Sun staff writer/photographer covering the environment, tourism and Cortez.

Tourist tax collections 2019

Cindy Lane - February 3, 2020

Here's a look at tourist tax collections in Anna Maria Island's three cities. Numbers reflect the approximate change from the same month in the...

Beach renourishment delayed until April

Cindy Lane - January 28, 2020

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The beach renourishment project originally slated to begin in February has been pushed back to April, according to Charlie Hunsicker,...

Attorney General to investigate Morris case

Cindy Lane - January 28, 2020

BRADENTON BEACH – The Florida Attorney General's Office of Statewide Prosecution has agreed to investigate the apparent hanging death of Sheena Morris in 2009...

Bill Robinson honored at preserve

Cindy Lane - January 13, 2020

To commemorate the life of Bill Robinson, the Robinson family organized a candlelight walk at Robinson Preserve on Monday evening. Robinson was the owner...

Florida manatee boating deaths rise

Cindy Lane - December 30, 2019

Florida manatee deaths have reached 545 in 2019, 13 more than the five-year average of 532, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...