Varying water temps require change in bait for hookups - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

June Compiled by Lisa Neff Throughout 2025, every issue of The Islander contained news of efforts on Anna Maria Island to ...

A longtime fishing guide known for his focus on conservation and environmental stewardship began noticing a change on the ...

Manatee County commissioners Dec. 16 voted to direct staff to develop multiple redevelopment plans for the former Seafood ...

Hole-in-one at Key Royale, charitable giving at horseshoe pits - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Dressed as gingerbread cookie characters, students in the School for Constructive Play’s 2- and 3-year-old classes perform ...

← Elves on the rooftop … at AME! Local churches plan Christmas observances → ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short reported in a Dec. 19 email message to The Islander that there was not a lot to report in the week leading up to Christmas and ...

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This year, we celebrate a remarkable milestone—75 years of the City of Holmes Beach. It’s an honor to reflect on how a small island community became the ...

Local churches will host a variety of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services, with options ranging from outdoor waterfront worship to traditional ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short reported in a Dec. 19 email message to The Islander that there was not a lot to report in the week leading up to Christmas and ...