Anglers move offshore to target gag grouper in September - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Center winds down summer sports, plus horseshoes, golf - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Sisters Kay Davenport, left, and Shelby toast Daiquiri Deck drinks Sept. 12 during the Sundown Getdown party. The pair went ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring found no new sea turtle nests the week beginning Aug. 31, but the ...

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Fall weather is drawing near and election season is heating up the scene in Holmes Beach. Three city commission candidates — newcomers Mark Hebden and John Azzata and incumbent Carol Whitmore — ...

Five months into the season, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring’s data show nesting has produced 15,873 hatchlings. AMITW had inventoried 283 nests on the island as of Sept. 11, ...

There is no shortage of questions regarding potential parking changes in Anna Maria. Mayor Mark Short and city clerk Amber ...

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Holmes Beach is bringing out the big guns to address concerns of over-commercialization at Kingfish Boat Ramp. Mayor Judy Titsworth and Police Chief Bill Tokajer told The Islander Sept. 10 that they ...