ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. — Several towns in Manatee County announced reentry plans on Saturday. Residents, business owners and essential workers are allowed into the cities of Anna Maria and ...

After last year’s damaging storm, Holmes Beach officials are urging residents to prepare early for hurricane season — with a ...

Over a 125-year period, Manatee and Sarasota counties have been among the safest coastal counties in Florida when it comes to ...

Three hours from Miam and halfway between a postcard and a waking dream, Anna Maria ... your feet. Holmes Beach and Manatee Public Beach are the most accessible beaches on the island.

Holes on the beach can be dangerous. So how about banning tools used to dig them? Charlie Hunsicker, director of Manatee ...

Owners of the White Sands Resort in Holmes Beach say a conversion of ... see some type of tax exemption given Island small business owners, similar to a homestead exemption. Otherwise, small ...

"We come just from the morning survey," said Hans Duerr, a volunteer with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch. "We check on the beach for new tracks, and this morning we found one new nest." Volunteers ...

“I mean, we could always use more parking and it’s just getting more populated here, and it’s a beautiful beach. More people should be able to enjoy it,” said Anna Maria Island resident ...

Some people have even seen a few turtle moms on the beach at sunrise and sunset, Executive Director of the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch Kristen Mazzarella said. There were also over 50 false ...

Sun and Surf Beach Shop has been a part of Holmes Beach for more than 40 years. The family-owned business first opened in ...

The number belonged to a woman in Hawaii who remembered putting the bottle in the ocean off the coast of Oahu when she was just 13.