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We went from no towers to lots of towers
BY SHEILA EVANS AND MARCY SHORTUSE
Not only do we have a new cell phone tower in the middle of town, baby cell phone tow…
A lack of south end dunes has led to a lot of flooding … so what can be done?
Back in July of 1967, the headline in the News-Press of Fort Myers was, “What to Do About Eroded Tip of Boca Grande.”
Th…
9 a.m. start to Saturday Halloween Carnival; Chamber of Commerce Downtown Walk on Halloween, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
The annual Halloween Carnival will start a little earlier, at 9 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Boca Grande Community Cen…
Gone too soon: ‘Miss Heidi’ Cahill
There are few people in this world who made as much of a positive im…
GICIA Bike Path mulching will finalize summer planting project
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Imp…
Disappearance of unknowns helps clear up real estate season
As insurance issues and condominium assessments have cleared up, buyers and sellers have been getting a better picture of p…
Repair work begins on Port Boca Grande Lighthouse and Amory Chapel
Restoration work began this week at the Amory Chapel and the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, both damaged during Hurricane Ian…
Cayo Costa beaches open to public vessels
This week it was announced that the beach at Cayo Costa State Park is now open daily, 8 a.m. to sunset, for with private ve…
New RV park at Rotonda Boulevard E at Gasparilla Road touts Boca Grande as its location
Cabana Bay at … Boca Grande? Even though it’s at Rotonda Boulevard East? Well, why not.
Gasparilla Road will apparent…