The Wailers reggae band jam Jan. 24 at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, as part of the 2026 ...

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The Billy Rice Band performs on the main stage with the Longboat Pass Bridge as a backdrop Jan. 25 at the Coquina Seafood Festival at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach. Rice is a former islander who ...

A proposed cruise ship port near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge has prompted concern from Terra Ceia residents, commercial ...

Bradenton Beach building official Bill Palmer submitted a Jan. 21 letter of resignation. He cited personal and health reasons ...

By Mark Scoop Malinowski Special to The Islander A small tennis academy is thriving in west Bradenton. Inspiration Academy, ...

Manatee County officials say coastal restoration and beach protection projects planned for Anna Maria Island are moving ...

← Anna Maria shoots down ferry stop resolution Holmes Beach celebrates Florida Arbor Day with trees for free → ...

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper arrested Alec Davis, 31, of Bradenton, Jan. 18 on a second-degree misdemeanor charge for ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Patricia Johnson, 74, of Bradenton, Jan. 18 on a second-degree misdemeanor charge for allegedly driving under the influence ...

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper arrested Alec Davis, 31, of Bradenton, Jan. 18 on a second-degree misdemeanor charge for allegedly driving under the ...

Bradenton Beach building official Bill Palmer submitted a Jan. 21 letter of resignation. He cited personal and health reasons for his departure from the city. Palmer was sworn as building official Feb ...