The Anna Maria Islander has been the main news paper for Anna Maria, Florida since 1947. We offer local news, fishing & sport reports and local classified adverts.

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short emailed The Islander Dec. 11, reporting that at a Dec. 10 meeting, Commissioners Charles Salem […]

We offer this history of The Islander and past Island newspapers beginning in 1947. On Nov. 25, 1992, we published our first edition as The Islander

Apr 14, 2025 · Read The Islander Classifieds: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - Classified adverts ranging from Items for sale to Real Estate and Help Wanted to Island Rentals

Feb 18, 2025 · “We anticipate utility construction to start around mid-2025, later this year,” Clark wrote in a Feb. 11 email to The Islander. “FDOT’s Anna Maria Bridge Replacement project is …

Feb 26, 2025 · The islander website has undergone some changes in recent weeks and we hope you like the results. The top news stories, fishing, sports, real estate and classifieds are all …

Jan 14, 2025 · Included is the letter from Robinson and Boyd (online at islander.org). My copy includes shaded text, which I read aloud at the meeting and there was applause from several …

Dec 9, 2025 · Jim Shuler, a senior project engineer with Manatee County Public Works, wrote in a Dec. 5 email to The Islander that the contractor will use a horizontal directional drill from the …

Obituaries – 02-05-2025 - Read this weeks Obituary News from Anna Maria Island, Florida

Publisher and Editor Bonner Joy, [email protected] Editorial Lisa Neff, Editor, [email protected] Joe Bird, editorial cartoonist Jack Elka,