The city of Anna Maria’s annual Holiday Walk along Pine Avenue is back. And businesses along the roadway are ready for the ...

The crowd is beginning to arrive on the Center of Anna Maria Island sports field around 11 a.m. Dec. 6 where a dozen or so bounce houses, slides and games await, as well as a pony ride, a corral of ...

Manatee County has kicked off its next big utility project on Anna Maria Island: a new subaqueous water main. Loxahatchee-based DBE Management began work ...

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Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth dropped a few lines to The Islander via email Dec. 5, noting that the city will be recognizing its citizen of the year, ...

An angler fishes Dec. 4 from the shore near the Anna Maria City Pier, where Tampa Bay Marine is driving piles into the seabed ...

A long-running effort to protect one of Tampa Bay’s most ecologically sensitive island systems has reached a new turning ...

Rhys Gagne, 4, shows off his new airbrushed dragon tattoo, while artist Karen Force of Aloha Party Experts of Sarasota performs her artistry during Holmes Beach’s 75th anniversary celebration Dec. 5 ...

A West Manatee Fire Rescue marine rescue crew evacuated a person suffering a stroke Nov. 18 from Margaritaville at Sea’s ...

The Anna Maria Island Privateers invite people to rock around the Christmas tree and parade from the beach to the bayside in two holiday traditions.

Last week’s question It is the 12th month of 2025. What was the biggest local issue for the year? Rebuilding from Helene and Milton. 69% Water safety. 1% ...