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Cindy Lane

Cindy Lane

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June 29, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Part of the job

A long, long time ago at a newspaper not so far away, two Tampa Tribune reporters did their job and wrote some stories. One was about Cuban exiles holding an election in the U.S. for a provisional…
June 19, 2018
By Cindy Lane
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Bird harassment complaint investigated

HOLMES BEACH – An unidentified woman has frightened two snowy plovers and their three chicks off their nest at 5400 Gulf Drive condos, and they have disappeared, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Sh…
June 19, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Bradenton Anna Maria Island Longboat Key

New tourism marketing campaign in the works

BRADENTON – A new marketing campaign aims at attracting potential visitors to Anna Maria Island and Manatee County with the cure for what ails them. The Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bure…
June 19, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Turtle release

Sea turtle tagged, off to races

BRADENTON BEACH – Following in the flipper tracks of predecessors Amie and Eliza Ann, a female loggerhead sea turtle named “Bortie” was satellite tagged on Coquina Beach this morning and set free to…
June 15, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Eliza Ann release

Sea turtle to be satellite tagged

BRADENTON BEACH – Following in the flipper tracks of predecessors Amie and Eliza Ann, a female loggerhead sea turtle that will be named “Bortie” will be satellite tagged on Coquina Beach next Tuesday…
June 15, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Why did the turtle cross the road?

ANNA MARIA – She was lost. She was pregnant. She just wanted to get home. The loggerhead sea turtle came ashore on Wednesday, May 13 at Bayfront Park, probably to nest. But apparently, she didn…
June 8, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Community celebrates the coast

CORTEZ – The Coastal Community Celebration at the Florida Maritime Museum Thursday evening drew more than 100 people to celebrate World Oceans Day (June 8) a day early. Established at the 1992 Ear…
June 7, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Whale shark

Whale sharks spotted off AMI

Five whale sharks – the largest fish on Earth – were spotted about 40 miles off Anna Maria Island this weekend, and Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are asking people to report new sightings immedia…
June 2, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Coastal Community Celebration

Ocean lovers, dive in to celebrations

Ocean lovers can celebrate their favorite waters this week at events in Cortez and Palmetto in honor of World Oceans Day. World Oceans Day – Friday, June 8 – was established at the 1992 Earth Summ…
June 2, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Parkland turtle

Parkland victims memorialized with turtle nest

When Brianna Villegas Vindiola saw the Adopt-a-Nest plaque dedicated to the 17 students and teachers who lost their lives in the Parkland shooting on Valentine’s Day, it made her think of her brother…
May 28, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Cortez Memorial Day

Memorial Day at Cortez Cultural Center

The Cortez Cultural Center held an old-fashioned hot dog picnic on Memorial Day, with two veterans (top row from left), Bob Landry, who served in Vietnam, as grillmaster, and J.B. Crawford, who serve…
May 28, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Turtle Alberto

Saving turtle eggs from Alberto

Subtropical Storm Alberto kicked off the hurricane season a few days early, sending Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring Director Suzi Fox and Manatee County lifeguards scrambling…
May 15, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Cortez Guthrie

Bell claims ownership of disputed Guthrie property

CORTEZ – A third party has joined the legal battle over the net camp that Raymond Guthrie Jr. built in 2017, and the disputed submerged lands under it in Sarasota Bay. A.P. Bell Fish Co., north of…
May 15, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Surf Camp

Keep calm and surf on

HOLMES BEACH – The West Coast Surf Shop may be down, but it has not lost its stoke. Brandi Brady, the daughter of owners Jim and Ronee Brady, plans to hold the annual surf camp on Mondays on June…
May 11, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Bradenton Anna Maria Island Longboat Key

Tourism continues to rise

PALMETTO – For the seventh straight year, tourism is up on Anna Maria Island and the rest of Manatee County, according to the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB). In the first quar…