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GIFT Tournament set for November 23
Another island tradition is coming up, and if you’re a fly fisherman who loves to fish for redfish you won’t want to miss t…
NHR nomination shot down in Tallahassee
On Thursday, Nov. 4 the possibility of the National Register of Historic Places nomination proposed for the residential his…
BGHPB meeting includes NHR and sidewalk amendment discussions
Three Special Certificates of Appropriateness were heard at the monthly Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting on…
Sidewalk ordinance amendment expected to be finalized, passed at December 7 Lee County Commissioners’ meeting
On Tuesday, Nov. 2 Lee County Commissioners unanimously approved the…
Record-breaking bridge crossings discussed at GIBA meeting
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was h…
Grande Rounds series begins with ‘Back to Boca’ virtual talk
The “Grande Rounds” health lecture series sponsored by the Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foun…
Remembrances of a life well lived, lost too soon: Shannon Hoeckel, 1979 – 2021
BY CARROLL SWAYZE – It is with overwhelming sadness I share the news that my son, Capt. Shannon Lee Hoeckel, left us to fly…
In honor of Veteran’s Day, an in-depth glimpse at new PBS documentary titled ‘A State at War: Florida During WWII’ (Part I)
It was September 1941 and Leading Aircraftsman R A G Cleave, a British student pilot training at the Lodwick School of Aero…
RPP’s ‘Inherit the Wind’ is a star-studded tempest
You will be seeing stars and lots of them too, when you see Royal Palm Player’s “Inherit the Wind,” a knockout courtroom ba…
Toys for Tots is set up and ready for your donation
Englewood Bank & Trust once again is a proud participant in the Marine Corps Reserve’s annual Toys for Tots campaign. R…