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Keep an eye on the tides, weather for success on the water - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring recorded its first sea turtle nest of the 2026 season during the week ...

In a quiet mainland neighborhood near Anna Maria Island, the sound of pickleball paddles, pool parties and late-night ...

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter aircrew medevac’d a captain on a fishing vessel who suffered a hand ...

Sports action on the island was filled this week with soccer, basketball, golf and horseshoes. Youth soccer at the Center of ...

A 42-foot charter vessel was ordered back to port May 7 after U.S. Coast Guard officers said it was operating illegally near ...

Uneven bricks in the patio at the Anna Maria Island Butterfly Garden became a concern at Holmes Beach City Hall and for the caretakers of the garden, the members of the local North American Butterfly ...

A huge hammerhead shark caused more commotion ashore last week than it ever did in the water, as Cortez village hosted the marine giant on its way to Mote Marine Laboratory. Caught on tackle off Boca ...

The 16th Annual Carl Balck GMC Sarasota Blues Fest will be at the Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota, Oct. 28. Headlining the show is Gregg Allman, who has roots to Anna Maria Island, as well ...

The sign on the door of AMI Fitness at 5417 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach was posted at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 9 advising members that the center was "closed for reorganization," but would reopen "ASAP." ...