Tag: Cortez
Breanne crowned karaoke champ
BRADENTON – Cortez Kitchen employee and Bradenton resident Shannon Breanne recently won the Suncoast Entertainment Karaoke Contest.
The seven-week contest took place at the Joyland...
Real independence
July 4 is Independence Day, representing this country’s desire to be independent of not only the British but also to be self-sufficient, able to...
What’s in a color
Did you know there is an entire segment of psychology devoted to color?
Color can dramatically affect moods according to experts in color psychology, so...
WMFR 2019-20 assessment rates set
BRADENTON – West Manatee Fire Rescue commissioners held a public hearing May 21 to discuss the 2019-20 residential and commercial assessment rates. No members...
Fire & Stone taking corrective actions
CORTEZ – Fire & Stone Pizza owners Radka Watson and Peter Ross are working to address the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation...
Albert Few, the last of 67
The fact that he’s the sole survivor of Cortez’s 67 World War II veterans is a mystery to Albert Few.
“I don’t know why that...
Golfers go full-swing for Blessing Bags Project
CORTEZ – Ryan Young and Mike Divietro won the inaugural Nancy Franklin Flippin’ Mullet Open golf tournament that raised more than $16,000 for The...
Flippin’ Mullet hosting golf tournament in Franklin’s honor
CORTEZ – The Flippin’ Mullet Sports Bar at the Swordfish Grill in Cortez is hosting the inaugural Nancy Franklin Flippin’ Mullet Open Charity Golf...
Museum spotlights Coast Guard
CORTEZ – Members of the crew of Coast Guard Station Cortez gave Florida Maritime Museum visitors an overview last week of the history and...
Cortez celebrates Heritage Day
CORTEZ – Cortez may be the last fishing village in the state, and was certainly one of the first, settled in the 1880s by...
Cortez Heritage Day
Sign up for a tour of historical Cortez buildings narrated by local resident Alan Garner. Call Kaye Bell at 941-538-0945.
Heritage Day continues at 2...
Cortez Author’s Day
The Cortez Cultural Center will hold an "Authors Day" on Thursday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 11655 Cortez...
Developer previews sustainable Hunters Point home
PALMETTO – Pearl Homes president Marshall Gobuty recently gave The Sun a tour of the new research and design center in Palmetto that now...
Letters to the Editor: Thanks for Sun support
On behalf of the board of directors of the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) and the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival committee we want...
Eric Von Band releases new CD
CORTEZ - Local musician Eric Von has a new CD, released the first day of the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival on Saturday and coming...
