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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Nikki Stocker, 22, of Kings Park, New York, was sentenced July 21 to 12 months of probation as a result of a second-degree misdemeanor charge for ...

The city of Anna Maria has a couple of decisions to make and no shortage of options. City staff opened bids July 30 for a pair of requests for proposals ...