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Oct 11, 2024 – Leslie Lake
September 9, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Cortez Village Marina requests denied

Cortez Village Marina requests denied

CORTEZ – Manatee County commissioners unanimously denied Cortez Village Marina’s request to expand current operations. The Chicago-based MHC Cortez Village LLC purchased the marina in 2024, one of…
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August 26, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Cortez bridgetender booth on preservation list

Cortez bridgetender booth on preservation list

CORTEZ – When the new 65-foot-high Cortez Bridge is constructed, it won’t be a drawbridge, so a bridgetender will no longer be needed, and a Cortez group wants to save the bridgetender’s booth at the…
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July 29, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Guthrie net camp being demolished under court order

Guthrie net camp being demolished under court order

CORTEZ – After a six-year legal battle between Raymond “Junior” Guthrie and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the net camp he built in 2017 in Sarasota Bay is being dismantle…
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June 11, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Net camp refurbishment continues

Net camp refurbishment continues

CORTEZ – The historic net camp just offshore of the fishing village is being refurbished thanks to the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) and some local commercial fishermen. Nathan Mes…
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June 7, 2024
By Jason Schaffer

Suspect charged in Sunny Shores shooting

CORTEZ – A suspect is in custody charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and one count of battery after a shooting at the Sunny Shores Mobile Home Park the night of June 6…
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May 21, 2024
By Leslie Lake
FISH board outlines successes, plans

FISH board outlines successes, plans

CORTEZ – It’s been a year filled with successes and a few challenges for the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) as the board laid out plans for enhancements to the FISH Preserve at its a…
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April 15, 2024
By Leslie Lake
State seeks contempt ruling in net camp case

State seeks contempt ruling in net camp case

CORTEZ – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is continuing to tenaciously pursue the enforcement of a 2019 judgment against Raymond “Junior” Guthrie to remove his net camp off t…
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April 8, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Marina clients face inclusion in canal lawsuit

Marina clients face inclusion in canal lawsuit

CORTEZ – Cortez Village Marina clients who use the privately-owned Hunters Point canal may soon be named as additional defendants in a 2022 canal dispute-related lawsuit. The Sun recently obtained…
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March 19, 2024
By Leslie Lake
State pursues net camp demolition

State pursues net camp demolition

CORTEZ – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is proceed­ing to have Raymond “Junior” Guthrie remove his net camp from Sarasota Bay just off the Cortez commercial fishing docks…
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March 12, 2024
By Leslie Lake
FISH board votes to restore net camp

FISH board votes to restore net camp

CORTEZ – Known as the Curt Johns net camp, the historic structure off the coast of the fishing village has fallen into disrepair and the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) board voted at…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting