Manatee County commissioners want to exercise the government's option to purchase more than 231 acres of undeveloped land on Perico Island. To perform such an exercise they'll need to flex some ...

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 ...

The trial of two men accused of the April 2008 home invasion and beating of former Anna Maria Commissioner Linda Cramer has been postponed until Feb. 22, the sixth time the court date has been ...

Officials investigate the crash of a private, single-engine plane on April 13. islander Photo: Courtesy Craig Herbert of NewsManatee.com A Cortez man and a Sarasota man suffered injuries April 13 when ...

Fantastic weather, a lot of fun and some good golf marked the Anna Maria Island Privateers' 11th annual Whitey Horton Memorial Golf Tournament Sunday, May 15, at the El Conquistador Golf and Country ...

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While Anna Maria is saving about $50,000 a year by outsourcing its building official position and paying for just part-time help, it’s not really getting the maximum level of service, current building ...

Future Sandbar This artist's rendering of the proposed changes at the Sandbar restaurant, including the addition of required handicap parking and access and handicap accessible rest rooms, plus ...

The landscaping of the Palma Sola Scenic Highway corridor likely will be done by late April, when supporters hope to hold an Arbor Day ceremony to mark completion of the project. The landscaping began ...

Manatee County’s Gulf Islands Ferry service is eyeing a return to the city of Anna Maria. But the route might not be to the ...

Efforts to remove sunken, wrecked, derelict vessels from Sarasota Bay, following impacts from hurricanes Helen and Milton, ...

Holmes Beach police arrested St. Petersburg resident Brandon Rhodes, 34, May 1 on two third-degree felonies for fleeing to elude law enforcement and theft ...