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Under Egmont 1: History’s mysteries persist at Egmont Key

Jan 30, 2015 – Cindy Lane
February 22, 2012
By Cindy Lane
Cortez net camp - Cindy Lane | Sun

Climate change in Cortez

Last in a series of three CORTEZ – If the state would lift the 1995 ban on gill nets, hearts would leap and boats would launch in the commercial fishing village of Cortez. But there’s no time t…
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February 15, 2012
By Cindy Lane
Cortez mullet boat

The village that mullet built

Second in a series of three CORTEZ – The wind is screaming, the Gulf of Mexico is frosted with whitecaps, and it’s so cold the pelicans aren’t even bothering to trail the bouncing mullet boat just…
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February 8, 2012
By Cindy Lane

Snapshots of Cortez

CORTEZ – Ask a Cortezian about their village, and stories fly like mullet being tossed into a boat cooler. Here are some snapshots of the Cortez of yesterday – some fond, some funny, some frighten…
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February 8, 2012
By Cindy Lane
Cortez shrimp net - Cindy Lane | Sun

A century of Cortez

First in a series of three The Cortez commercial fishing village celebrates three milestones this year – the 100th anniversary of its incorporation, the founding of its school 100 years ago, and t…
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August 17, 2011
By Cindy Lane

Dogs just want to have fun

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…
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November 3, 2010
By Cindy Lane
Sabine Musil-Buehler butterfly memorial

Musil-Buehler mystery persists

HOLMES BEACH – Her favorite holiday, Halloween, has just passed, and Election Day, Nov. 4, marks two years since anyone has reported seeing Haley’s Motel co-owner Sabine Musil-Buehler. Her disappe…
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October 27, 2010
By Cindy Lane

Roots in the water

CORTEZ – Like the mangroves that line local shorelines, Manatee County’s historic roots are in the water, and the Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez is bringing two chapters of local history to life…
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December 30, 2003
By Cindy Lane
Regina commemorative plaque

Molasses barge to become preserve

BRADENTON BEACH – A 1940 wreck off the Bradenton Beach coast is in line to become the state’s 10th underwater archaeological preserve. Third Place Environmental Reporting 2004 The Regina, a m…
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting