Manatee County commissioners want to exercise the government's option to purchase more than 231 acres of undeveloped land on Perico Island. To perform such an exercise they'll need to flex some ...

Gang violence erupted on Coquina Beach on Easter, sending three people with gunshot wounds to the hospital and two men to jail on multiple charges. The victims, all of them brothers from Arcadia, are ...

This photo shows the location of the former Trader Jack's restaurant, now being offered for $25 million by Mike Norman Realty of Holmes Beach. islander Photo: Jack Elka Got a spare $25 million sitting ...

The federal bankruptcy case of GSR Development LLC and former principals Robert Byrne and Steve Noriega has moved from bankruptcy court to criminal court with the announcement that a federal grand ...

“We got our guys,” enthused Sgt. John Kenney of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office the morning officers arrested two 18-year-olds for a series of area burglaries. Still, emphasized Kenney, supervisor ...

While Anna Maria is saving about $50,000 a year by outsourcing its building official position and paying for just part-time help, it’s not really getting the maximum level of service, current building ...

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 ...

In the past two years, the Palma Sola Causeway has received two sand nourishments, the first such improvements since the causeway was created in the 1950s. On Dec. 14, 8 tons of beach-compatible sand ...

Longtime Bradenton Beach resident and City Commissioner Michael Pierce of Ward 2 is seeking the mayoral position. Pierce moved to the city 20 years ago from Lansing, Mich. He is a retired performance ...

Dodge the cold fronts and get out in the Gulf of Mexico now for some good snapper and grouper catches. The bottom dwellers appear to be moving closer to shore, and there are many, many reports of ...

A local landscape company has agreed to “adopt” eight traffic medians in Holmes Beach, with enhanced plantings to take place within the next 30 days. Jeb Stewart will do the work, parks and ...

Officials investigate the crash of a private, single-engine plane on April 13. islander Photo: Courtesy Craig Herbert of NewsManatee.com A Cortez man and a Sarasota man suffered injuries April 13 when ...