Work continues on the Anna Maria Pier after being damaged by both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton — it adds to the ...

One by one, new pilings are being installed as the City of Anna Maria Island works to build back the city pier, which has ...

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 ...

Anna Maria Island (AMI) will drop an oyster to mark the new year. Derek Williams, owner of The Drift Inn AMI, said the event ...

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 ...

About 25 miles north of Siesta Key – around an hour's drive – is Anna Maria Island, a barrier island off the coast of Bradenton overlooking Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Long a favorite among ...

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 ...

Saturday. Check-in day. Check-out day. The day when longtime residents confront everything they don’t like about the new Anna Maria Island. Next week’s tourists arrive while last week’s depart.

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 ...