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

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.

At the island’s northern tip sits the town of Anna Maria proper, the crown jewel of this barrier island sanctuary that has somehow managed to keep the modern world at arm’s length while the rest of ...

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

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

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

Tampa Bay is the largest open water estuary in the state. The local non-profit Tampa Bay Waterkeeper is working hard to ...

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