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 trial of two men accused of the April 2008 home invasion and beating of former Anna Maria Commissioner Linda Cramer has been postponed until Feb. 22, the sixth time the court date has been ...

After one of the nicest springs in memory, summer emphatically has arrived. Daily temperatures of 92 degrees or higher, including a record-tying 95 last Wednesday, are now the norm. Thankfully, we’ve ...

Anna Maria Mayor Fran Barford gave city commissioners bad news at their July 16 work session for the 2009-10 budget. “The ad valorem numbers are down for the third straight year and, this year, the ...

A city investigation into claims of racism and a hostile workplace in the city of Anna Maria has concluded. And its findings ...

As sea turtle nesting season reaches its final months, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring and the ...

Plans for a new, wider sidewalk linking Gulf Drive to the Bradenton Beach commercial district via a pathway under a proposed ...

Bradenton resident Leslie Hoffman, 45, will be on probation until next September for a pair of misdemeanors but will not have a formal conviction on her ...

Suncoast Waterkeeper, based on results from Sept. 11 tests for enterococci bacteria in waterways, issued the following notice, minus emoji: “Our waters ...

Holmes Beach police arrested resident Stephanie Naeher, 48, Sept. 4 on four felony and five misdemeanor charges, including resisting and battering a law ...

An undeveloped Holmes Beach lot blanketed with mangroves soon might become the site of a single-family home. But not without ...

Finally, adult football finals, soccer spirit, matches on tap - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...