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Flippers and Feathers

Dec 30, 2018 – Cindy Lane
May 8, 2018
By SUN contributor
Flooded street in Holmes Bea

Protecting Holmes Beach from rising tides

HOLMES BEACH – Stories of climate change and sea level rise may soon be more than just cautionary tales for Island property owners, but City Engineer Lynn Burnett has a plan to keep those stories fro…
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April 11, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Coast Lines: The press goes back to school

Remember that elementary school game where you sit in a circle and you whisper something to the person next to you, and they whisper it to the person next to them, and by the time it makes it around…
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March 20, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Hands Across the Sand oil protest

Oil drilling proposal may be headed for ballot

Updated March 27, 2018 The Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) has selected 25 of 36 proposals, including Proposal 91, to send to its Style and Drafting Committee. Sponsored by CRC…
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March 14, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Mark Coarsey

Fishermen ask Floridians to cast vote against net ban

Updated March 27, 2018 The CRC did not select the net ban proposal in its last cut for the November ballot. CORTEZ – Nearly 25 years after Floridians voted to ban gill nets, commercial fisherme…
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January 9, 2018
By SUN contributor
Cayman Cay damage

Hurricane recovery begins for condo owners

HOLMES BEACH – Four months since Hurricane Irma passed by, the owners at Cayman Cay are finally able to start repairs on 10 damaged units. When the hurricane passed through Holmes Beach, it le…
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December 30, 2017
By Cindy Lane

Website amisun.com

Third Place News website, amisun.com 2018
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November 8, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Tom Vaught at Veterans Park, Bradenton

Vaught’s Vietnam

Each year, the Anna Maria Island Sun features a local veteran for Veteran’s Day. We have introduced many Island and Cortez veterans of World War II to our readers, but this year, with the popularity…
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September 4, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Snooty

Museum admits fault in Snooty’s death

BRADENTON – Snooty the manatee drowned due to human error, including poor communication, deficient record keeping and lack of staff and volunteer training, South Florida Museum officials announced on…
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August 10, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Snooty panel

Snooty cause may be headed for courts

Justice for Snooty organizer Denise Anderson said Monday she is planning to sue the South Florida Museum for what she calls negligence in the drowning of Manatee County’s official mascot, Snooty the…
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August 9, 2017
By Cindy Lane

Island SUNset

Third Place Features Photography 2018
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