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

Cindy Lane - August 9, 2021

PALMETTO - The owners of Piney Point have been sued a second time in six weeks, this time by their co-defendant, the Florida Department...

Cindy Lane - July 26, 2021

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Red tide is not only killing fish in waters around the Island, but people are experiencing the trademark respiratory symptoms...

Cindy Lane - July 17, 2021

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – For the first time since red tide emerged several weeks ago in surrounding counties, Manatee County registered high levels of...

Cindy Lane - July 11, 2021

MANATEE COUNTY – By July 2 - halfway into 2021 - 841 manatees had died in Florida waters, more than in each of the...

Cindy Lane - July 11, 2021

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Tropical Storm Elsa washed over the Island on July 6 and 7, taking some shorebird eggs and chicks with it,...