Encore Live, a new Sarasota venue, will close out their opening weekend with a concert by rock supergroup Close Enemies. The ...

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 ...

The Manatee Belle will have 35 seats inside and about 40 outside, air conditioning, and will allow quicker travel back and ...

DESTIN, FL, UNITED STATES, January 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Emerald Coast By Owner (ECBYO.COM), a leading Vacation Rental by Owner marketplace specializing in ...

Two years after the maiden voyage of Manatee County’s Gulf Islands Ferry service, officials are expanding the service with a larger vessel. The 93-passenger Manatee Belle could take its first ...

With a beautiful weather window after Christmas and a red snapper season that was open until the new year, many Gulf anglers took advantage and made one last deep trip west for 2025. I was one of them ...

Imagine endless sun and surf, miles of beaches, and not one high-rise condo in sight. Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island, Grand Isle, is a secret paradise with some of the best fishing in the ...

Kristy Christiansen is a Louisiana-based writer with more than two decades of editorial experience—covering everything from travel and gardening to local history and fossil hunting. Her writing has ...

From city hall shakeups to environmental milestones and hurricane recovery, the second half of 2025 reshaped life on Anna Maria Island. July through December brought recovery and transformation to the ...