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December 30, 2012
December 30, 2012
          Third Place Photo Series in One Issue 2013 “Lane had multiple entries that were impressive… she’s consistently a very good journalist with…
August 15, 2012
The beaches are a lot cleaner this week since Manatee County mobilized heavy equipment to rake up seaweed that covered the white sand with a squishy brown blanket. The smelly mess had tourists and…
July 12, 2012
BRADENTON BEACH – A landscaping project for Bradenton Beach’s gateway area at Cortez Road and Gulf Drive, coordinated by Commissioner Gay Breuler, never made it to a vote last week. Breuler, w…
June 17, 2012
          Third Place Photo Series in One Issue 2012        
June 6, 2012
HOLMES BEACH – Rounding the Key Royale golf course, Jim Finn and Dick Rowse talk about things, mostly lousy swings. But one thing they don’t talk about – their military service in World War II…

April 25, 2012
Manatees are no dumb bunnies. Hugh Manatee and Buffett, both Mote Marine Laboratory residents, are actually trained. You won’t see them doing flips or singing “Margaritaville,” but they can tou…

March 13, 2012
A white ibis decides where to go next after landing in the street. Second Place Feature Photo 2012  

October 12, 2011
They have no backbone, no brains and no heart, which is probably why a jellyfish can sting the living daylights out of you without missing a beat. It was a box jellyfish – not the sharks that she…

August 17, 2011
LONGBOAT KEY – A Longboat Key dog owner has started a movement to allow dogs on the beach, drawing more than 100 supportive e-mails in less than a month. “We have a beautiful public beach that is…