ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WWSB) - For months, county and city officials on Anna Maria Island have worked to clear Gulf Drive of the tons of sand displaced by last year’s hurricanes. Work on ...

Articles and videos about Anna Maria Island Moose Lodge reopens after damage from Hurricane Helene on FOX 13 Tampa Bay.

The island’s three city commissions were set to vote April 1 on petitions to hold a November referendum on changing the name of Gulf Drive to “Gulf of America Drive.” The commission votes, set to take ...

The first Manatee County, Florida, beach has reopened on Anna Maria Island, nearly a month after Hurricane Helene and Milton forced it to close.

The release notes that "At the Manatee County Public Beach near the end of Manatee Avenue and Gulf Drive, picnic tables have been replaced near the open-for business Anna Maria Island Beach Café ...

Popular Anna Maria Island, which was closed after Hurricane Milton, will have access again soon. The Gulf Coast island is popular with tourists.

Aerial and street views of Anna Maria Island show how Hurricane Helene changed everything — and how much work remains to restore the Gulf Coast slice of paradise. Take a look. Anna Maria Island ...

Up to 5 feet of sand covered Gulf Drive on Sat., Sept. 28, 2024, after Hurricane Helene battered Anna Maria Island as a Category 4 storm in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gov. Ron DeSantis set an aggressive timetable for a temporary road on Anna Maria Island after Hurricane Helene buried and battered Gulf Drive.

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WWSB) - ABC7′s Brigham Harris has learned that the damage to Anna Maria Island from Helene is so immense, that it could be days or weeks until residents can return.

A fire broke out at a business center in Anna Maria Island after it was struck by lightning Thursday morning.

About 25 miles north of Siesta Key – around an hour's drive – is Anna Maria Island, a barrier island off the coast of Bradenton overlooking Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Long a favorite ...