Cortez News

Five days after the Anna Maria Island Bridge closed for repairs, shops, restaurants and commuters reported mixed traffic and business experiences.

The air smelled of moist, black soil as volunteers cleared undergrowth and trash between live oaks and old Florida red cedar trees Saturday at the entrance to the Florida Institute for Salt Water Heritage ...

If it wasn't for the extra miles one has to drive to get to the island, commuters wouldn't know the Anna Maria Bridge was closed for three days.

The Florida Highway Patrol has responded to a crash at U.S. 41 and Cortez Road this morning.

Officials are looking for volunteers Saturday to help clean up Manatee County from 9 a.m. to noon during the 2008 Florida Coastal Cleanup.

The dreaded day for Anna Maria Island arrives Monday. Really, it is expected to be a dreaded 45 days.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released water testing results that show some Red Tide is off the Southwest Florida coast.

It seems Anna Maria Island has been consumed by bridge repairs lately. As the island gears up for the Anna Maria Bridge closure, first a small bridge on Bay Boulevard at the north end of Anna Maria must close ...

Officials plan to update residents once more on the looming closure of the Anna Maria Island Bridge.

Manatee County Area Transit will boost service from the mainland to Anna Maria Island when the bridge on Manatee Avenue West closes at the end of the month.

The Bradenton Beach Police Department will direct traffic at the intersection expected to be most heavily affected during the closure of the Anna Maria Island Bridge.

Several road construction and repair projects, however, are scheduled for this week.

Beach businesses, arts groups and community organizations have combined to sponsor more than 30 events slated for this fall in an effort to draw people out to the gulf islands while the Anna Maria Island Bridge ...

Most of us do it, but never think too much about it. It's almost like an autonomic response - like sneezing or breathing.

Traffic crawled east along Cortez Road, and Tom Rodgers' taxi was stuck in it. The heavily traveled artery was down to one lane because of construction near the Wal-Mart Supercenter, making driving even more of ...

As the owner of three waterfront restaurants - two of them right on the Gulf of Mexico - one might have expected Ed Chiles to be a pretty nervous guy on Monday.

Mobile home residents near the waterfront made last-minute plans and preparations as a hurricane warning for Tropical Storm Fay was extended to Anna Maria Island.

Some people are getting stocked up on supplies this morning as Tropical Storm Fay entered the Florida Straits and headed for Florida.

Published: Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 9:20 p.m. Most of us know someone who has been laid off.

Published: Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 2:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 10:22 p.m. With Palm Avenue hosting pedestrian art lovers every first Friday of the month and Towles Court galleries ...