At extreme low tide, boaters and conservation officials get a glimpse of what was once a vibrant wildlife habitat - Passage Key. Gulf storms, most recently the 2005 storms, have taken a toll on ...

After more than three hours of debate, discussion, argument, accusations, objections and occasionally some actual information on the proposed Sandbar restaurant site plan at its Feb. 7 meeting, the ...

More than 100 species of birds - including wood storks - can be found at Robinson Preserve. After a ribbon-cutting ceremony, visitors to Robinson Preserve see the park by wagon tour. A kayaker ...

Nate Davis of Plant City caught this 32-inch-long redfish while fishing with Capt. Tom Chaya aboard the Dolphin Dreams. Capt. Waldo Pardue, of Holmes Beach, caught this wahoo while on a fishing trip ...

While Anna Maria is saving about $50,000 a year by outsourcing its building official position and paying for just part-time help, it’s not really getting the maximum level of service, current building ...

Emergency medical service technicians and lifeguards at Coquina Beach Aug. 5 worked unsuccessfully to revive Bridwell F. Tobin of Sarasota after the man shot himself with a small pistol. islander ...

Lifelong islander Jean Bystrom captured mullet photos last week at "mom and dad's dock," Jean and Hugh Holmes Sr., in Holmes Beach, where the fish were schooling and gurgling on the bay water's ...

Unsecured creditors of bankrupt GSR Development LLC might be feeling a bit more "unsecure" these days about ever collecting anything near the $8 million they're owed by the failed Island real estate ...

Pete and Debra Lannon were joined by son Pete Jr. and his childhood friend for the "superbowl" of NASCAR racing in Homestead, Fla. Following the races, the family spent a few days at Stan Schieble's ...

Visitation for Holmes Beach Police Officer Pete Lannon, who died June 1, will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, at Brown and Sons Funeral Home, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton. A funeral Mass will be ...

Nicholas LaFountain, 6, leads a game of tag on Coquina Beach on Easter weekend. The beach weekend brought rain and sun, crowds and celebration, as well as law enforcement on foot, in cruisers and on ...

Fishing seems to be perched to explode, with the finny critters just waiting for that first real cold front to move through the area, dropping water temperatures and driving the fish into a feeding ...