Current red tide conditions around the state of Florida are summarized, and sampling results are mapped. Reports are updated on Friday afternoon. Current and past regional status reports are also ...

The Anna Maria Island Bridge will undergo a major rehabilitation project starting next year, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. islander Photo: Rick Catlin When Islanders won the ...

At extreme low tide, boaters and conservation officials get a glimpse of what was once a vibrant wildlife habitat - Passage Key. Gulf storms, most recently the 2005 storms, have taken a toll on ...

As Marie Franklin looks on, John Cagnina throws out the first pitch at the newly rededicated Scanio-Hutchinson Memorial Field May 3 at the Anna Maria Island Community Center. Marie Franklin touches ...

Beachgoers on the northern part of Anna Maria Island last week were treated with a barrage of seaweed that washed ashore, creating an unpleasant smell and souring the look of the beach. islander Photo ...

Vacation plus fishing equals fun, fun, fun Tom Sujecki and son Joseph went fishing with charter Capt. Josh Peurifoy while on vacation on Anna Maria Island and caught grouper and mackerel, but "best of ...

The St. Joe Company, formerly known as Arvida Corp., owners of the Perico Harbor Marina on Manatee Avenue West, submitted plans Monday to the Bradenton Planning Commission for a commercial development ...

An 800-pound gorilla has appeared on Sarasota’s beaches, kicking butts, and although the behemoth isn’t lumbering toward Anna Maria Island just yet, the threat still looms for our shores. Sarasota ...

It is with pride that The islander newspaper names an organization across the waters as 2008 islander of the year: the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage in Cortez. This “seagrass-roots” group ...

Emergency medical service technicians and lifeguards at Coquina Beach Aug. 5 worked unsuccessfully to revive Bridwell F. Tobin of Sarasota after the man shot himself with a small pistol. islander ...

A dozen residents attended the information gathering sessions held by the Holmes Beach Planning Commission and city planner Bill Brisson last week. The sessions provided residents with a forum to ...

Holmes Beach Police Officer Michael Pilato apprehended three people after they attempted to burglarize a car in the parking lot of the Manatee Public Beach Aug. 16. The car’s owner saw two men in her ...