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Mote tells of local operations, rescue operations where founded

At last week’s “Coffee with a Scientist” event at the Boca Grande Community Center, Dr. Michael Crosby, president and CEO o…
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It’s coming …

True, summer, afternoon showers and hurricane season are on the way but so is the 2026 Bogus Beacon, 2026 4-Digit Phone Boo…
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Charlotte gives no to new apartments on Coral Creek wetlands 

Packed commission At the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners Land Use meeting on Wednesday, March 25, commis…
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History: No pirates, no gold, but lots of bugs in the selling of Gasparilla

Above, The Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railway used a bloody pir…
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Palm stump ‘manatee’ tours town

Brian Pardini found this manatee-shaped palm root a couple of weeks…
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Van Hubbard: Mackerel, both Spanish and king, best in icy coolers

March leads us into our spring season. We did enjoy some spring-like weather last month, but each one should be weaker now…
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Camera Club goes to stars 

The Boca Grande Camera Club is pleased to announce a presentation on basic astrophotography by commercial photographer, Lar…
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Garden Club has visit from Orlando’s FarmGal 

On Wednesday, March 4, Eileen Tongson, owner of FarmGal Flowers, an urban flower farm and design studio in Orlando, was a s…
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Books, art and family fun will come together at the Charlotte County Book & Arts Festival

The Charlotte County Book & Arts Festival will unite authors, artists, performers and families for a full day celebrati…
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Iacocca-era special still runs

A relic of the Lee Iacocca era visited the island last week with a 1991 convertible Dodge Shadow. The car was also known as…