This aerial view of the Manatee Public Beach was taken shortly before equipment and fencing were removed from the beach following demolition of the pier. islander Photo: Jack Elka The remaining debris ...

Greg Oberhofer, the owner of Quality Builders of Holmes Beach Inc., 5500-A Marina Drive, has been arrested on a charge of misappropriation of construction funds, a second-degree felony. Oberhofer was ...

A woman was arrested by Bradenton Beach Police following an altercation with an officer that started in the 300 block of Gulf Drive South. Morgan A. Woodland, 24, of Cortez, was arrested Aug. 8 and ...

Work replacing a water main at the Marina Drive-56th Street intersection in Holmes Beach, shown above on Sept. 25, has closed ...

Coquina Beach was closed to swimmers for two days last week because of concerns about high levels of potentially harmful bacteria in the waters, but reopened late Friday after test results showed ...

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Cornelia Zanetti, president for some 15 years of the organization known as All Island Denominations, an affiliation of the ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short told The Islander Sept. 24 via email that the contractor engaged by the city to perform the ...

Matt McDonough, Holmes Beach digital and media strategist, took on the assignment from Mayor Judy Titsworth of reporting city business for the week ending Sept. 25. The city held a special meeting ...

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