A week after Hurricane Helene’s storm surge swept ashore and devastated Anna Maria Island, the popular Southwest Florida tourist destination is still digging out of the wreckage. Signs of destruction ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Florida – For more than 100 years, the Anna Maria City Pier has been a destination for residents and tourists, a scenic gathering spot in the center of town. The pier became a ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Anna Maria Island took the brunt of the damage in Manatee County, and WFLA News Channel 8 got a look at the damage on Holmes Beach with a ride along with Holmes Beach ...

The City of Anna Maria Island has made more progress toward rebuilding its beloved city pier, which was destroyed by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024. City commissioners met last week to approve a ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. — The Center of Anna Maria Island became the central hub for recovery in a community battered by back-to-back storms. The damage Helene and Milton left behind, you can still ...

Tall mounds of sand lined the sides of a broken Gulf Drive as residents and business owners returned to Anna Maria Island on Saturday morning for the first time since Hurricane Helene. Manatee County ...

Florida allocated $1.25M to help rebuild Anna Maria’s hurricane-damaged pier. Demolition is 75% complete; piling installation could begin by year’s end. Total project may reach $9M; FEMA and county ...

The three bridges serving Anna Maria Island are all low-level drawbridges built in the 1950s, and two — the Cortez Bridge and the Anna Maria Bridge — are scheduled to be replaced by high-rise bridges.

There’s a fresh look and new food to try at the Sandbar Seafood + Spirits restaurant on Anna Maria Island. Last year, Beachside Hospitality Group bought the iconic Sandbar from Ed Chiles and Chiles ...