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Red tide level remains high

Oct 18, 2021 – Cindy Lane
October 3, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Join the CLAMpaign For Clean Water

Readers of this column appreciate the importance of clean water. From the glass we put to our lips and extending to the waters that surround the islands, water is literally and figuratively life…
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October 3, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Turtle Watch Wednesday a big success

Turtle Watch Wednesday raises funds, spirits

HOLMES BEACH – After a year off due to COVID-19, the community flocked to the Third Annual Turtle Watch Wednesday fundraising event on Sept. 29 at Hurricane Hanks to show their support for Anna Maria…
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October 1, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Environmental groups sue over deep well injection plan

PALMETTO – Five environmental organizations notified Manatee County on Sept. 30 that they intend to sue the county over its plan to inject contaminated water from Piney Point into an underground well…
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September 27, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Rainfall threatens to overfill Piney Point ponds

Piney Point ‘closure’ not the last word

PALMETTO – When the former Piney Point phosphate plant is finally closed, the site will require monitoring – permanently – the Florida House of Representatives’ Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee…
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September 26, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Enjoy nature at the Florida Birding and Nature Festival

Reel Time: Enjoy nature at the Florida Birding and Nature Festival

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Ann Paul since the late 1980s when she and her late husband, Rich, head of Audubon’s Coastal Island Sanctuaries, worked with the Sister Keys Conservancy and the…
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September 24, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Red tide increases to medium concentrations

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Red tide has been detected in medium concentrations in Anna Maria Island waters, an increase from last week’s low concentrations, according to today’s Florida Fish and Wildlife Co…
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September 20, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Pick up some trash, win some cash

PALMETTO – Suncoast Aqua Ventures will hold its 5th Annual Reef and Beach Cleanup the weekend of Oct. 2-3 at the Bradenton Yacht Club, 4307 13th St. W. Suncoast Aqua Ventures was formed in 201…
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September 19, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Red tide returns in low concentrations

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Red tide has returned to local waters after a two-week respite, according to Friday’s Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission weekly report. The toxic algae began app…
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September 13, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Vote water

Readers of this column are well aware of the critical state of our coastal waters in Manatee County and beyond. The recent 2020 and 2021 lyngbya blooms brought the issue front and center as the harmf…
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September 6, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The Mayfly Project

Reel Time: The Mayfly Project

I discovered The Mayfly Project when a child therapist reached out to me to find a mentor for a young man in St. Petersburg. Like so many young men and women, he loves to fish but has no one to coach…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting