The permitting process to rebuild the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria has begun. Owner Oliver “Oli” Lemke and Jack Walter of Bradenton-based Kingfish Coastal submitted an application to the city Sept.

Recently, I had the pleasure of having my two youngest grandchildren, ages 4 and 7, visit me. When they arrived, they informed me they wanted to catch fish, not cast for fish, but catch. I was ...