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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Gail Coleman Davis

First tarpon of the season Gasparilla Island native Gail Coleman Davis earned the accolade of the first tarpon of this y…
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COLUMNS: VAN HUBBARD

Fixing water quality now, still cheaper than reviving dead estuaries How do we tackle water quality? Just like an ele…
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REMINISCENCES: K.Y. FUTCH 

Seaplanes to the oyster beds: My time with Katharine Hepburn BY KATHY FUTCH Miss Hepburn made fairly regular visits t…

Toilets. Trash cans. A guest experience from the tollbooth.

It was a good day to have three Lee County commissioners come to Boc…
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Educate Boca Scholarships awarded

Lemon Bay High School Boca Grande Chamber “Educate Boca” Scholarship…
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Englewood Leadership visits the island

Leadership Englewood Class of 2025 celebrated their Tourism and Hospitality Day on Gasparilla Island. Shown here are many w…
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EcoWatch: New trapping proposal flip-flopping at its best

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing to modernize rules to align with the updated methods, te…
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SW Florida Fishing: May Moon …

BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR As always this is one of the best times of the year to be fishing charlotte harbor. With all the bo…

Overwashed sand must follow DEP process to go back on beach

Lee County reminds residents who may still have sand in their yards from the last hurricane season to dispose of it properl…
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Three Lee Commissioners visit Boca Grande to hear concerns about proposed parking ordinance

At a packed meeting at Lighthouse United Methodist Church today, three Lee County Commissioners came to hear residents talk…