Ditch the drive, take the ferry. The Manatee Belle pulled away from the Bradenton Riverwalk Pier on April 22, its engines ...

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Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short, left, public works department employee Joe Ryan and AMIGC president Reni Bertoluzzi, right, ...

State forester Richard Larsen, left, and Anna Maria Island Garden Club president Reni Bertoluzzi plant a seagrape tree April ...

Months after fishing guide Scott Moore raised concerns about apparent seagrass loss in Anna Maria Sound, environmental groups ...

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Geoff Chiles, left, and his uncle, Ed Chiles, former owner of the Sandbar Restaurant, pose during the Sandbar Easter Egg Hunt April 5 on the beach in Anna Maria, where attendees gathered for the ...

The sailboat Hula Girl is pinned at the Longboat Pass Bridge on the Gulf side after striking the structure April 17 and ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short, left, public works department employee Joe Ryan and AMIGC president Reni Bertoluzzi, right, ...

The city of Holmes Beach is throwing the dogs a bone — or at least some new grass. Public works director Herb Raybourn told ...

A unionization effort initiated by Bradenton Beach police officers will proceed while commissioners seek a proposal for citywide law enforcement from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. During a ...