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Briefly: Advisory volunteer needed by Beaches and Shores
April 19, 2024
The Beaches and Shores Advisory Committee is seeking a volunteer to fill the unexpired term of the District 3 representative. The applicant must be a resident of Charlotte County and reside within…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Haiti deserves a break
April 19, 2024
Ben and Louise Scott are not preachers; they are business people. Ben was a very successful owner of multiple franchises with McDonald’s Restaurants until his retirement in 2001. They know who has…
SW Florida Fishing: Time for tarpon is here!
April 19, 2024
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN
It’s tarpon time! After what seemed like weeks of heavy spring winds, the area is now loaded with silver kings. While we have seen some tarpon scattered around since late …
SW Florida Fishing: Grouper, snappers & more …
April 19, 2024
Capt. Brad Hickman can be reach at 941-716-3757 or OffshoreBocaGrande.com.
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EcoWatch: Make Earth Day more than just for one day
April 19, 2024
“There will be more plastic in the oceans than there are fish by 2050.”
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Earth Day will be celebrated this year on April 22, 2024. It was born in 1970 when millions of peop…
Celebrating the people making the Clinic grand
April 19, 2024
BY MARK DRISCOLL, CEO BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC
Every year we celebrate Doctor’s Day and Nurses Week, but there’s one more recognition event that’s just as important. Administrative Professiona…
Briefly: Barrier Island Fire Service seeks board volunteer
April 19, 2024
The Barrier Island Fire Service Municipal Service Benefit Unit Advisory Board is seeking a volunteer to fill a vacant position with term ending Oct. 31, 2025. Applicants must be residents of Charl…
Letters: Joni Mitchell song describes our local predicament
April 19, 2024
To the Editor:
As Joni Mitchell sang “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.”
My eyes could not believe the likes of the building plans for the Island located longitude and latitude a…
The limits of our earth on this day
April 19, 2024
Earth Day is coming up this weekend. This week, we have a column about Earth Day from Delores Savas as well as a small article about one of the Earth Day activities in our news section. There are …
Design contracts awarded for Ian-damaged parks
April 19, 2024
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday April 16, 2024 to award design contracts for the Fort Myers Beach Fishing Pier and nearby Lynn Hall Memorial Park, both of which were destroyed …