The City of Anna Maria held a public meeting for local contractors to bid on the Anna Maria City Pier project.

Hurricane Milton destroyed Anna Maria Island's iconic Rod and Reel Pier Restaurant. Owner Oliver Lemke is fundraising to ...

An Anna Maria Island landmark is preparing to reopen after Hurricane Milton. After being washed away, the restaurant is rebuilding on land instead of water. The owner asks locals to give the new ...

The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island is preparing to host its sunrise service on Easter Sunday. With sunrise expected at 7:01 a.m. Sunday, April 20, the event will begin about 6:30 a.m. at Manatee ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short noted in his April 4 email to The Islander that the city kicked off its vacation rental inspection process. The annual inspection process will continue until all registered ...

A beloved Anna Maria Island restaurant whose owner pledged to rebuild after Hurricane Milton is planning to reopen a temporary location in a new space. Rod and Reel, destroyed as a result of the ...

As our plane lifts off from Florida, I glance out the window for a final look at Anna Maria Island. From above, it strikes me as oddly familiar – not from a map, but from an Instagram reel my ...

Wendy Pramik is a travel writer and photographer based in Columbus, Ohio. She enjoys exploring food and drink in small towns across the United States with her husband, Mike Pramik, and their two ...

Rove Al Marjan Island is located on the stunning beachfront of Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah. Image: Supplied Rove Hotels has launched its newest property, Rove Al Marjan Island, on the ...

As our plane lifts off from Florida, I glance out the window for a final look at Anna Maria Island. From above, it strikes me as oddly familiar – not from a map, but from an Instagram reel my daughter ...

Have you heard of the Hoi Toider brogue? While the island's website notes that the “Ocracoke brogue is about as American as it gets," at least one expert disagrees. "It's the only American dialect ...