Onshore winds, strong currents stir up red tide on AMI

HOLMES BEACH - What a difference a few days and some strong winds can make. While red tide reports from several days earlier showed low...

Suzi Fox honored at celebration of life

ANNA MARIA ISLAND - At the celebration of Suzi Fox’s life, local dignitaries, family and friends painted a picture of a dedicated advocate for...

Honoring Dr. Mary Fulford Green

CORTEZ -- Imagine a Cortez village where the fishing bungalows and working fish houses have been replaced by high-rise condos and a 140-year history...

Mullet season in full swing

CORTEZ - It might not be for joy, but the mullet are definitely jumping. Spawning season and cast net-wielding fishermen anxious to make some Christmas...

Environmental groups push to return manatees to endangered status

Since the 2017 downlisting of manatees from endangered to threatened status – and with a record number of deaths of the marine mammals –...

Leslie Lake

Sun correspondent Leslie Lake covers the environment and Cortez. Email