Terra Ceia News

July 21st, 2008 by Jonathan Maziarz in Current Affairs , Editor's Desk , Environment , Florida , News , Sarasota Mote Marine Laboratory to present first Eugenie Clark Award The Board of Trustees of Mote Marine ...

July 21st, 2008 by Jonathan Maziarz in Current Affairs , Editor's Desk , Environment , Florida , News , Sarasota Mote Marine Laboratory to present first Eugenie Clark Award The Board of Trustees of Mote Marine ...

Published Friday, June 20, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Friday, June 20, 2008 at 6:19 a.m. Don't tell anyone, but snook are in the surf.

On any ordinary day, Pat Daspit would not dream of riding his bicycle on heavily traveled U.S. 301 to go shopping and meet friends.

Published Friday, June 6, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Friday, June 6, 2008 at 2:10 a.m. There's a strong feeling that once the weather settles, tarpon action should bust loose in the inshore Gulf of Mexico.

Experts sometimes describe the swishy underwater habitat as a nursery, other times a fish factory.

A 45-year-old man was arrested on capital sexual battery charges Thursday after he allegedly made a 6-year-old girl perform sexual acts, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

It could have been a powerhouse, a labyrinth of ducts and pipes crowned by towering exhaust stacks, with coal-fired generators humming day and night.

“We haven't been able to get offshore.”

You're probably ready to slap the wind in the face and bid it fond adieu. Seems like it's taking forever to snuggle into our familiar spring wind pattern: gentle, easterly morning breezes that smooth the Gulf ... via HeraldTribune.com

“I went and I've been hooked ever since”

When Ray Jones went to his first rare fruit tree sale, he and his wife decided to take their children for the educational experience. via Bradenton Herald

Kingfish are making their presence known in the inshore Gulf of Mexico off Siesta Key's Point of Rocks. via HeraldTribune.com

Several roads will be closed this week because of utility or other construction work. via HeraldTribune.com

The Great American Cleanup is from 9 a.m. to noon at Bradenton Woman's Club, Bradenton Church of Christ, pavilions on the north side of Palma Sola Causeway, Kingfish Boat Ramp on State Road 64 on Anna Maria ... via HeraldTribune.com

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Kingfish showed up in the inshore Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, and that's good news for the 14th annual Sarasota Sertoma Kingfish Tournament. via HeraldTribune.com

Terra Ceia Road is scheduled to be closed today for the county's installation of a storm drain, the Public Works Department said.

The blocking off of Terra Ceia Road, also named 73rd Street West, on Terra Ceia Island is planned for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., said Manatee County Utility Coordinator Craig England.

A detour will be set up for traffic during those seven hours. Anyone with concerns is asked to call Public Works at 708-7514. Read more

Highways through Manatee and Sarasota counties are slowed tonight from accidents on State Road 64 in East Manatee, Interstate 275 through Terra Ceia and I-75 through Sarasota, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

At 8:30 p.m., State Road 64 at County Road 675 is partially blocked to traffic on the east side of 64 due to an accident that was first called to state troopers at 8:24. No word on injuries.

In Terra Ceia in far northwest Manatee, there was an accident called at 8:33 on I-275 at Mile Marker 7. Read more

De Soto Heritage Festival. Children's Parade begins at 10 a.m. at the Manatee County Fairgrounds, south on 10th Avenue West, along Fifth Street and ending at Lamb Park in Palmetto. via HeraldTribune.com

Two events will be held Saturday as part of the monthlong 29th Annual Manatee Heritage Days.

The Manatee Village Historical Park, 1404 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton, will hold an open house from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

There will be gospel singers, the Manatee Cloggers and a harp player. Also, the Old Tyme Music duo will perform throughout the day.

A crafts show will feature demonstrations on the art of making jewelry, quilts, baskets and brooms, cloth weaving, china painting, boat building and blacksmithing. Read more

"Born Yesterday." Opens Thursday with performances through March 30 at the Island Players, 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. via HeraldTribune.com