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HOLMES BEACH a ' It was Christmas Eve. Shoppers were running in and out of Publix getting last minute items for their holiday feasts.

" A tip in the search for missing Holmes Beach hotelier Sabine Musil-Buehler turned into a dead end shortly after investigators began digging in the sand on Tuesday morning.

Published: Friday, December 26, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 7:10 p.m. If the weather allows, head offshore for some of the best mangrove snapper and grouper action that we've ...

COURTESY PHOTO/ARTISTS GUILD OF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Andrea McDade has been selected as December student of the month by the Artists Guild of Anna Maria Island.

The number of Island residents seeking food from local food pantries has skyrocketed this year to record levels, according to relief workers.

Soldered and sculpted. Or perhaps painted and penciled. They can hang on walls or dangle from ears, and they can reflect or reveal the steely pose of a stranger.

The ongoing rehabilitation project on the Anna Maria Island Bridge has bought time but it is only a short term fix of 10 to 15 years, according to Florida Department of Transportation officials.

Now that its counterpart to the north has been fixed up, the Cortez Road drawbridge has a spot on the Florida Department of Transportation's to-do list for extensive rehabilitation.

Give a child a crayon and instinctively he or she will begin to draw. Organizers of the 21st Annual Winterfest Festival of Fine Arts and Fine Crafts wanted to capitalize on that creativity, and so they have ...

Serving as the parade marshal of his New England town's Memorial Day parade in 1948 was something former Army Staff Sgt.

Description: A 2009 wall calendar featuring underwater photographs of the famous Weeki Wachee mermaids.

Five local companies received top honors Wednesday from the Manatee County Economic Development Council.

Published: Friday, December 5, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 6:20 p.m. This warming trend is just what we needed.

Published: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 9:09 a.m. Several art shows and sales are planned this weekend in addition to opening receptions for artists at ...

Oz Tuohy considered himself lucky even though a torrent of wind tore the roof off his mobile home this morning on Bradenton Beach.

Published: Friday, November 28, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 9:14 p.m. Hope your Thanksgiving turkey was tender and juicy and that you are enjoying the holidays.

Island Real Estate of Anna Maria Island, Inc. is expanding and opening a new sales and leasing office at 401 Pine Ave.

Fans of downtown Bradenton's farmers' market must be happy upon hearing that the Saturday morning tradition will return after a season's absence.

Manatee County Sheriff's deputies are checking with Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport security.

Within hours of a Sunday night fire that destroyed part of a motel owned by missing Holmes Beach resident Sabine Musil-Buehler, police questioned her boyfriend, William J. Cumber.