John “Redbeard” Swager and Patti Lamoreux held the ceremonial pistol, and together they fired into the air. It sounded like the “pop” of a firecracker. “That was Jim, by the way,” announced Swager, ...

St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church is celebrating 50 years on Anna Maria Island, with a parishioners’ festival planned for the weekend. The Very Rev. Msgr. Edward Moretti, pastor of Sts. Peter And Paul ...

Unsecured creditors of bankrupt GSR Development LLC might be feeling a bit more "unsecure" these days about ever collecting anything near the $8 million they're owed by the failed Island real estate ...

As we settle into February, you can expect the fishing around Anna Maria Island to settle into its wintertime pattern. With stronger colder fronts moving in and cooler water temperatures, we should ...

Ed Morris of Kentucky with a nice 32-inch redfish he caught on a recent charter with Mark Howard of Sumotime Fishing Charters. Howard said they used big greenbacks netted early in the morning for bait ...

Nicholas LaFountain, 6, leads a game of tag on Coquina Beach on Easter weekend. The beach weekend brought rain and sun, crowds and celebration, as well as law enforcement on foot, in cruisers and on ...

The results are in from The islander’s unofficial Popcorn and Politics voter poll, held Oct. 19 at the newspaper’s meet-the-candidates forum. In Anna Maria, where five candidates are seeking three ...

Former Anna Maria City Commissioner Linda Cramer said she is prepared for the Aug. 10 trial of two men accused of home invasion, robbery and false imprisonment at her Anna Maria residence in April ...

Sex may sell on Madison Avenue and there’s “Sex and the City,” a popular rerun on TV, but sex in Holmes Beach apparently doesn’t sell very well. The house at 5601 Flotilla Drive that was the scene of ...

Children aboard the Lucky Duck entry in the DeSoto Bottle Boat Regatta ready for the start of their race. islander Photos: Lisa Neff Everyone have fun. Everyone be safe. No one drink the water. Such ...

Members played a nine-hole scramble May 22. The team of Janelle Clements, Ron Huibers, Tom Solosky and Bill Sweeney combined ...

Holes on the beach can be dangerous. So how about banning tools used to dig them? Charlie Hunsicker, director of Manatee ...