Bradenton Beach commissioners agreed May 7 to continue operating the city police department, ending consideration of a ...

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Last week’s question May is National Bike Month. When’s the last time you rode a bike? This week. 21% Recent months. 20% Recent years. 23% Umm. Can’t say.

On the morning of May 9, 1980, the Summit Venture, a 609-foot-long freighter, was caught in a sudden storm and collided with ...

Marauders to center skim competition on the beach - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

There is plenty of competition over work on the Anna Maria City Pier’s T-end. City staff opened bids May 6 from eight contractors in response to the ...

As May progresses opportunities for hookups increase - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

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

Last week’s question Ever seen a sea turtle on the beach? Yes, nesting! 22% Yes, during a release or rescue. 9% No, but saw some tracks. 23% Never. 46% ...

Motherhood often extends beyond a single household, playing out in school hallways and through a network of families who rely ...

This Mother’s Day weekend on Florida’s Gulf Coast, some mothers will be laboring under cover of darkness, crawling ashore, digging deep into sand and slipping back into the Gulf before sunrise after ...