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

Cindy Lane - March 1, 2021

CORTEZ – Raymond Guthrie Jr. has 60 days to convince the Florida Legislature to save the net camp he built in Sarasota Bay off...

Cindy Lane - February 8, 2021

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – COVID-19 had little impact on tourism to the Island, where one of its three cities enjoyed an increase in visitors,...

Cindy Lane - January 11, 2021

Florida’s manatees won’t be counted this winter due to COVID-19, with the next count slated for December 2021, according to the Florida Fish and...

Cindy Lane - January 11, 2021

CORTEZ – Karen Bell has directed her lawyer to sue to stay the order to demolish a stilt structure known as a net camp...

Cindy Lane - November 23, 2020

Anna Maria Island is a place where families from all over the country - and the world - come to relax and reunite, especially...