Fatal crash at Holmes Beach intersection prompts legal suit. #SaferStreets #AnnaMariaIsland islander.org/?p=73542 via The Islander

HB treehouse ‘coming down,’ judge ends ‘saga’ #AnnaMariaIsland #Treehouses #Lawsuit islander.org/?p=73548 via The Islander

Anna Maria is increasing registration fees for vacation rentals. #FloridaTourism #VacationRentals #AnnaMariaIsland islander.org/?p=73794 via The Islander

The Florida Office of Program Policy and Government Accountability asks the three island cities for study information, including the cities’ positions on their potential dissolution. #HomeRule #AnnaMariaIsland #Consolidation islander.org/?p=73792 via The Islander

What do you think of paid parking on #AnnaMariaIsland? Bradenton Beach commissioners will take up permit requests this week. islander.org/?p=73786 via The Islander

Bradenton Beach business owners under city scrutiny over lack of permits. #AnnaMariaIsland #BradentonBeach #Permitting islander.org/?p=73973 via The Islander

#HolmesBeach has spent the past year highlighting hundreds of available roadside #parking spaces following a suggestion from state Rep. Will Robinson Jr., R-Bradenton. #annamariaisland islander.org/?p=73981 via The Islander

Anna Maria is moving forward with plans to extend a multiuse path along Gulf Drive from its current terminus at Willow Avenue to Magnolia Avenue without eliminating parking. #annamariaisland #bikefriendly #walkablecity #multiusepath islander.org/?p=73975 via The Islander

Speed cameras coming to AME school zone islander.org/?p=74967 via The Islander

BB removes palms on DOT protest islander.org/?p=74987 via The Islander

Outcry over squatter sparks owner probe islander.org/?p=74973 via The Islander

Construction continues on controversial beachfront home islander.org/?p=74989 via The Islander

Spring break crowds are back on Anna Maria Island, but they’ve brought little trouble this year. Local authorities that spring break was going smoothly despite a surge of beachgoers and other visitors. #springbreak #annamariaisland #floridabeaches islander.org/2026/03/ami-sp…

Workers on the Anna Maria City Pier are silhouetted by the March 9 sunrise. The walkway was destroyed in 2024, when the island was hit with hurricanes Helene and Milton. Islander Photo: Courtesy Angie Blunt/bluntphotographic.com #annamariaisland #HurricaneMilton #sunrise

After months of discussion, Manatee County’s last option for a ferry landing in Holmes Beach was tossed out of the water. #AnnaMariaIsland #GulfFerry #AlternativeTransit #HolmesBeach islander.org/2026/04/island…

The April 15 issue of The Islander is out. You can read #AnnaMariaIsland news in print and at islander.org, where you will find a link to our e-edition.

Strong support for preserving the Tingley Memorial Library shaped a Bradenton Beach City Commission discussion April 16, though no final decisions were made. islander.org/2026/04/advoca… #annamariaisland #libraryfunding #publiclibraries

A dispute over the displacement of boulders on a Bradenton Beach shore was deemed a civil matter between property owners following a review by local and state officials. islander.org/2026/04/dep-re… #beachaccess #annamariaisland #environmentalprotection

Months after fishing guide Scott Moore raised concerns about apparent seagrass loss in Anna Maria Sound, environmental groups are working to determine what, if anything, has changed in the sound. #annamariaisland #tampabay #earthday #water

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring celebrated Suzi Fox Day on May 1, the official start date for sea turtle nesting on AMI. #AnnaMariaIsland #seaturtles #nestingseason islander.org/2026/05/suzi-d…