In Anna Maria's slender midsection, the town of Holmes Beach is ground zero for ogling mid-century Florida homes, plying old-school souvenir shops and beach bars, and strolling along the pristine ...

A week after Hurricane Helene’s storm surge swept ashore and devastated Anna Maria Island, the popular Southwest Florida tourist destination is still digging out of the wreckage. Signs of destruction ...

Tall mounds of sand lined the sides of a broken Gulf Drive as residents and business owners returned to Anna Maria Island on Saturday morning for the first time since Hurricane Helene. Manatee County ...

It’s very upsetting because this is our way of giving back to the community,” said Anna Maria Island Privateers President ...

Colorful chairs overlooking the beach on Santa Maria Island. The destination survived Hurricane Ian intact. Photo Credit: Bradenton Area Visitors Bureau Anna Maria Island, a seven-mile stretch of ...

The most photographed spot on Florida’s Anna Maria Island, if not second to photos of the sun setting over the Gulf of Mexico, may be the Old City Jail. The rough stone structure is graffitied with ...

Citing the sugary sand beaches, a popular avenue for dining and shopping as well as a historic pier, Travel + Leisure magazine recently named Anna Maria Island one of “The Most Charming Small Towns in ...

HOLMES BEACH, Fla. — A curfew has been implemented for all three cities on Anna Maria Island after Hurricane Helene left a severe storm surge and flooding throughout the Tampa Bay area. According to ...

Think of Anna Maria Island as a seven-mile-long necklace with three cities shining like jewels: Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Anna Maria. In each one, you time travel to the laid-back Florida of ...

Ladies in their summer beach costumes at the home of J.R. Wood in 1920s Manatee County Public Library Digital Collections One hundred years ago, the first bridge to Anna Maria Island was built, ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Donut Experiment on Anna Maria Island serves made-to-order donuts fresh from the fryer, topped ...