Bradenton Beach commissioners, gearing up for a busy Independence Day holiday, voted June 5 to declare a local state of emergency July 4-6, granting ...

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a national gym chain is coming to Bradenton, a Brandon hotel is sold, and an ...

After a seven-month closure, a beloved Sarasota-Manatee restaurant near the beach reopens today at 5 p.m. with an enticing new menu.

its wooden planks swept into the Anna Maria Sound months before. Arriving on the island after a 30-minute drive from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, I’d checked into Bungalow Beach ...

Toes-in-the-sand dining and adventures on the water: Anna Maria Island and Bradenton, halfway down the ... You’re on the beach – I think the only thing that upsets people is if you don ...

HOLMES BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — Residents and business owners of Holmes Beach and the City of Anna Maria are ... and the island can only be accessed by Manatee Avenue. In Bradenton Beach, roads ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — You can start Memorial Day at the beach in Bradenton with a community beach cleanup beginning at 9 a.m. Registration is at 8:30a.m. in the South Coquina Beach parking ...

There are no cheap tourist traps, no loud party scenes and no huge hotels ... cities on the island. The City of Anna Maria is located to its north and the City of Bradenton Beach to its south.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Lisa Heidema and her husband love going out to the beach on Anna Maria. Former Bradenton residents now living in Sun City, the couple are forced to sit in traffic there and back.

Today, the island encompasses three quaint towns: Anna Maria in the north, Bradenton Beach in the south ... You won't find chain stores, fast-food restaurants, or high-rise hotels. Instead, enjoy ...