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 ...

Dodge the cold fronts and get out in the Gulf of Mexico now for some good snapper and grouper catches. The bottom dwellers appear to be moving closer to shore, and there are many, many reports of ...

One person died July 4 in a personal watercraft accident that occurred at the entrance to Longboat Pass near Bradenton Beach. Three people — a husband, his wife and their friend — were riding a ...

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 ...

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 ...

A local landscape company has agreed to “adopt” eight traffic medians in Holmes Beach, with enhanced plantings to take place within the next 30 days. Jeb Stewart will do the work, parks and ...

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 ...

An audience shows its appreciation and faith in the Rev. Jean Ronald Joseph during a forum at Holmes Beach City Hall Jan. 21. Joseph is fighting an allegation that he sexually abused a 16-year-old boy ...

About 130 people lined Cortez Road Saturday morning to protest a proposed sale of Cortez Trailer Park to a developer. islander Photo: Paul Roat About 130 people lined the south side of Cortez Road ...

At extreme low tide, boaters and conservation officials get a glimpse of what was once a vibrant wildlife habitat - Passage Key. Gulf storms, most recently the 2005 storms, have taken a toll on ...

There’s no room at the Anna Maria Inn. Anna Maria city commissioners agreed unanimously at their April 23 meeting that there was no need to ask Mayor Fran Barford to have the planning and zoning board ...

The Holmes Beach Planning Commission held a public hearing March 16 to discuss a small plan amendment proposal to redesignate the properties located east of Gulf Drive, between 52nd Street and Anna ...