Roughly 300 volunteers are signed up to plant a record 12,000 sea oats Saturday, starting at 7 a.m. on Anna Maria Island’s ...

Manatee County commissioners are hoping a renourishment plan can come together soon to help with erosion along Anna Maria Island beaches. (Spectrum News/Julia Hazel) ...

Tophat Gudetama hides in a different location each week in Hello Kitty Island Adventure. We explain where to find him this week in our guide.

Micanopy (pronounced “mick-ah-NO-pee”) might be Florida’s best-kept secret – a place where time doesn’t just slow down; it seems to pool like afternoon shadows beneath the town’s majestic oak trees.