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Cold weather prompts anglers to find alternatives to fishing - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Sandra E. Coyle, 90, of Bradenton, died Dec. 11, 2025. She was born Feb. 4, 1935, in Kansas City, Kansas, as the youngest daughter of Edwin B. Coyle Sr. and Florence (Gilliford) Coyle. She graduated ...

The new year is underway, as are winter sports at the community center. The Center of Anna Maria Island has youth flag football kicking off, including an all-girls division, while on the adult side, ...

A Q&A with Aston Barrett Jr. of The Wailers Band, a Jamaican reggae band formed by former members of Bob Marley and the Wailers after Marley’s death in 1981. It was led by bassist Aston “Familyman” ...

Bradenton Beach seeks to fill a seat on the dais. City commissioners reviewed the process on Jan. 15 for filling the vacant Ward 4 seat and postponed any ...

Sounds of gunfire are setting off alarms for shoreline residents. Residents of Perico Bay Club and others in the coastal community are urging state wildlife officials to establish clearer safety ...

More than a year after hurricanes Helene and Milton bore down on Anna Maria Island with a 3-4 foot storm surge and 80 mph ...