A Cortez coalition is urging Manatee County officials to rethink plans for public boat ramps at the former Seafood Shack property. The Concerned Citizens ...

With Santa and Privateer Debbie “Flash” Kilpatrick listening in, Dylan Wagman, 8, of Palma Sola, lists his Christmas wishes for Santa, including a Nintendo Switch, during the Anna Maria Island ...

Kids have fun in a Santa-bounce house at Christmas in Cortez, hosted Dec. 13 by the Cortez Village Historical Society, Florida Maritime Museum, Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and The ...

Holmes Beach police arrested resident Kira Noble, 26, Nov. 27 on a second-degree misdemeanor charge for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol ...

Holmes Beach police arrested a juvenile from Bradenton Dec. 6 on four charges, including a third-degree felony for alleged unlawful carry of a concealed ...

A U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg crew rescued five boaters Dec. 12 after their 32-foot vessel sank 28 miles west of Egmont Key. The boaters were ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short emailed The Islander Dec. 11, reporting that at a Dec. 10 meeting, Commissioners Charles Salem and Kathy Morgan-Johnson were ...

A Bradenton man was arrested Dec. 5 after Bradenton Beach police said he drove erratically over the Cortez Bridge, striking curbs repeatedly and briefly ...

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Tampa Bay Marine for the new walkway at the Anna Maria City Pier. Mayor Mark Short wrote in a Dec. 10 email to The Islander ...

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