The 16th Annual Carl Balck GMC Sarasota Blues Fest will be at the Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota, Oct. 28. Headlining the show is Gregg Allman, who has roots to Anna Maria Island, as well ...

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Bradenton Beach commissioners moved Sept. 4 to advance a proposed $5 million budget for fiscal year 2025-26, holding the city’s property tax rate steady ...

Residents near the former Seafood Shack site in Cortez say they want Manatee County to scrap plans for a public boat ramp and ...

Commercial activity on and around Anna Maria Island is blowing up. And the city of Holmes Beach is requesting Manatee ...

Tourist development tax dollars in Manatee County climbed more than 15% in July compared with July 2024, but the spike includes a hike in the tourism tax ...

Photographer Jacob Merrifield put his drone up Sept. 4 to catch a thunderstorm’s western approach on the Gulf of Mexico at Longboat Pass between Anna Maria Island to the north, Longboat Key to the ...

The body of a 20-year-old man who disappeared while swimming off Bean Point Aug. 31 was recovered Sept. 1, the latest in a ...

The discussion of paid parking at the beach in Holmes Beach continues — this time with Manatee County officials chiming in.

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Tanya Keeter wins a Top Notch honorable mention for this sunset photo, taken Aug. 13, her first night visiting AMI with family from North Carolina. “We — my husband, myself and my three girls — drove ...

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