Two men from New York drowned in the Gulf of Mexico off Longboat Key May 19, apparently caught in a riptide. John Larry, 48, of Grand Island, N.Y., and Christopher Gugliuzza, 51, of Tonawanda, N.Y., ...

Plans are complete for the 43rd annual Easter sunrise service hosted by the Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club at Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach. Easter Sunday is April 8 and the traditional sunrise ...

This building on Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach that has housed the Sterling Anvil since the 1970s and another building around the corner that contains storage spaces and Essence of Time were sold by Earl ...

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 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 ...

In Southwest Florida for the week ending May 3, K. brevis, the red tide organism, was observed at background concentrations offshore of Pinellas and ...

Last week’s question Ever seen a sea turtle on the beach? Yes, nesting! 22% Yes, during a release or rescue. 9% No, but saw some tracks. 23% Never. 46% ...

An angler fishes from a boat April 29 near the T-end of the Anna Maria City Pier, where Tampa Bay Marine employees work to ...

← Gloria Dei owners explore razing church for 11 homes Nesting notes: On AMI beaches, mothers, hatchlings 1st → ...

The landmark Gloria Dei Lutheran Church may be replaced by 11 residential homes. Holmes Beach development services director ...

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This Mother’s Day weekend on Florida’s Gulf Coast, some mothers will be laboring under cover of darkness, crawling ashore, ...