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 ...

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

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 ...

The 2025-26 academic year is about to begin in Manatee County and this year will bring the Bigs with Badges program to ...

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

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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 ...

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 ...