Dr. Ernest Estevez is the keeper of all lore nautical in our part of the world. For more than three decades he has practiced his craft at Mote Marine Laboratory, publishing scores of technical papers ...

The 16th Annual Carl Balck GMC Sarasota Blues Fest will be at the Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota, Oct. 28. Headlining the show is Gregg Allman, who has roots to Anna Maria Island, as well ...

A proposed privately financed cruise port in Manatee County is now publicly tied to the recent sale of Rattlesnake Key, […] ...

A proposed privately financed cruise port in Manatee County is now publicly tied to the recent sale of Rattlesnake Key, a shallow island system between ...

While most of the tennis world is in Australia to play the season’s first Grand Slam major tournament, Bianca Andreescu, ...

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Bradenton Beach seeks to fill a seat on the dais. City commissioners reviewed the process on Jan. 15 for filling the vacant Ward 4 seat and postponed any ...

The Bradenton Beach Post Office, pictured in 2016, will hold a soft opening Tuesday, Jan. 20, after its closure from 2024’s ...

By Scoop Malinowski A Q&A with Aston Barrett Jr. of The Wailers Band, a Jamaican reggae band formed by former members of Bob ...

More than a year after hurricanes Helene and Milton bore down on Anna Maria Island with a 3-4 foot storm surge and 80 mph ...

Sounds of gunfire are setting off alarms for shoreline residents. Residents of Perico Bay Club and others in the coastal community are urging state ...

Tampa Bay Marine’s barge moves closer to shore Jan. 13 as the contractor drives the remaining pilings for the Anna Maria City Pier walkway. Mayor Mark Short told The Islander Jan. 15 that inclement ...