It was one of those “just-by-chance” meetings that turned into a love affair. Ashley and Dino Petrone and their four children, ranging in ages from 13 to 1, came to Anna Maria Island in February 2021 ...

The city of Bradenton may become the latest Manatee County government to regulate short-term rental properties, following an example set by Anna Maria Island leaders several years ago. Pointing to the ...

With average lodging costing $294 per night, Anna Maria Island ranked as Florida’s most expensive spring destination in a recent survey. Tiffany Tompkins [email protected] With lodging costing ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks about Anna Maria Island vacation rental conundrum Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed topics related to vacation rentals, and other matters of local importance, during ...

In Anna Maria's slender midsection, the town of Holmes Beach is ground zero for ogling mid-century Florida homes, plying ...

Anna Maria Island, that seven-mile stretch of beautiful white-sand beaches, lively seafood restaurants and tiki bars (some of them literally perched on the sand), fishing piers, souvenir shops and mom ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Florida – For more than 100 years, the Anna Maria City Pier has been a destination for residents and tourists, a scenic gathering spot in the center of town. The pier became a ...

The bone-white, sugary sand whistles underneath my bare feet as I walk along Bean Point, a secluded broad beach dotted with dunes and tucked away on the northern tip of Anna Maria Island. It’s 7:30 in ...