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Fust Library “Secret Garden” mural completed

Artist Larry Anderson has just finished the last part of a mural for the children’s section in the Johann Fust Library logg…
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Firm two-hour limit in draft parking docs in Public Records request

A “maximum duration of two hours.” That would be the time limit for metered parking in Boca Grande in a draft code cha…
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Turtle report: Thought it was false crawl, turned out to be bona fide!

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY  When people learn that I volunteer with BGSTA’s Turtle Patrol, so many of them say how…
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Analysis: Marine heritage, Little Gasparilla access important for Eldred’s

The big story on our local waterfront currently is the pending Eldre…
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The Grand Old Lady: Remembering the Boca Grande Hotel, 1930-72

BY JAMES BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY On February 10, 19…

Real Estate Chart: July 7-13, 2024

Weekly real estate stats from Englewood Board of Realtors, 7/7/24 to 7/13/24 for zips 33946, 33947 and 33921 7-19-re…
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Truly a ‘wrap up’ of 110th season

 Wood eaters BEWARE! Thus read the sign on Sunday, July 14, as The Gasparilla Inn was wrapped for termites, in black, by Tr…
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Oliver Carr rebrands development and property companies into CarrAmerica

In a move to honor its legacy and mark a new chapter in its storied history, Carr Companies has announced that it is rebran…
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Sheriff’s Deputy Garber wins cheers for quieting noisy party boat

A Lee County Sheriff deputy shut down a noisy party boat anchored off the Gasparilla Island State Park beaches over the Fou…
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Q&A: History professor at UVA on public beach access

The issue of parking and beach access in Boca Grande is not unique to Gasparilla Island, or even Southwest Florida. Univers…