Coast Guard has 4-step process for setting port conditions during hurricane or tropical storm, before closing a port.

Sarasota hotel room prices are up — but is tourism revenue? Here’s what we know from the new Visit Sarasota County economic impact report.

South Florida hoteliers hope for an uptick in visits from Canadian snowbirds, many of whom were offended by harsh rhetoric ...

Despite a rebound in tourism in October 2025, Sarasota County tourism was down for fiscal year 2025, which included the ...

These are the top 10 states for people who hate crowds, featuring wide-open spaces, low population density, quieter towns, and more room to breathe year-round.

The Sunshine State isn't looking quite so sunny anymore for everyone. Florida has long been the poster child for American ...

June Compiled by Lisa Neff Throughout 2025, every issue of The Islander contained news of efforts on Anna Maria Island to ...

Small business owners and private nonprofit organizations who lost money due to Hurricane Milton last year can still apply ...

An unlicensed contractor from Bradenton, located on the Manatee River on the Gulf Coast of Florida, has been accused of ...

Milton 4-star safety Kaiden Hall signed with the University of Florida after verbally committing in June. Hall considered other schools like LSU and Ole Miss after Florida fired head coach Billy ...

Florida has seen the second-highest rate of traffic crashes in a decade, and nearly a third are from DUI When Jennifer Frank took over as chief of the city of Milton's police force in April, she ...