Cortez
August 16, 2022
Judge rules in favor of FDOT in Cortez Bridge challenge
CORTEZ – U.S. Magistrate Judge Anthony Porcelli has ruled against the four plaintiffs opposing the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) plans to construct a fixed-span bridge between Cortez…
August 1, 2022
Canal-side homeowners served summons in Hunters Point lawsuit
CORTEZ – Several property owners along a privately-owned canal are planning their response to a lawsuit filed against them by Hunters Point developer Marshall Gobuty and his Cortez Road Investments a…
July 18, 2022
Slicker, Rotary of AMI continue fundraising efforts for Ukraine
CORTEZ – A partnership between Slicker’s Eatery owner Bob Slicker and the Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island to raise money to buy supplies for the people of Ukraine will continue into the foreseeable…
July 4, 2022
Hunters Point dock permit hearing to continue
CORTEZ – The public can watch the next Hunters Point Resort & Marina dock permit challenge hearing on Zoom, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 9:30 a.m. through Thursday, Aug. 18 at the Southwest…
June 28, 2022
Hunters Point dock permit challenge begins
CORTEZ – A hearing is underway to decide whether Hunters Point can build 49 docks in the canal bordering the new development.
The case pertains to the environmental resource permit that the Sou…
June 11, 2022
Mary Green: The villager who could, and did
CORTEZ – Residents of the last commercial fishing village in Florida will miss the “matriarch of Cortez,” Dr. Mary Frances Fulford Green, but those who knew her – and many who did not – will benefit…
May 30, 2022
Hunters Point developer sues Cortez Village Marina
CORTEZ – Hunters Point Resort & Marina has sued the neighboring Cortez Village Marina to keep it from using a canal where Cortez Village Marina claims Hunters Point should not be allowed to build…
February 27, 2022
Hunters Point construction continues despite dock challenge
UPDATED Feb. 28, 2022, 1:28 p.m. – CORTEZ – Construction has begun on two homes along the canal of the Hunters Point Resort & Marina property, but the developer says that docks are not planned fo…
February 13, 2022
Cortez is ready for a party with a purpose
CORTEZ – After more than a year of planning, the village of Cortez is ready to host the 40th Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival to raise money for the FISH Preserve. This two-day event, taking…
December 18, 2021
Hunters Point faces dock permit challenge
CORTEZ – The construction of the first Hunters Point Resort & Marina home is underway, but developer Marshall Gobuty is facing a dock-related permitting challenge from a neighboring marina owner…













