Opinion
July 13, 2016
Of tourists and turtles
In a vacation resort like Anna Maria Island, it’s tough to educate people about sea turtles because the audience is a moving target.
Visitors who have learned something about vacationing on a turt…
December 2, 2015
Goodbye and good riddance
Call it a win for the environment. Or maybe just market forces playing out, with capitalism being the final arbiter of a deeply flawed plan.
Either way, the residents of Anna Maria Island and surr…
December 30, 2012
Listen to the people
We are pleased that they saw the wisdom and necessity of saving the mangroves, the seagrass beds and the marine life, and denied the marina proposal.
But in approving the rezoning for Long Bar Poi…
December 30, 2009
East of Eden
BRADENTON – The map says it all.
A jaw-dropping 200 acres east of the Robinson Preserve in northwest Bradenton could become one of two things.
It could become a golf course, as planned.
Or i…











