Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short emailed The Islander Aug. 1, saying he’d had “sort of a slow week this week in terms of ...

Yes, we have news. There are triumphs, challenges, tragedies, tales that swell our hearts, and we’ve also shared devastation ...

Bradenton Beach’s Drift-In AMI is preparing for a milestone this fall — a 100-year anniversary celebration — and thanks to a ...

Residents near the Palma Sola Causeway are asking the Bradenton City Council for action to address nuisances on the stretch of beach on Manatee Avenue ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Palmetto resident Gabriel Pena-Mejia, 28, on July 23 on a third-degree felony charge for possession of a counterfeit license plate. Pena-Mejia also was charged with two ...

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 ...