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by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Meg Chapman celebrates her 100th birthday March 2 at Aspire at Palma Sola Bay in Bradenton with friends and family from as near as AMI and as distant as Georgia, Delaware and Pennsylvania. “I can attest to the fact that Meg Chapman felt the love and she was truly ‘happified,’” said islander Kathy Caserta, to borrow a word she heard from Chapman, a friend. Islander Photos: Courtesy Kathy Caserta
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
The city of Anna Maria’s annual battle to oppose the preemption of vacation rental regulations to the state might be […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News
by Robert Anderson | Be the first to comment
The Bradenton Beach Commission is scrutinizing vendor proposals to administer paid parking on city-owned lots where motorists now park free. […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News
by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
At check-in desks and cash registers in mid-March on Anna Maria Island, the focus is on springing into a new […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
One island visitor’s yearly vacation was nearly derailed by a scammer. Lisa Kaminski of Michigan told The Islander Feb. 14 […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, Feature, News
“Splash, splash, the roseate spoonbills were taking a bath on our recent walk through Robinson Preserve,” says Bruce McFadden of Holmes Beach, who shared photos of the birds he took in late January while hiking in the park with wife Janice and friends. More than 200 species of birds — ospreys, eagles, songbirds, woodpeckers and wading birds — have been documented at the preserve, which islanders can access from an entrance in the 10600 block of Manatee Avenue West. Islander Courtesy Photos
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, Featured Image, News
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
A handful of West Manatee Fire Rescue district staff were named the best throughout Manatee County. Four WMFR staff members […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
It’s unclear how long a long-disputed treehouse in Holmes Beach might remain on the beachfront. Richard Hazen and wife Lynn […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News
by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
A new bridge likely will come to the pass. The Florida Department of Transportation released preliminary work March 5 from […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Holmes Beach resident Stephanie Schmitt, 47, is on probation for another few months following 12th Circuit Judge Lon Arend’s ruling […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News
by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Last week’s question The Academy Awards were March 10. How many best picture nominees did you see? 3%. All of […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, Poll
by Robert Anderson | Be the first to comment
The numbers are in. Despite the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival’s second-day closure due to inclement weather, Florida Institute for Saltwater […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, Feature, News
by Robert Anderson | Be the first to comment
Bradenton Beach officials are reviewing design elements from the Florida Department of Transportation for a new high-clearance bridge on Cortez […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, Feature, News
by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach: Manatee County is working on sewer lines along Gulf Drive South. Motorists can expect lane […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Holmes Beach police arrested Bradenton resident Christopher Lewers, 44, March 1 on a second-degree felony charge of possession of a […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News, Police
by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported March 8 the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not observed in […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News
by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Holmes Beach police arrested Bradenton resident Leslie Hoffman, 45, March 2 on misdemeanor charges following a traffic stop for driving […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, News, Police
by Robert Anderson | Be the first to comment
David Bell resigned his seat on the Bradenton Beach community redevelopment agency following the March 6 meeting at city hall. […]
Category: 03-13-2024, Community, Feature, News
by Lisa Neff
Angie Blunt of Bradenton wins an honorable mention in The Islander’s Top Notch photo contest for this image of the U.S. flag flying over Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach ahead of the Fourth of July. Islander Courtesy Photos
The Islander’s Top Notch contest begins anew.
The contest celebrates what still is known as the ‘Kodak moment,’ despite Kodak’s downfall in the switch from film to digital technology.
Look to July 6 for the first of six weekly deadlines and don’t forget your July 4 holiday photos in the coming weeks.
Fatal crash at Holmes Beach intersection prompts legal suit | by Robert Anderson | Be the first to comment
HB treehouse ‘coming down,’ judge ends ‘saga’ | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
The Academy Awards are March 10. How many best picture nominees have you seen? | by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Eyes on the road – 03-06-2024 | by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Charges reduced in LBK double murder case | by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Longboat Pass Bridge meeting March 14 | by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Community fundraises for recovering HB commissioner | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
Proposed Bradenton Beach pier changes spark debate | by Robert Anderson | Be the first to comment
Ferry service expanded | by Lisa Neff | Be the first to comment
Holmes Beach approves settlement agreement with developer | by Ryan Paice | Be the first to comment
by Kevin P. Cassidy
The first round of playoffs in the Center of Anna Maria Island flag football league, played March 4, went off […]
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by Capt. Danny Stasny
With springtime around the corner, Anna Maria Island anglers are feeling anticipation for a season of backcountry fishing. Meanwhile, the […]
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by Bonner Joy
2515 Ave. B, #A/B, Bradenton Beach, a 4BR/4BA duplex with a pool on a 5001 sq ft lot built in […]
Anna Maria No new reports The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria. Bradenton Beach No new […]
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