In 2008, the eastern bridge, built in 1954, was closed to fishing. It had a 54-year lifespan when it was deemed structurally ...

Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge — ...

The original Sunshine Skyway Bridge opened in 1954, with an addition in 1969 to make it a four-lane bridge, according to the ...

Part of the Skyway Fishing Pier is shutting down on Monday after the Florida Department of Transportation recently completed ...

Fishing line is the leading cause of death for Florida pelicans, and causes thousands more deaths among birds across Tampa ...

Last month, city commissioners met to finalize the $4.6 million bid from Tampa Bay Marine Inc. According to the contract, construction will start within two months, and the walkway will be ...

Anna Maria commissioners have approved a bid to rebuild the City Pier, a significant step toward reopening a hub for tourists and residents. Last week, city commissioners met to finalize the $4.6 ...

After inspections, officials determine about a half-mile of span, accessed from Manatee County, can no longer safely handle ...

While Sarasota County's newest attraction — the Mote Science Education Aquarium (also known as Mote SEA) — opens to the public at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, an iconic South County landmark and ...

Hundreds of investors put up the money thinking they were reviving bankrupt retail chains as online-only operations, according to the SEC. Three officials of a Miami Beach company are accused of using ...

The almost perfectly circular Lake DeFuniak sits like a sparkling jewel in the middle of town, surrounded by historic Victorian homes. These grand old houses with their wrap-around porches and ...

Anna Maria Island, a slender seven-mile paradise dangling off Florida’s Gulf Coast like nature’s perfect pendant, has become the antidote to modern life’s constant connectivity and chaos.