The roof of this two-story apartment building in Town & Country Perico was destroyed as fire sparked by a lightning strike spread across the roof and through the attic while more than a dozen ...

Sissy Quinn, executive administrator of the Anna Maria Island Historical Society, offers T-shirts for sale at Bayfest. Thousands of festivalgoers turned out Oct. 18 to Bayfest for servings of Island ...

Dylan "DJ" Joseph glides across a tide pool during Native Surf Camp activities in Holmes Beach. islander Photos: Kevin Cassidy Participants in the Native Surf Camp pose for a picture before diving ...

In a project short in scope but long in process, Bradenton Beach officials hope to dredge the city’s two canals by mid-2006. The bayside canals, in the 2100 block off Avenue A, have been filling with ...

At extreme low tide, boaters and conservation officials get a glimpse of what was once a vibrant wildlife habitat - Passage Key. Gulf storms, most recently the 2005 storms, have taken a toll on ...

Manatee County is moving forward with plans for a marine rescue headquarters south of Leffis Key in Bradenton Beach. The headquarters has been in the planning stage for a decade, said Bill Hutchison, ...

The mullet run may be over, fisherfolk suspect, but while it lasted it was so much of a good thing that it shut down the biggest fish processor in the area. It drew fishermen from all over Florida and ...

Hurricane Helene intensified to a Category 4 storm Sept. 26 on the doorstep of Anna Maria Island’s coastline before making ...

Anna Maria’s business community bunkered up, waited out and even waded through the waters of Hurricane Helene. The Islander ...

Islander photographer Jacob Merrifield piloted a drone Sept. 27, after Hurricane Helene hit Anna Maria Island with strong ...

Home burns, police trapped at station, residential rescues and shared shelter Stories of rescues, resilience and community ...

Manatee County announced construction to relocate utilities at the Cortez Bridge is set to commence this month. The $7.2 ...