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Lee County approves hurricane recovery plan

March 21, 2024
Lee County voted to accept the Resilient Lee Recovery and Resilience Plan for final consideration during the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, March 19. This plan is the product…

Boca Grande Hope for Haitians responds to crisis

March 21, 2024
Food for the Poor (FFTP) is poised to launch a massive humanitarian aid campaign in Haiti as the charity watches for signs that security has been restored amid escalating gang warfare that has sei…

Lazy Laser regatta Sundays at Boca Bay

March 21, 2024
Catch Sunday regattas   Photographer Dr. David Caldwell caught the warmups for the Basin Sailing Yacht Club’s (the polite version of the acronym) upcoming April races in the Boca Bay Powerhouse…

Preschool gets a new playground

March 21, 2024
The Boca Grande Preschool has completed construction on a new playground that includes a play structure, play yard, storage room expansion, easels and a tall security wall fencing the entire area….

Brit Hume at Powerhouse for Lighthouse United 

March 21, 2024
Prize auction event for 2024 Strawberry Festival  A luncheon with Fox News commentator and correspondent Brit Hume was a prize for the Lighthouse United Methodist Church’s annual Strawberry Fes…

Penny the shark pings Southwest Florida for Spring Break

March 21, 2024
Great white Penny first found in Carolina blue waters Penny the Shark seems to be making an early Easter visit off of Gasparilla Island. Tagged at 522 pounds as a juvenile, the Carcharodon …

Saturday tarpon pull nets strong haul of juvenile silver kings 

March 21, 2024
During a routine check of the tarpon spawning grounds at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve, researchers found over 30 juvenile Megalops atlanticus that were identified and quickly put ba…

Easter Egg Hunt at GCUMC

March 21, 2024
On Saturday, March 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., children up to age 12 are invited to Gulf Cove United Methodist Church for an Easter Egg Hunt which will start at 11:15 am. Gulf Cove UMC is located …

Rotonda, Cape Haze bridges closed for maintenance; watch for flaggers and redirected traffic

March 21, 2024
Starting next week there are lane closures for maintenance and repair on Rotonda bridges. The first of the closures is on Cape Haze Drive over Canal 31-5 beginning on Monday, March 25. Rebel Co…

Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show deadline extended

March 21, 2024
The deadline to register to be in the show has been extended to April 1. Come one, come all to the very posh Dog Show— “Puttin’ on the Dog”—Saturday, April 6th at 10 a.m. at the Community Cente…