Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rattlesnake Key is up for sale to private enterprise after the State of Florida pulled back on plans to purchase the lush Manatee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a state effort to preserve the Tampa Bay island of Rattlesnake Key has stalled, Manatee County may get a new opportunity to ...

Rattlesnake Key, an undeveloped island of over 670 acres in Tampa Bay that state and local officials hoped to conserve as a public park, recently sold to a private buyer. The island, which sits ...

This collection of stories explores the history of Rattlesnake Key, an undeveloped island of over 700 acres near Manatee County and Tampa Bay that faces an uncertain future. While privately owned, the ...

Manatee County leaders voted this week to expand a local nature preserve with the purchase of 13 acres of island property near the mouth of the Braden River. The $41,500 land buy will add a missing ...

Two 50-foot catamarans to be used for the Gulf Islands Ferry service that will taxi tourists and residents to and from Anna Maria Island and Bradenton hotspots have arrived in Manatee County. The ...