chappie has confirmed he will seek ...

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A man faces robbery and assault charges following his arrest Aug. 5 in Cortez. Deputies with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office responded that day to a ...

Meanwhile, golfers at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach dodged the rain and got in a full week of action, starting with the Aug. 4 men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match. Jim Bailey earned ...

Joey Seubert 15, of Holmes Beach, wins the fifth week of the Top Notch contest with this image of his brother, Jake, 19, ...

The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage is advancing restoration work in its 95-acre preserve through invasive species removal, native plantings and ...