Hurricane season’s second half could be unusually active

CORTEZ - Halfway through a quiet hurricane season, it’s too soon to relax, as experts are still predicting above-normal 2022 Atlantic hurricane activity. Atmospheric and...

Coquina Beach Market on county commission agenda

BRADENTON BEACH – County officials announced earlier this month that they would take control of the Coquina Beach Market, but some commissioners are saying,...

Ambrose explores new venues for market

BRADENTON BEACH – Since the Aug. 2 announcement that Manatee County would take over the Coquina Beach Market from Nancy Ambrose, its director for...

Stormwater released this week from Piney Point

PALMETTO – Stormwater collected over several months in a pond on top of a phosphogypsum waste stack at Piney Point is being released this...

Rescued manatee calf, mom released

CORTEZ - When Gale Tedhams was visiting her mother at a Cortez Road condo last May, she immediately recognized the signs of a manatee...

Leslie Lake

Sun correspondent Leslie Lake covers the environment and Cortez. Email