Tampa Bay Marine employees lay decking July 8 on the boat landing at the Anna Maria City Pier, where the contractor has ...

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All three island cities are getting a piece of the state’s appropriations pie in fiscal 2026-27. Florida’s $117.6 billion ...

Last week’s question Enacting short-term rental regulations for unincorporated Manatee would … Push more rental demand onto AMI. 52% Have little impact on ...

A Palmetto man accused of stealing a pickup truck outside Domino’s Pizza in Holmes Beach fled police across three island communities, escaped through mangroves and into a canal, then was arrested two ...

A judge has settled one of the biggest questions at the heart of the yearslong Hunters Point canal dispute: Who owns the waterway? Twelfth Judicial Circuit Judge D. Ryan Felix ruled July 9 that the ...

The sea turtle nesting season entered a new phase the week ending July 10, as the island’s first hatchlings emerged from nests. Some hatchlings, however, became disoriented and at least 10 died. As of ...