Anna Maria Island's City Pier was damaged and still sits alone and separated from land six months after Hurricane Milton. The city's mayor said engineers are nearly finished with designs for a ...

It was a survivor, until Mother Nature whipped up just a bit more than it could handle. For decades, the Rod & Reel Pier and restaurant at the northern tip of Anna Maria Island withstood it all.

The City of Anna Maria Island has made more progress toward rebuilding its beloved city pier, which was destroyed by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024. City commissioners met last week to approve a ...

The city of Anna Maria has largely returned to normal following heavy impacts from hurricanes Helene and Milton last year, but repairs to the city pier could still be a long way off. Mayor Mark Short ...

Hurricanes Helene and Milton decimated the walkway and damaged the building on the end of the pier. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (SNN) — For decades, the Anna Maria City Pier has been a place where families cast a line, share a meal, and make memories by the water. But after back-to-back hurricanes tore ...

Oliver Lemke bought the Rod & Reel Pier on Anna Maria Island a year before Helene and Milton destroyed it. The Rod & Reel Pier on Anna Maria Island is seen after Hurricane Milton on Oct. 15, 2024. [ ...

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 ...

ANNA MARIA, Fla. — The Rod N' Reel Pier restaurant on Anna Maria Island was swallowed by the Gulf of Mexico in the whipping winds of Hurricane Milton, which made landfall Wednesday night in Siesta Key ...

The City of Anna Maria has set an “aggressive” timeline to reopen its City Pier thanks to $1.25 million in funding from state officials. Hurricanes Helene and Milton decimated the pier’s walkway and ...

The Anna Maria city pier was destroyed by hurricanes Helene and Milton last year and will cost millions of dollars to rebuild. The city is seeking funding from federal, state and local partners to ...