By Ryan Paice and Lisa Neff Islander Staff Manatee County’s Gulf Islands Ferry service is set to expand with the addition of ...

The Gulf Islands Ferry in Manatee County will no longer stop on the northern end of Anna Maria Island until the city of Anna Maria fixes a pier damaged last year by Hurricane Milton. The service ...

The Anna Maria Community Farmers Market almost didn’t happen this year until volunteer, Devinne Whittaker stepped in to help ...

The Gulf Islands Ferry will now be available for passengers five days a week, the Manatee County Government announced.

Manatee County announced new springtime hours for the Gulf Islands Ferry service that runs from Bradenton to Anna Maria Island.

Mayor Mark Short emailed The Islander March 7 saying the city had a week of miscellaneous items either accomplished or progressing. The shade sail at the ...

Sunset over the Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America, as seen from Bungalow Beach Resort on Anna Maria Island, Fla. (Katherine Lawless/For the Minnesota Star Tribune) ...