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Cindy Lane

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December 22, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Kingfish boat ramp

County fast-tracks Kingfish improvements

HOLMES BEACH – Manatee County commissioners have moved Kingfish boat ramp’s rebuilding and expansion project to the top of the list for RESTORE Act funds. The most heavily used boat ramp in the co…
December 22, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Coquina Beach lifeguard stand

New lifeguards, stands, on horizon

CORTEZ BEACH – Six new lifeguards in three new lifeguard stands will protect beachgoers beginning next year at Twin Piers, the site of three erosion control structures popular with surfers. “I can…
December 20, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Wave

Storm may have beat red tide back

Updated Dec. 21, 2018 – ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Bad weather may have brought the Christmas gift that Floridians have been asking for – the beginning of the end of red tide. The bloom that began in Sou…
December 17, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Holmes Beach Coyote

FWC: Learn coyote coexistence

LONGBOAT KEY – Coyotes walking down the beaches and roads of Florida’s barrier islands should not surprise residents or tourists, according to state wildlife officials. Coyotes are true Florida na…
December 15, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Bradenton Anna Maria Island Longboat Key

New tourism initiatives address red tide challenges

ANNA MARIA – Despite red tide in area waters since early August, tourism grew in Manatee County during the fiscal year October 2017 through September 2018, according to the county’s tourism consultan…
December 14, 2018
By Cindy Lane
mottled ducks

Duck hunting spreads to Neal Preserve

PERICO ISLAND – Perico Preserve, a bird sanctuary, is not the only county preserve where duck hunters are shooting easy prey. Since duck hunting season resumed on Dec. 8, residents bordering nearb…
December 14, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Shark fishing

FWC may restrict shoreline shark fishing

Beachgoers’ concerns about shoreline shark fishing have prompted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to consider tightening shark fishing rules at its February hearing. Pro…
December 14, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Red tide weekend forecast medium

Medium levels of red tide are predicted through at least Monday, Dec. 17 around most of Anna Maria Island, according to the University of South Florida/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissi…
December 14, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Egmont Key ruins in water

Egmont renourishment halted by turtle deaths

EGMONT KEY – The renourishment of Egmont Key’s critically-eroded beaches is at a standstill because the project resulted in the deaths of six sea turtles, the maximum allowed. The $10 million proj…
December 7, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Turkey vultures

Red tide continues to fluctuate

Medium levels of red tide are predicted through at least Monday, Dec. 10 on Anna Maria Island, according to the University of South Florida/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Collabora…
December 4, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Mullet

Mullet off to slow start

CORTEZ – It’s after Thanksgiving and a cold front has passed through, but what should be mullet season hasn’t really started yet, thanks to red tide, commercial fishermen say. Mullet are not schoo…
December 1, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Hunters have bird lovers crying ‘foul’ at Perico Preserve

PERICO PRESERVE – It’s a cool, sunny, Thanksgiving weekend day and you’re walking along the path at Perico Preserve looking at the butterflies and being thankful that there’s no red tide in the prese…
November 30, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Red tide canal

Red tide forecast at high levels

The red tide forecast for Anna Maria Island is high through Monday, Dec. 3, according to the University of South Florida/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Collaboration for Prediction…
November 23, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Laurie’s legacy – love for dogs

BRADENTON – Friends of Laurie Crawford, both human and canine, gathered at Palma Sola Park on Friday afternoon to give thanks for her life, well lived. The 64-year-old Anna Maria Island hairdr…
November 23, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Patchy red tide forecast at high levels

High levels of patchy red tide are predicted through at least Monday, Nov. 26 around Anna Maria Island, with medium levels to the north and south of the Island, according to the University of South F…