The Anna Maria City Pier has been shut down since it was split in two by Hurricane Milton last year. Despite the closure, ...

A proposal by the state of Florida to purchase Rattlesnake Key for a new state park has fallen through, and the lush Manatee County island is now up for sale to private enterprise. The state ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring will begin patrols ahead of the May 1st start date for the season in ...

A PEOPLE staffer rode along as a rescued manatee named Owa was returned to the wild after three months of rehabilitation at ...

Kiwanis Club of Marco Island held its last Terrific Kids breakfast celebration of the year where five third graders from ...

Did you know the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Manatee Sighting Network is the first program of its kind in the U.S.? #manatee #savethemanateeclub PB ...

Several species of seagrass grow from the bottom of the shallow coastal waters that hug the Gulf Coast. Benefits of healthy ...

The average adult manatee is about 10 feet long and weighs ... parks and 29 national wildlife refuges, including Pelican Island near Vero Beach, the first national refuge in the country.

March 29 was a day of island music and food for the entire family. Bands played music from Bob Marley hits and other reggae ...

Sarasota and Manatee can still expect a dip in temperatures ... Longboat Key and Anna Maria Island over the past month, despite some nuisance from red tide in mid-February and some rainy days that ...

Recent red tide has largely cleared up near beaches in Sarasota and Manatee counties ... at New Pass Grill & Bait Shop on Sarasota’s City Island.

On March 6 Kiwanis Club of Marco Island held its last Terrific Kids breakfast celebration of the year where we honored five third graders from Manatee Elementary School. Joining us in the ...