Ham Jones is closing his Seafood Shack for two or three weeks but that doesn't mean he's selling the Cortez landmark restaurant, he said Tuesday. A persistent rumor surfaced again this week among his ...

The mullet are running and castnetters are cashing in, though nothing like they hope to do as the season goes on. With an unusually early start, the big run of the fish will end in early January, ...

A fifth former Anna Maria employee has come forward, alleging racially motivated mistreatment inside the walls of city hall. Candela Lemos, who worked for the city as a temporary employee ...

Anna Maria city officials already locked in a tax reduction for fiscal 2024-25. But the final municipal budget and final millage rate need to be adopted.

Keep Manatee Beautiful has stepped up to clean up Gilligan’s Island after images on social media showed garbage and debris ...

The Florida Department of Transportation is keeping a closer eye on the Anna Maria Island Bridge after a hole formed in the eastbound lane. In addition to ...

Holmes Beach city commissioners are a vote away from adopting a new budget ordinance and millage rate reduction. But that reduction does not equate to a ...

Tenants, vendors, staff and boaters in the Seafood Shack Restaurant and Marina community were in a state of shock after ...

Bradenton Beach Police Chief John Cosby is a man of many hats. Cosby, who manages his law enforcement team full-time and ...

Soccer takes off at center pitch, golf, horseshoes report action - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Bradenton resident Jared Lockhart, 42, Sept. 13 on a second-degree misdemeanor for allegedly driving under the influence of ...