Construction of a new bridge to replace the Cortez Bridge is expected to begin in early September and continue for about four ...

Last week’s question My favorite signer of the Declaration of Independence… Benjamin Franklin. 32% Thomas Jefferson. 30% John Hancock. 20% John Adams. 9% ...

With water cannons blazing in the July 4 heat, the Anna Maria Island Privateers pilot their flagship, Skullywag, along Marina Drive in Holmes Beach during the annual Independence Day Parade and Water ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring was still awaiting the season’s first sea turtle nest hatch as of July 3. But a first did arrive by July 4 — the first bayside nest this season ...

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Construction of a new bridge to replace the Cortez Bridge is expected to begin in early September and continue for […] ...

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What began as a spontaneous beach photo with just 20 family members in 1996 has grown into one of the most beloved traditions on Anna Maria Island. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the ...

Golf action for the week got started June 29 at the Key Royale Club, 700 Key Royale Drive, Holmes Beach, with the men’s weekly Stableford system or quota-points match. Bill Shuman took first with a ...

If you’ve been on the flats in the morning throwing a bait net, you’ve probably seen an abundance of small shiners or, as we call them, hatch bait. Large schools of small bait have infested the flats, ...