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

Nesting News

Cindy Lane - October 17, 2021

Turtle nests laid: 422 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 555 (Record: 568 in 2019) Nests hatched: 226 (Record: 447 in 2018) Hatchlings hatched: 15,725 (Record: 35,788...

Cortez post office closing to residents’ dismay

Cindy Lane - October 11, 2021

UPDATED OCT. 12, 2021 at 11:35 a.m. - CORTEZ – The Cortez post office will close on Friday, Oct. 22 at 4 p.m., leaving...

The 100-year storm

Cindy Lane - October 11, 2021

CORTEZ – It was 100 years ago this month when a handful of people at the Albion Inn heard an announcement on the only...

Environmental groups sue over deep well injection plan

Cindy Lane - October 1, 2021

PALMETTO - Five environmental organizations notified Manatee County on Sept. 30 that they intend to sue the county over its plan to inject contaminated...

Piney Point ‘closure’ not the last word

Cindy Lane - September 27, 2021

PALMETTO – When the former Piney Point phosphate plant is finally closed, the site will require monitoring – permanently – the Florida House of...